Harry Lennix
Department: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats (1991) and as Boyd Langton in the science-fiction series Dollhouse. Lennix co-starred as Harold Cooper, assistant director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division, on the NBC drama The Blacklist. Lennix also played J'onn J'onzz/Calvin Swanwick/Martian Manhunter in the DC Extended Universe films Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Zack Snyder's Justice League. He was nominated for the 2025 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role in Purpose.
Known For
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
Ray
2004
A Christmas Together With You
2021
Bob Roberts
1992
Stomp the Yard
2007
The Human Stain
2003
Suspect Zero
2004
Mo' Money
1992
Pumpkin
2002
Titus
1999
Collateral Damage
2002
Vanishing Son II
1994
The Five Heartbeats
1991
Too Close to Home
1997
Love & Basketball
2000
State of Play
2009
Super Turnt
2022
Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands
2022
Black Listed
2003
Vanishing Son IV
1994
Chicago Cab
1998
They Die by Dawn
2013
Evidence
2013
Don't Explain
2003
A Beautiful Soul
2012
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
1989
Curse of the Macbeths
2022
Timeless
2016
Nothing But the Truth
1995
Guarding Tess
1994
The Last Fall
2012
In the Best Interest of the Children
1992
Back to School Mom
2015
Winter Ball
2022
Eyes in the Trees
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Man of Steel
2013
Troubled Waters
2020
Since You've Been Gone
1998
The Algerian
2014
Nothing Is Impossible
2022
Chi-Raq
2015
Comfortably Numb
1995
Sunny and RayRay
2013
Cru
2014
Get on the Bus
1996
H4
2014
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
2015
72 Hours
2015
The Unspoken
1999
Friends 'Til The End
1997
Isla Monstro
2024
Macbeth Unhinged
2016
Needlestick
2017
Cruel Will
2013
The Package
1989
Chrystal
2004
Clockers
1995
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
The Fright Night Files
2014
Across the Universe
2007
Keep the Faith, Baby
2002
Stand Down Soldier
2014
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
2017
Canal Street
2019
Revival!
2018
Resurrecting the Champ
2007
Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission
2016
Hound Dogs
2011
Victimless Crimes
1991
Emperor
2020
Rehabilitation of the Hill
2020
Lazaretto
2020
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
1990
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
That's Harassment
2018
Godless
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Home Invaders
2001
The Price for Freedom
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Notes in a Minor Key
1994
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Commander in Chief
2005
Dollhouse
2009
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
The Blacklist
2013
24
2001
Young Love
2023
House
2004
Billions
2016
Law & Order: LA
2010
The Blacklist: Redemption
2017
Murder One
1995
Second Time Around
2004
Insecure
2016
The Practice
1997
Emily Owens, M.D.
2012
Legion of Super Heroes
2006
ER
1994
Ally McBeal
1997
Vanishing Son
1994
Vanishing Son
1994
Girlfriends
2000
Conrad
2018