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 and the Steppenwolf Theater in particular, 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.
