List of 19 Lenny Henry Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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Beginning his third year of study at Hogwarts, Harry Potter learns that Sirius Black, dangerous murderer and supporter of the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, has escaped from Azkaban Prison. Presuming that he would target Harry, foul soulless creatures called dementors guard the gates of the school as new teacher Professor Lupin teaches him how to defend against dementors.

Starring:

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Wright, Maggie Smith, Gary Oldman, Emma Thompson

Directed By:

Alfonso Cuarón

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2. Mirrormask (2005)

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A fifteen year old girl is tasked with finding the MirrorMask, a charm which will awake the White Queen and restore the balance in order to save the kingdom.

Starring:

Rob Brydon, Stephen Fry, Dora Bryan, Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry

Directed By:

Dave McKean

3. Penelope (2006)

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Penelope Wilhern, heiress of an aristocratic family, is born with a pig-nose owing to a family curse which can break only if she finds true love with ‘one of her own kind.’ Raised alone hidden in mansion, when her family fails to find right suitor she escapes in the outside world and discovers her true self. Will she succeed in breaking the curse?

Starring:

Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Peter Dinklage, Russell Brand, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Feast, Richard E. Grant

Directed By:

Mark Palansky

4. True Identity (1991)

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Role:

Miles Pope

Starring:

Michael Jai White, Peggy Lipton, Frank Langella, James Thomas Patrick Walsh, Andreas Katsulas, J.T. Walsh

Directed By:

Charles Lane

5. Lenny Henry: Lenny Go Home (1991)

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Role:

Himself

Starring:

Eric Ball, Steve Ferrari, Megan Long, Heather Rogers

Directed By:

Tom Gutteridge

6. The Suicide Club (1988)

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Role:

Cam

Starring:

Melissa Sue Anderson, Michael O'Donoghue, Mariel Hemingway, Robert Joy

Directed By:

James Bruce

7. Comic Relief (1988)

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Role:

Himself

Starring:

Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Chris Barrie, Mark Arden

1. Bernard and the Genie (1991)

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Role:

Josephus the Genie

Starring:

Alan Cumming, Rowan Atkinson, John Gabriel, Denis Lill

Directed By:

Paul Weiland

2. Goodbye, Mr Steadman (2001)

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Starring:

Lucy Punch, Patrick Barlow, Caroline Quentin, Robert Bathurst

Directed By:

Sandy Johnson

3. Shooting Stars: The Inside Story (2008)

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Role:

Himself

Starring:

Noel Fielding, Larry Hagman, Charlie Higson, Tim Healey

4. Now What (1995)

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Starring:

Adam Brody, Fiona Allen, Don Gilet, Alan Marriott, Michalla Petersen

Directed By:

Chris Bould

5. In Dreams (1992)

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Role:

Lenny / Michael Jackson / Prince

Starring:

Dawn French, Bill Paterson, Ram John Holder, Barry Norman

Directed By:

James Hendrie

6. Danny and the Human Zoo (2015)

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Starring:

Evanna Lynch, Peter Bankole, Dayna Bateman, Mark Benton, Richard Boland

Directed By:

Destiny Ekaragha

7. The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999)

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The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

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Starring:

Spike Milligan, Brian Blessed, Ronnie Corbett, Hugh Laurie, Ronnie Barker, Amanda Holden, Harry Enfield

Directed By:

Paul Jackson, Dewi Humphreys, Matt Lipsey

8. Comic Relief (1991)

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Role:

Himself

Starring:

Rowan Atkinson, Chris Barrie, Griff Rhys Jones, Russ Abbot

Directed By:

Malcolm Dalton

9. Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (1993)

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Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes

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Role:

Himself

Starring:

Phil Collins, Harry Enfield, Rowan Atkinson, Alan Cumming, Annette Crosbie

10. Comic Relief 2007: The Big One (2007)

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Role:

Himself - Host

Starring:

Paul O'Grady, Chris Evans, Fearne Cotton, Kate Thornton

Directed By:

Natalie Bailey

11. White Goods (1994)

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Role:

Charlie Collins

Starring:

Ian McShane, Rachel Weisz, Lesley Nightingale, Beverly Hills

Directed By:

Al Ashton, Robert Young

12. The Man (1999)

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Role:

Dennis Jackson

Starring:

Adrian Edmondson, Morwenna Banks, Julian Wadham, Stephen Ash

Directed By:

Betsan Morris Evans

13. Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (1992)

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Role:

Himself / Scott Tracey

Starring:

Ben Elton, Griff Rhys Jones, Tony Robinson, Jonathan Ross

Directed By:

John Henderson

Tinga Tinga Tales (2010)

Role:

Elephant (37 episodes, 2011)

Starring:

Meera Syal, Tameka Empson, Isabella Cascarano, Edward Kwach

Prince Cinders (1993)

Starring:

Dexter Fletcher, Jim Broadbent, Craig Charles, Robert Llewellyn

Directed By:

Derek W. Hayes

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)

TV-PG

Plot:

In an attempt to win the Pirate of the Year Award, Pirate Captain and his crew must travel to Victorian London, and defeat his rivals, Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz.

Starring:

Brendan Gleeson, Jeremy Piven, David Tennant, Salma Hayek, Al Roker, Martin Freeman, Hugh Grant

Directed By:

Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt

Little Robots (2003)

Role:

Sporty (3 episodes, 2003)

Starring:

Sue Perkins, Martin Clunes, Emma Chambers, Jimmy Hibbert

Famous Fred (1996)

Role:

Fred (voice)

Starring:

Rob Brydon, Tom Courtenay, David Robb, Jessica Lynam

Directed By:

Joanna Quinn

The Young Ones (1982)

Starring:

Terry Jones, Mel Smith, Alexei Sayle, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Dawn French, Emma Thompson

Directed By:

Paul Jackson, Geoff Posner

The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)

Starring:

Chris Langham, Peter Edward Cook, Miriam Margolyes, Peter Capaldi, Nicholas Parsons, Miranda Richardson, Benjamin Zephaniah

Directed By:

Sandy Johnson, Stephen Frears, Bob Spiers, Keith Allen, Adrian Edmondson

Broadchurch (2013)

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Starring:

Jacob Anderson, David Tennant, Meera Syal, Charlotte Rampling, Olivia Colman

Tiswas (1974)

Role:

Himself - Presenter / ... (5 episodes, 1978-1980)

Starring:

Chris Tarrant, Angus Deayton, Sylvester McCoy, Sally James

Chef! (1993)

Role:

Gareth (20 episodes, 1993-1996)

Starring:

Claire Skinner, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Roger Griffiths, Gary Parker

The Fosters (1976)

Role:

Sonny Foster (27 episodes, 1976-1977)

Starring:

Sharon Rosita, Norman Beaton, Isabelle Lucas, Carmen Munroe

OTT (1982)

Role:

Himself (2 episodes, 1982)

Starring:

Michael Palin, Alexei Sayle, Bob Carolgees, Chris Tarrant

French and Saunders (1987)

Starring:

Matt Lucas, Helen Mirren, David Walliams, Christopher Biggins, Sue Perkins, Dawn French, Amanda Holden

Directed By:

Ed Bye, Kevin Bishop, Geoff Posner, Bob Spiers, John Birkin

Three of a Kind (1981)

Role:

Himself / ... (16 episodes, 1981-1983)

Starring:

Tracey Ullman, David Copperfield, Jane Darling, Tom Yang

The Syndicate (2012)

Starring:

Joanna Page, Alison Steadman, Alice Krige, Mark Addy, Siobhan Finneran

French & Saunders Live (2000)

Role:

Dimco announcer (uncredited) (voice)

Starring:

Dawn French, Sinéad Cusack, Jennifer Saunders, Rowland Rivron

Directed By:

Ed Bye

The South Bank Show (1978)

Role:

Himself / ... (5 episodes, 1988-1994)

Starring:

Alan Bennett, Ian McKellen, Peter Hall, Melvyn Bragg

Directed By:

Ken Russell

Lenny Henry in Pieces (2000)

Role:

(1 episode, 2003)

Starring:

Alison Steadman, Omid Djalili, Aaron Shosanya, Gresby Nash

Hope and Glory (1999)

Role:

Ian George (16 episodes, 1999-2000)

Starring:

Phyllis Logan, Russell Tovey, Amanda Redman, Sara Stephens

Perspectives (2011)

Role:

Himself - Presenter (1 episode, 2012)

Starring:

Hugh Laurie, David Suchet

Directed By:

Christopher Bruce, Lucy McDowell

A Bucket o' French & Saunders (2007)

Starring:

Dawn French, Christopher Biggins, Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders

Big and Small (2008)

Role:

Big and Small / ... (31 episodes, 2008-2011)

Starring:

Imelda Staunton, Jamie Shannon, Jason Hopley, Todd Doldersum

Happy Families (1985)

Starring:

Sandi Toksvig, Dawn French, Chris Langham, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Ben Elton, Jennifer Saunders

Directed By:

Paul Jackson

Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul (2007)

Starring:

Jack Whitehall, Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Kevin Eldon

Directed By:

Harry Enfield

The Lenny Henry Show (1984)

Role:

Himself / ... (14 episodes, 1984-1988)

Starring:

Stephen Fry, Dawn French, Alexei Sayle

Directed By:

Geoff Posner

Lenny Henry: Lenny Live and Unleashed (1989)

Role:

Himself / Steve Martin / Richard Pryor / Eddie Murphy / Delbert Wilkins / Fred Dread / Low Down Fingerlicking Dirty Houndog Smith / Deakus / Theophilus P. Wildebeeste

Starring:

Robbie Coltrane, Jeff Beck

Directed By:

Andy Harries

The Black and White Minstrel Show (1958)

Starring:

Toppers The Television, Minstrels The Mitchell, Dai Francis, John Boulter, Tony Mercer

Screen Two (1985)

Starring:

Liam Neeson, Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Jerry Stiller, Clive Owen, Ralph Fiennes, Tim Roth

Directed By:

Tristram Powell, Christopher Morahan, Udayan Prasad, Michael Whyte, Jim Goddard

Screen One (1985)

Starring:

Kim Cattrall, Alec Guinness, Minnie Driver, Ewan McGregor, Lauren Bacall, Keira Knightley, Billy Connolly

Directed By:

Les Blair, Robert Young, Robert Bierman, Dewi Humphreys, Christopher Morahan

Lenny Henry Tonite (1986)

Role:

Various Characters (6 episodes, 1986)

Starring:

Connie Booth, Dawn French, Harry Enfield, George Baker, Al Ashton

The Lenny Henry Show (2004)

Role:

Himself - Comedian / ... (13 episodes, 2004-2005)

Starring:

Hugh Laurie, Alison Steadman, Sheridan Smith, Daisy Haggard

Lenny Henry: The Best of 'The Lenny Henry Show' (1990)

Role:

Himself / Michael Jackson / David Bellamy / Prince / Trevor McDonald / Stevie Wonder / Various others

Starring:

Dawn French, Robbie Coltrane, Bertice Reading, Frank Bruno

Directed By:

Geoff Posner

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