Harry Lennix

Known for: Acting
Born: November 16, 1964, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Movies: 79

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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.

Best-Known Movies

6.0

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

6.7

Man of Steel

2013

7.1

The Matrix Reloaded

2003

6.8

The Matrix Revolutions

2003

8.1

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

7.5

Ray

2004

6.8

State of Play

2009

5.8

Collateral Damage

2002

7.1

Across the Universe

2007

7.0

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

2015

Filmography

2024	Isla Monstro	General Dregg (voice)
2022	Nothing Is Impossible	Russell Banks
2022	Curse of the Macbeths	Banquo
2022	Winter Ball	Eddie
2022	Super Turnt	Mr. Denver
2022	Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands
2021	A Christmas Together With You	Frank
2021	Zack Snyder's Justice League	General Calvin Swanwick / Martian Manhunter
2020	Troubled Waters	Ron Waters
2020	Lazaretto	Sufyan
2020	Emperor	Frederick Douglas
2020	Rehabilitation of the Hill	Davidson Livingston
2019	Canal Street	DJ Terrence Palmer
2018	Revival!	Pilate
2018	That's Harassment	Politician
2017	Romeo and Juliet in Harlem	Capulet
2017	Needlestick	Ray LeGro
2016	Timeless	Johnson
2016	Macbeth Unhinged	Banquo
2016	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Swanwick
2016	Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission	Principal Sheehan
2015	Chi-Raq	Commissioner Blades
2015	Back to School Mom	Lawrence Riley
2015	72 Hours	God
2015	Justice League: Throne of Atlantis	Black Manta (voice)
2014	The Fright Night Files	Ronald
2014	The Algerian	Suleyman
2014	Stand Down Soldier	Officer Freeman
2014	Cru	Diego Glass
2014	H4	King Henry IV
2013	Cruel Will	Dr. Frances
2013	They Die by Dawn	Sheriff Bass Reeves
2013	Sunny and RayRay	Lenotti
2013	Evidence	Ben
2013	Man of Steel	General Swanwick
2012	A Beautiful Soul	Jeff Freeze
2012	The Last Fall	Ron Davis
2011	Hound Dogs	Skip
2009	State of Play	Det. Donald Bell
2007	Across the Universe	Army Sergeant
2007	Resurrecting the Champ	Bob Satterfield Jr.
2007	Stomp the Yard	Nate
2004	Ray	Joe Adams
2004	Suspect Zero	Rich Charleton
2004	Chrystal	Kalid
2004	Barbershop 2: Back in Business	Quentin Leroux
2003	The Matrix Revolutions	Commander Lock
2003	The Human Stain	Mr. Silk
2003	The Matrix Reloaded	Commander Lock
2003	Black Listed	Karl Bennett
2003	Don't Explain	Lee
2002	Pumpkin	Robert Meary (Poetry teacher)
2002	Keep the Faith, Baby	Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
2002	Collateral Damage	FBI Agent Dray
2001	Home Invaders
2000	Love & Basketball	Nathan Wright
1999	Titus	Aaron
1999	The Unspoken	Reverend Bob
1998	Chicago Cab	Pissed-Off Boyfriend
1998	Since You've Been Gone	Jordan Cardozo
1997	Too Close to Home	Prosecuting Attorney
1997	Friends 'Til the End	Prof. Gunderson
1996	Get on the Bus	Randall
1995	Clockers	Bill Walker
1995	Nothing But the Truth	Det. Vernon Jones
1995	Comfortably Numb	Hamlin Day
1994	Vanishing Son IV	Andre Laine
1994	Notes in a Minor Key	Teddy
1994	Vanishing Son II	Andre Laine
1994	Guarding Tess	Kenny Young
1992	Bob Roberts	Franklin Dockett
1992	Mo' Money	Tom Dilton
1992	In the Best Interest of the Children	Tim Coffey
1991	Victimless Crimes	Baker
1991	The Five Heartbeats	Dresser
1990	Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter	Prosecutor Keith Warner
1989	A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story	Nero
1989	The Package	Johnny's Field Soldier

Directing, Writing & Producing

2018

Revival!

Writer

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