Barry Shabaka Henley
American actor (born 1954)
- Born
- 15 September 1954, New Orleans
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupation
- actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor, television presenter
- Films here
- 2
Barry Shabaka Henley (born Barry Joseph Henley; September 15, 1954) is an American character actor. Henley has appeared as a regular in a number of television series, has numerous film credits, and is a fixture in films by director Michael Mann, having worked with the director three times. From 2019 to 2024, he co-starred in the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola as Uncle Tunde.
His stage name, Shabaka, is taken from a Pharaoh from Egypt's 25th dynasty, who ruled from 721 to 707 BC.
Filmography (martial arts films)
Frequent collaborators
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Facts from Wikidata Q809099 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.