Lenny Henry, geboren am 29. August 1958 in Dudley, West Midlands, ist ein britischer Komiker, Schauspieler und Moderator. Er ist auch unter dem Namen Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE bekannt. Bekannt wurde er als eine der prägenden Figuren hinter der Wohltätigkeitsorganisation Comic Relief. Als Schauspieler war er unter anderem in „Doctor Who“ und „Sandman“ zu sehen. Henry studierte an der Open University und an der St James Academy. Für seine Arbeit wurde er als Commander of the Order of the British Empire ausgezeichnet und zum Knight Bachelor geschlagen.
Filmografie
Filme
2026 – Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
2026 – Der Wunderweltenbaum
2025 – Jay Kelly
2024 – Wallace & Gromit: Vergeltung mit Flügeln
2024 – Art Matters
2024 – Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2023 – An Audience with Kylie
2022 – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
2022 – Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
2022 – My Name Is Leon
2021 – Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021 – Parkinson at 50
2021 – Zogg und die Retter der Lüfte
2020 – Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020 – Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
2020 – The Big Night In
2019 – Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University
2018 – Zogg
2017 – Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2016 – Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
2016 – Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016 – Our Queen at Ninety
2015 – Danny & the Human Zoo
2014 – Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2012 – The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012 – Die Piraten! - Ein Haufen merkwürdiger Typen
2012 – National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
2011 – Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years
2011 – The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
2009 – Now That’s What I Call Comedy
2008 – Gaybo Laughs Back
2008 – The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space
2006 – It Started with Swap Shop
2006 – Penelope
2005 – Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
2005 – The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005 – The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 – MirrorMask
2004 – Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004 – Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban
2003 – Lying To Michael Jackson
2002 – The Best of French & Saunders
1999 – Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
1999 – The Man
1997 – The Story of Bean
1996 – Famous Fred
1994 – Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994
1994 – White Goods
1992 – In Dreams
1992 – Black and White in Colour
1991 – Bernie und der Weihnachtsgeist
1991 – Alive and Kicking
1991 – Der große Blonde mit dem schwarzen Fuß
1991 – Lenny Go Home
1990 – Oxford
1990 – South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1989 – Work Experience
1989 – Lenny Live and Unleashed
1989 – Just Like That!
1989 – The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1988 – Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Konzert
1988 – The Suicide Club
1988 – Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1987 – Coast to Coast
1987 – The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1986 – The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1982 – The Funny Side of Christmas
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show
Tommy Cooper at the BBC Serien
2026 – The Split Up
2026 – Live from the Lycett Arms
2026 – TFI Unplugged
2025 – Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters
2025 – Alison Hammond's Big Weekend
2025 – The Assembly
2025 – Ich vermisse dich
2024 – Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
2024 – Perfect Pub Walks
2022 – The Witcher: Blood Origin
2022 – Der Herr der Ringe: Die Ringe der Macht
2022 – Sandman
2022 – Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
2020 – Back to the…
2019 – Trust Morecambe & Wise
2019 – Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
2018 – The Long Song
2016 – John Bishop: In Conversation with...
2014 – A Life on Screen
2014 – W1A
2013 – Broadchurch
2013 – Adam Hills: The Last Leg
2012 – The Syndicate
2011 – Perspectives
2011 – Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief
2011 – The Magicians
2010 – Tinga Tinga Tales
2010 – Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2008 – Big & Small
2008 – Q&A
2008 – Lenry Henry.TV
2007 – A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007 – Lenny's Britain
2007 – The Graham Norton Show
2006 – The One Show
2006 – Great British Menu
2005 – The F Word
2005 – Harry & Paul
2005 – Doctor Who
2004 – Parkinson
2004 – The Lenny Henry Show
2003 – Mini-Robos
2002 – V Graham Norton
2000 – Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000 – The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
1999 – Hope and Glory
1998 – Lenny Goes to Town
1998 – Windrush
1998 – Parkinson
1993 – Shooting Stars
1993 – Chef
1992 – Later... with Jools Holland
1989 – Screen One
1989 – Saturday Night Clive
1988 – This Morning
1988 – Comic Relief
1987 – The Lenny Henry Show
1987 – Going Live!
1987 – French & Saunders
1986 – Lenny Henry Tonite
1986 – Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1985 – Happy Families
1985 – Screen Two
1984 – The Lenny Henry Show
1984 – Aspel & Company
1983 – Natural World
1982 – The Young Ones
1982 – The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 – Wogan
1982 – O.T.T.
1981 – Six Fifty-Five Special
1981 – Three of a Kind
1981 – Olivier Awards
1978 – The South Bank Show
1976 – The Fosters
1976 – The Secret Policeman's Ball
1975 – The Summer Show
1974 – Tiswas
1964 – Top of the Pops
1963 – World in Action
1949 – The BAFTA Awards
Filme
2026 – Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
2026 – Der Wunderweltenbaum
2025 – Jay Kelly
2024 – Wallace & Gromit: Vergeltung mit Flügeln
2024 – Art Matters
2024 – Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2023 – An Audience with Kylie
2022 – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
2022 – Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
2022 – My Name Is Leon
2021 – Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021 – Parkinson at 50
2021 – Zogg und die Retter der Lüfte
2020 – Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020 – Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
2020 – The Big Night In
2019 – Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University
2018 – Zogg
2017 – Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2016 – Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
2016 – Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016 – Our Queen at Ninety
2015 – Danny & the Human Zoo
2014 – Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2012 – The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012 – Die Piraten! - Ein Haufen merkwürdiger Typen
2012 – National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
2011 – Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years
2011 – The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
2009 – Now That’s What I Call Comedy
2008 – Gaybo Laughs Back
2008 – The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space
2006 – It Started with Swap Shop
2006 – Penelope
2005 – Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
2005 – The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005 – The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 – MirrorMask
2004 – Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004 – Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban
2003 – Lying To Michael Jackson
2002 – The Best of French & Saunders
1999 – Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
1999 – The Man
1997 – The Story of Bean
1996 – Famous Fred
1994 – Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994
1994 – White Goods
1992 – In Dreams
1992 – Black and White in Colour
1991 – Bernie und der Weihnachtsgeist
1991 – Alive and Kicking
1991 – Der große Blonde mit dem schwarzen Fuß
1991 – Lenny Go Home
1990 – Oxford
1990 – South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1989 – Work Experience
1989 – Lenny Live and Unleashed
1989 – Just Like That!
1989 – The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1988 – Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Konzert
1988 – The Suicide Club
1988 – Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1987 – Coast to Coast
1987 – The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1986 – The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1982 – The Funny Side of Christmas
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show
Tommy Cooper at the BBC Serien
2026 – The Split Up
2026 – Live from the Lycett Arms
2026 – TFI Unplugged
2025 – Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters
2025 – Alison Hammond's Big Weekend
2025 – The Assembly
2025 – Ich vermisse dich
2024 – Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
2024 – Perfect Pub Walks
2022 – The Witcher: Blood Origin
2022 – Der Herr der Ringe: Die Ringe der Macht
2022 – Sandman
2022 – Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
2020 – Back to the…
2019 – Trust Morecambe & Wise
2019 – Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
2018 – The Long Song
2016 – John Bishop: In Conversation with...
2014 – A Life on Screen
2014 – W1A
2013 – Broadchurch
2013 – Adam Hills: The Last Leg
2012 – The Syndicate
2011 – Perspectives
2011 – Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief
2011 – The Magicians
2010 – Tinga Tinga Tales
2010 – Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2008 – Big & Small
2008 – Q&A
2008 – Lenry Henry.TV
2007 – A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007 – Lenny's Britain
2007 – The Graham Norton Show
2006 – The One Show
2006 – Great British Menu
2005 – The F Word
2005 – Harry & Paul
2005 – Doctor Who
2004 – Parkinson
2004 – The Lenny Henry Show
2003 – Mini-Robos
2002 – V Graham Norton
2000 – Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000 – The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
1999 – Hope and Glory
1998 – Lenny Goes to Town
1998 – Windrush
1998 – Parkinson
1993 – Shooting Stars
1993 – Chef
1992 – Later... with Jools Holland
1989 – Screen One
1989 – Saturday Night Clive
1988 – This Morning
1988 – Comic Relief
1987 – The Lenny Henry Show
1987 – Going Live!
1987 – French & Saunders
1986 – Lenny Henry Tonite
1986 – Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1985 – Happy Families
1985 – Screen Two
1984 – The Lenny Henry Show
1984 – Aspel & Company
1983 – Natural World
1982 – The Young Ones
1982 – The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 – Wogan
1982 – O.T.T.
1981 – Six Fifty-Five Special
1981 – Three of a Kind
1981 – Olivier Awards
1978 – The South Bank Show
1976 – The Fosters
1976 – The Secret Policeman's Ball
1975 – The Summer Show
1974 – Tiswas
1964 – Top of the Pops
1963 – World in Action
1949 – The BAFTA Awards