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Harry Lennix Bio (Wiki)

Who is Harry Lennix?

Harry Lennix is an American actor and he is best known for his role as Terrence “Dresser” Williams in the movie ‘The Five Heartbeats’ and his role as Boyd Langton in ‘Dollhouse’.

He is currently involved as Harold Cooper, Assistant Director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division in the drama ‘The Blacklist’.

Harry Lennix: Bio, Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

Harry Lennix, birth name Harry Joseph Lennix III, was born on November 16, 1964, in Illinois, Chicago. As of 2023, Harry is 58 years old.

His father’s name is Harry Lennix and his mother’s name is Lillian Lennix.

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Caption: Harry Lennix and wife (source: Married Bio)

His father was a mechanic and his mother was a laundry person. He was born and raised in a Christian family and he also follows Christianity.

He holds American Citizenship and his ethnicity is Afro-American and Louisiana Creole.

In which school did Harry Lennix attend?

He joined the Quigley Preparatory Seminary South School and he graduated from there in 1982.

Then he attended North-Western University and he completed 3 years of course and majored in acting and directing.

He worked as a coordinator of the African-American student organization during his college year and at that time, he practiced music and learned to play many instruments.

Harry Lennix: Professional Life and Career

He performed in a couple of shows on Showtime Networks TV which include ‘Faith’, ‘Baby’, etc. He appeared as a congressman in the movie ‘Titus’ based on William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus.

After his contract with ABC, he worked in their TV series Commander in Chief. In 2013, he played the role of an FBI officer Harold Cooper in the movie ‘The Blacklist’.

He performed voice acting in the animated series ‘Legion of Super-Heroes’. And he also performed as a Muslim activist in a series named ‘24’.

He has played in several movies which include ‘The Five Heartbeats’ in 1991, ‘Get on the Bus’ in 1996, ‘Love and Basketball in 2000, ‘The Matrix series’, ‘Ray’ in 2004, ‘Stomp the Yard’ in 2007, and ‘The State of Play’ in 2009.

He played the role of a paralyzed musician in ‘House M.D.’ and acted as Dr. Greg Fischer in ‘ER’ which lead him to gain more popularity.

Harry performed the comedy role of President Barack Obama in the comedy series ‘Little Britain USA’. He also made his appearance as Boyd Langton in the TV series ‘Dollhouse’.

Harry Lennix: Lifetime Achievements and Awards

He has been nominated for a 2004 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Harry Lennix: Net Worth and Salary

It is estimated that he has a net worth of around $4 million as of 2023. He collected that decent amount from his acting career.

Harry Lennix: Rumors and Controversies

He is not much disclosed about his personal life, and he has not been in any rumors or controversies to date.

Harry Lennix: Description of Body Measurements

He has an aesthetic and attainable body. He has a height of 6 ft. 4 inches and he weighs 73 kg.

He has black hair and black eyes. Other information about his dress size and shoe size is not available.

Is Harry Lennix active on social media?

He has a huge fan following on social media. He has around 37.1k followers on Instagram, above 41.3k followers on Twitter, and around 8k followers on Facebook.

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