Harry Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor.
An accomplished classically-trained actor on the Chicago theater scene, he most often appears in supporting roles on the big and small screens. While he's always been interested in acting, he was a music teacher at first. He's known for his deep and commanding voice.
Selected roles:
- The Five Heartbeats (1991) as Terrence "Dresser" Williams
- Mo' Money (1992) as Tom Dilton
- Get on the Bus (1996) as Randall
- The Practice (1998-2003) as Asst. Attorney General Parker / Attorney Wayland Holmes
- Titus (1999) as Aaron the Moor
- Collateral Damage (2002) as Dray
- The Matrix as Commander Jason Locke
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
- Enter the Matrix (2003)
- The Matrix Online (2005)
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Quentin Leroux
- House (2005) as John Henry Giles
- Legion of Super Heroes (2006) (2006) as Dr. Mar Londo (first voice)
- Commander in Chief (2005-2006) as Jim Gardner
- 24 (2007) as Walid Al-Rezani
- Little Britain USA (2008) as the US President
- Dollhouse (2009-2010) as Boyd Langton
- Emily Owens, M.D. (2012-2013) as Dr. Tim Dupre
- The Blacklist (2013-) as Harold Cooper
- DC Extended Universe as General/Secretary of Defense Calvin Swanwick (actually Martian Manhunter)
- Man of Steel (2013)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
- Evidence (2013) as Ben
- Chi-Raq (2015) as Commissioner Blades
- Transfomers: Robots in Disguise (2015) as Cyclonus
- Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) as Black Manta
- Billions (2016-2020) as Franklin "Frank" Sacker
- Young Love (2023-present)
Tropes & Trivia in his works:
- Ascended Fancast: Ever since Man of Steel, there was a popular fan theory that Calvin Swanwick is actually Martian Manhunter in disguise. Zack Snyder liked the idea enough to incorporate it in his cut of Justice League.
- Those Two Actors: His onscreen collaboration with Christina Wren hasn't stopped at Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. He also appeared in Rehabilitation of the Hill and the short Lazaretto alongside her in 2018 and 2020 respectively.
