Editing Lenny Henry (section)

===2020s===
In December 2020, Henry was announced as a cast member of [[Amazon Prime Video]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=3 December 2020 |title='Lord of the Rings' Series at Amazon Adds 20 Actors to Cast |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-cast-1234845274/ |access-date=30 January 2021 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> It premiered on 1 September 2022.

In 2021, Henry appeared as a contestant on the [[The Masked Singer (British TV series) series 2|second series]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Blob". He finished in 6th place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2021 |title=Who went home on The Masked Singer UK? Blob revealed to be Lenny Henry |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/30/who-went-home-on-the-masked-singer-uk-star-inside-the-blob-revealed-13993946/ |access-date=30 January 2021 |website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |language=en}}</ref>

On 6 November 2021, ''[[The Guardian]]'' published ''Black British culture matters'', curated by Henry and Marcus Ryder for its Saturday Culture Issue No7.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 November 2021 |title=The Guardian – Saturday Magazine Issue No.7 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk |work=The Guardian – Saturday Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='We must tell our stories': Lenny Henry introduces a Black British culture takeover |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/nov/05/we-must-tell-our-stories-lenny-henry-introduces-a-black-british-culture-takeover |access-date=29 November 2021 |website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=5 November 2021 |last1=Henry |first1=Lenny |last2=Ryder |first2=Marcus }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Davies, Hannah J |title='I'm constantly fighting behind the scenes' – Black comics on breaking down industry barriers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/nov/06/im-constantly-fighting-behind-the-scenes-black-comics-on-breaking-down-industry-barriers |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

In 2022, Henry was cast in ''[[The Sandman (TV series)|The Sandman]]'' as the voice of [[List of The Sandman character#Martin Tenbones|Martin Tenbones]], a magical, doglike creature who appears in the dreams of another character called Barbie.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Craig |first=David |date=9 August 2022 |title=Meet the cast of The Sandman, Netflix's epic from Neil Gaiman |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/sandman-netflix-cast-characters/ |website=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref>

Henry penned ''[[Three Little Birds (TV series)|Three Little Birds]]'', a six-part drama series, based on and inspired by his mother's [[Windrush scandal|Windrush]] experience and co-written with [[Russell T Davies]], and first broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV and ITVX]] in October/November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 October 2023 |title=ITV reveals first look clip of Sir Lenny Henry's Windrush drama Three Little Birds |url=https://rts.org.uk/article/itv-reveals-first-look-clip-sir-lenny-henrys-windrush-drama-three-little-birds |access-date=1 November 2023 |website=[[Royal Television Society]] |language=en}}</ref> On 31 January 2024, Henry announced that he would be hosting Comic Relief for the final time when the fundraiser returned on 15 March.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2024 |title=Comic Relief 2024: Sir Lenny Henry to host for final time |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68135677/ |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=[[BBC.co.uk]]}}</ref>

In 2024, Henry voiced Mr. Convenience in ''[[Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah |first=Katelyn |date=December 25, 2024 |title=Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl cast - Who's returned? |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/wallace-gromit-vengeance-most-fowl-cast/ |website=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref>