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==Filmography== {{Pending films key}} === Film === <!-- Rowspans are only allowed for the "Year" column per WP:FILMOGRAPHY --> {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ {{Screen reader-only|Lenny Henry' film credits}} |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1987 ! scope="row" | ''[[Coast to Coast (1987 film)|Coast to Coast]]'' | Ritchie Lee | |- | 1988 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Suicide Club, The" | ''The Suicide Club'' | Cam | |- | 1989 ! scope="row" | ''[[Work Experience (film)|Work Experience]]'' | Terence Welles | |- | 1991 ! scope="row" | ''[[True Identity]]'' | Miles Pope | |- | 1996 ! scope="row" | ''[[Famous Fred]]'' | Fred (voice) | |- | 2004 ! scope="row" | ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | Shrunken Head (voice) | |- | 2008 ! scope="row" | ''[[Penelope (2008 film)|Penelope]]'' | Krull (voice) | |- | 2012 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Pirates! in an Adventure with, The" | ''[[The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (film)|The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists]]'' | Peg-Leg Hastings (voice) | |- | 2014 ! scope="row" | ''[[Postman Pat: The Movie]]'' | Mr Bernard: Tow Truck Manager (voice) | |- | 2020 ! scope="row" | ''Zog and the Flying Doctors''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the cast of Zog and the Flying Doctors |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-12-08/zog-and-the-flying-doctors-cast/ |access-date=15 December 2020 |publisher=radiotimes.com}}</ref> | Narrator | |- | 2024 ! scope="row" | ''[[Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl]]'' | Mr Convenience (voice) | |- | 2025 ! scope="row" {{Pending film|[[Grand Prix of Europe (film)|Grand Prix of Europe]]}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |date=July 12, 2024 |title=Gemma Arterton, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Hayley Atwell Join Voice Cast of 'Grand Prix of Europe' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gemma-arterton-thomas-brodie-sangster-hayley-atwell-voice-cast-european-animation-grand-prix-of-europe-1235939414/ |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> | Erwin (voice) | Under production |- | {{TableTBA}} ! scope="row" {{Pending film|{{sortname|The|Magic Faraway Tree|dab=film}}}} | {{TableTBA}} | Filming |} === Television === <!-- Rowspans are only allowed for the "Year" column per WP:FILMOGRAPHY --> {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ {{Screen reader-only|Lenny Henry' television credits}} |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1976-1977 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Fosters, The" | ''[[The Fosters (1976 TV series)|The Fosters]]'' | Sonny Foster | 27 episodes |- | 1978-1981 ! scope="row" | ''[[Tiswas]]'' | Lenny Henry / David Bellamy / Tommy Cooper / Trevor Mcdonut / Various characters | Episode: #5.12 |- | 1981-1983 ! scope="row" | ''[[Three of a Kind (1981 TV series)|Three of a Kind]]'' | Himself | 3 series |- | 1984-1985,<br>1987-1988,<br>1994, 1995,<br>2004-2005 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Lenny Henry Show, The" | ''[[The Lenny Henry Show]]'' | Himself<br>Delbert Wilkins (1987β1988 sitcom version) | 12 episodes |- | 1987-2007,<br>2011-2024 ! scope="row" | ''[[Comic Relief]]'' | Presenter | Television special |- | rowspan="2" | 1991 ! scope="row" | ''[[Screen One]]: Alive and Kicking'' | Stevie 'Smudger' Smith | |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Bernard and the Genie]]'' | Josephus the Genie | rowspan="2" | Television film |- | 1992 ! scope="row" | ''In Dreams'' | Lenny / Michael Jackson / Prince |- | 1993-1996 ! scope="row" | ''[[Chef!]]'' | Gareth Blackstock | 20 episodes |- | 1999-2000 ! scope="row" | ''[[Hope and Glory (TV series)|Hope and Glory]]'' | Ian George | rowspan="2" | 16 episodes |- | 2000-2003 ! scope="row" | ''[[Lenny Henry in Pieces]]'' | Himself |- | 2003-2005 ! scope="row" | ''[[Little Robots]]'' | Sporty (voice) | 3 episodes |- | 2008 ! scope="row" | ''lennyhenry.tv'' | Presenter | Television film |- | 2008-2011 ! scope="row" | ''[[Big & Small]]'' | Big / Small (voice) | 78 episodes |- | 2009-2011 ! scope="row" | ''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Live at the Apollo]]'' | Presenter | 2 episodes |- | 2010-2011 ! scope="row" | ''[[Tinga Tinga Tales]]'' | Elephant and Buffalo (voice) | 35 episodes |- | 2010-2011 ! scope="row" | ''[[Britain's Classroom Heroes]]'' | rowspan="2" | Presenter | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Magicians, The" | ''[[The Magicians (UK TV series)|The Magicians]]'' | 5 episodes |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Rich, Famous and in the Slums]]'' | Contributor | Episode: #3.1 |- | rowspan="2" | 2012 ! scope="row" | ''[[Jackanory Junior]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2012 |title=Jackanory Junior β 'Rastamouse' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011mdcx |access-date=2 June 2016 |website=Bbc.co.uk |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>'' | Narrator | Episode: "The Enormous Crocodile" |- ! scope="row" data-sort-value="One Lenny Henry, The" | ''[[The One...|The One Lenny Henry]]''<ref name="bbc2">{{Cite web |title=BBC One β The Ones, Series 1, The One Lenny Henry |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0195r41 |access-date=9 January 2021 |website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | Various | |- | rowspan="4" | 2015 ! scope="row" | ''[[Comic Relief|Operation Health for Comic Relief]]'' | Contributor | rowspan="2" | Television special |- ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Olivier Awards, The" | ''[[Laurence Olivier Award|The Olivier Awards]]'' | Presenter |- ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Syndicate, The" | ''[[The Syndicate]]'' | Godfrey Watson | 6 episodes |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Danny and the Human Zoo]]'' | Samson Fearon | Television film |- | 2017 ! scope="row" | ''[[Broadchurch (series 3)|Broadchurch]]'' | Ed Burnett | 8 episodes |- | 2018 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Long Song, The" | ''[[The Long Song (TV series)|The Long Song]]'' | Godfrey | Episode: #1.1 |- | rowspan="3" | 2020 ! scope="row" | ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' | Daniel Barton | 2 episodes |- ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Big Night In, The" | ''[[The Big Night In]]'' | Co-presenter | Television special |- ! scope="row" | ''Back to the...''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Back To The 80s With Lenny Henry |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/unregistered-image-search?search=back%20to%20the%20 |access-date=15 December 2020 |publisher=channel4.com}}</ref> | Presenter | Episode: "80s with Lenny Henry" |- | 2021 ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Masked Singer, The" | ''[[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' | Himself / Blob (contestant) | Episode: #2.5 |- | rowspan="5" | 2022 ! scope="row" | ''My Name Is Leon''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Casting confirmed for BBC One's adaptation of award-winning novel My Name Is Leon |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2021/casting-confirmed-for-bbc-one-my-name-is-leon |access-date=17 March 2021 |website=[[BBC.co.uk]]}}</ref> | Mr Johnson | Television film |- ! scope="row" | ''Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain'' | Presenter<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ccxrtl |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=[[BBC.co.uk]]}}</ref> | Episodio: #1.1 |- ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Sandman, The" | ''[[The Sandman (TV series)|The Sandman]]'' | [[List of The Sandman characters#Martin Tenbones|Martin Tenbones]] (voice) | 2 episodes |- ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The" | ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'' | Sadoc Burrows<ref name="Vanity Fair">{{Cite web |last1=Breznican |first1=Anthony |last2=Robinson |first2=Joanna |date=10 February 2022 |title=Amazon's Lord of the Rings Series Rises: Inside 'The Rings of Power' |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/amazon-the-rings-of-power-series-first-look |access-date=10 February 2022 |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | rowspan="2" | Main role |- ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Witcher: Blood Origin, The" | ''[[The Witcher: Blood Origin]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=16 August 2021 |title='The Witcher: Blood Origin': Lenny Henry, Mirren Mack, Nathaniel Curtis, Dylan Moran Among Cast To Join Netflix Prequel Series; Filming Underway In UK |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/netflix-witcher-blood-origin-lenny-henry-dylan-moran-filming-begins-1234815527/ |access-date=16 August 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> | Balor |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 ! scope="row" | ''[[Three Little Birds (TV series)|Three Little Birds]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=ITV commissions Three Little Birds written by Sir Lenny Henry |url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-commissions-three-little-birds-written-sir-lenny-henry |access-date=18 January 2021 |website=[[ITV.com]]}}</ref> | Remuel Drake | Creator, writer & executive producer |- ! scope="row" | ''Lenny Henry: One of a Kind''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lenny Henry: One of a Kind |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-ahr4xv/lenny-henry-one-of-a-kind/ |access-date=27 October 2023 |website=[[ITV.com]]}}</ref> | Himself | Television documentary |- | 2024 ! scope="row" | ''Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lenny Henry meets Legends of Comedy in new Channel 4 series |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/lenny-henry-meets-legends-comedy-new-channel-4-series |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=[[Channel4.com]]}}</ref> | Presenter | Television special |} === Stage === <!-- Rowspans are only allowed for the "Year" column per WP:FILMOGRAPHY --> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Theatre |- | 2009 | ''[[Othello]]'' | [[Othello (character)|Othello]] | [[Northern Broadsides]]<br>[[West Yorkshire Playhouse]]<br>[[Trafalgar Studios|Trafalgar Studios, London]] |- | 2011, 2012 | data-sort-value="Comedy of Errors, The" | ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' | Antipholus of Syracuse | [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre, London (Olivier)]] |- | 2013 | ''[[Fences (play)|Fences]]'' | Troy Maxson | UK tour<br>[[Duchess Theatre|Duchess Theatre, London]] |- | 2014 | ''Rudy's Rare Records'' | Adam<br>(also dramaturg and co-creator) | [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]]<br>[[Hackney Empire|Hackney Empire, London]] |- | 2015 | ''[[Educating Rita]]'' | Frank | [[Minerva Theatre, Chichester]] |- | 2017 | data-sort-value="Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The" | ''[[The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui]]'' | Arturo Ui | [[Donmar Warehouse|Donmar Warehouse, London]] |- | 2019 | ''[[King Hedley II]]'' | Elmore | [[Theatre Royal Stratford East|Theatre Royal Stratford East, London]] |- | 2023 | ''August in England'' | August Henderson<br>(also writer) | [[Bush Theatre]] |}
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