Harry Lennix

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats (1991) and as Boyd Langton in the science-fiction series Dollhouse. Lennix co-starred as Harold Cooper, assistant director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division, on the NBC drama The Blacklist. Lennix also played J'onn J'onzz/Calvin Swanwick/Martian Manhunter in the DC Extended Universe films Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Zack Snyder's Justice League. He was nominated for the 2025 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role in Purpose.

Known For

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

as Swanwick

Man of Steel

as General Calvin Swanwick

The Matrix Reloaded

as Commander Lock

Zack Snyder's Justice League

as General Calvin Swanwick / Martian Manhunter

The Matrix Revolutions

as Commander Lock

House

as John Henry Giles

The Blacklist

as Harold Cooper

Ray

as Joe Adams

State of Play

as Det. Donald Bell

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as Walid Al-Rezani