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Harry Lennix

Harry Lennix

Actor, also producer · Born November 16, 1964 (61) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 16, 1964 (61)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
74 on MovieCove · 107 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 26% in 30 days

What are Harry Lennix's films like?

Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Self
22%
Morality
22%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Survival
7%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 9 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 21 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 8 of 27 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
8 of 27
Mentor
7 of 27
Ally
5 of 27
Shadow
2 of 27
Trickster
2 of 27
Hero
2 of 27
Shapeshifter
1 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
18
Hopeful
17
Dread
7
Warm
8
Other
48

How their films linger

Hopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Harry Lennix's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 74 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Harry Lennix's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

107 credits, 74 with a MovieCove page.

  • Isla Monstro(2024)

    as General Dregg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Young Love(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Russell Young (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Nothing is Impossible(2022)

    as Russell Banks

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Curse of the Macbeths(2022)

    Producer · as Banquo

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Bear(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as James Brooks

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Winter Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Eddie

  • Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Super Turnt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mr. Denver

  • A Christmas Together with You(2021)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021)

    as General Calvin Swanwick / Martian Manhunter

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Troubled Waters(2020)

    Producer · as Ron Waters

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Lazaretto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Sufyan

  • Emperor(2020)

    as Frederick Douglas

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Rehabilitation of the Hill(2018)

    as Davidson Livingston

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Canal Street(2018)

    as DJ Terrence Palmer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Revival! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer · as Pilate

  • Conrad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Don Brewer

  • That's Harassment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Politician

  • Romeo and Juliet in Harlem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Capulet

  • The Blacklist: Redemption(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Harold Cooper

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Needlestick(2017)

    as Ray LeGro

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Hush Money(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Timeless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Johnson

  • Insecure(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Marcus Walker

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Macbeth Unhinged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Banquo

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)

    as Swanwick

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Billions(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Frank Sacker

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission(2016)

    as Principal Sheehan

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chi-Raq(2015)

    as Commissioner Blades

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Back to School Mom(2015)

    as Lawrence Riley

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 72 Hours(2015)

    as God

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Justice League: Throne of Atlantis(2015)

    as Black Manta (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Fright Night Files(2014)

    Producer · as Ronald

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Stand Down Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Officer Freeman

  • The Algerian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Suleyman

  • Cru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Diego Glass

  • H4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as King Henry IV

  • Cruel Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dr. Frances

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 218 episodes · as Harold Cooper

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • They Die by Dawn(2013)

    as Sheriff Bass Reeves

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Sunny and RayRay(2013)

    as Lenotti

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Evidence(2013)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Man of Steel(2013)

    as General Swanwick

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Emily Owens, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tim Dupre

  • A Beautiful Soul(2012)

    as Jeff Freeze

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Last Fall(2012)

    as Ron Davis

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Hound Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Skip

  • Law & Order: LA(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Bossy

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • State of Play(2009)

    as Det. Donald Bell

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dollhouse(2009)

    Show 25 episodes · as Boyd Langton

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Little Britain USA(2008)

    Show as The American President

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Across the Universe(2007)

    as Army Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Resurrecting the Champ(2007)

    as Bob Satterfield Jr.

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Stomp the Yard(2007)

    as Nate

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Legion of Super Heroes(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Mar Londo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Commander in Chief(2005)

    Show 18 episodes · as Jim Gardner

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as John Henry Giles

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Ray(2004)

    as Joe Adams

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Second Time Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Oakes

  • Suspect Zero(2004)

    as Rich Charleton

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Century City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Attorney Attwell

  • Chrystal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Kalid

  • Barbershop 2: Back in Business(2004)

    as Quentin Leroux

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Matrix Revolutions(2003)

    as Commander Lock

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Human Stain(2003)

    as Mr. Silk

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Matrix Reloaded(2003)

    as Commander Lock

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Black Listed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Karl Bennett

  • Don't Explain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Lee

  • Pumpkin(2002)

    as Robert Meary (Poetry teacher)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Keep the Faith, Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

  • Collateral Damage(2002)

    as FBI Agent Dray

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • 24(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · as Walid Al-Rezani

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Home Invaders(2001)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Girlfriends(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Earl

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Love & Basketball(2000)

    as Nathan Wright

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Titus(1999)

    as Aaron

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Unspoken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Reverend Bob

  • Chicago Cab(1997)

    as Pissed-Off Boyfriend

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Since You've Been Gone(1998)

    as Jordan Cardozo

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Ballard

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Too Close to Home(1997)

    as Prosecuting Attorney

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Asst. Attorney General Parker

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Friends 'Til the End(1997)

    as Prof. Gunderson

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Get on the Bus(1996)

    as Randall

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Murder One(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as David Bronson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Clockers(1995)

    as Bill Walker

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Nothing But the Truth(1995)

    as Det. Vernon Jones

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Parent 'Hood(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Comfortably Numb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Hamlin Day

  • Vanishing Son IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Andre Laine

  • ER(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Greg Fischer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Notes in a Minor Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Teddy

  • Vanishing Son II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Andre Laine

  • Guarding Tess(1994)

    as Kenny Young

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Vanishing Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Andre Laine · as André Laine

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · as Agent Ron Wagner

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Bob Roberts(1992)

    as Franklin Dockett

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Mo' Money(1992)

    as Tom Dilton

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • In the Best Interest of the Children(1992)

    as Tim Coffey

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Victimless Crimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Baker

  • The Five Heartbeats(1991)

    as Dresser

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter(1990)

    as Prosecutor Keith Warner

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story(1989)

    as Nero

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Package(1989)

    as Johnny's Field Soldier

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Eyes in the Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. Murphy

  • Godless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bishop

  • The Price for Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Thurgood Marshall

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 105 titles, 102 of them dated from 1989 to 2024; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

$742M worldwide

Highest rated

Ray (2004)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Blacklist (2013)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19892024

Peak 2003 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting105 of 105: 104 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting1 of 105: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s27 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s33 · 33 acting · 1 crew2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 28 roles
89990409

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2005, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Harry Lennix's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 74 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 74 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive10
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Rehabilitation of the Hill (2018)

99th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ray (2004)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Harry Lennix's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles36–81 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles23–65 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles38–73 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles27–52 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles45–73 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Harry Lennix work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harry Lennix's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carrie-Anne Moss shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles