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Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry has been a comedian since the age of 16.

He has risen from being a cult star on children’s television to becoming one of Britain’s best known television performers, as well as a writer, philanthropist and award-winning stage actor.
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Contacts

Maternity Cover Contact:
Magda Bird

magda@pbjmanagement.co.uk
020 7287 1112

Acting Enquiries:
Marina Campbell-Gray

marina@pbjmanagement.co.uk
020 7287 1112

Corporate & Events Agent

CoBJ Management
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Voice Over Agent

Emma Torrens
emma@vobjmanagement.co.uk

Press Enquiries

Neil Reading
neil@neilreadingpr.com

Lenny has risen from being a cult star on children’s television to becoming one of Britain’s best known television performers, as well as a writer, philanthropist and award-winning stage actor. Lenny’s recent acting screen credits include The Witcher: Blood Origin, Rings of Power, Broadchurch, The Syndicate and the biographic film Danny and The Human Zoo. In theatre, Lenny has starred in The Comedy of Errors at The National, Fences at the Duchess Theatre and The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui at the Donmar Warehouse.

As a co-founder and public face of Comic Relief he has played a central role in the charity raising over £1 billion since 1985. Lenny is a leading advocate for diversity in the arts and has established a centre for Media Diversity at Birmingham City University, written two books on the topic and co-hosted the podcast Black British Lives Matter. He was awarded a Knighthood in 2015 for services to drama and charity and was a Trustee of the National Theatre from 2016 to 2023.

Lenny has written two memoirs’ with Faber alongside a series of children’s books published through Pan Macmillan. In 2023, his "innovative" ITV1 drama series Three Little Birds received critical acclaim as did his five star, one man play August in England which Lenny wrote and performed in at The Bush Theatre.

Lenny is currently setting up his new drama production company Esmerelda with the support of Banijay.

Television

The Witcher
Chief Druid Balor
Netflix2023
Lord of the Rings
Sadoc Burrows
Amazon2022
Lord of The Rings
Performer
Amazon2020 — 2021
The Long Song
Godfrey
Heyday Television for BBC 12018
BROADCHURCH Series 3
Ed Burnett
Kudos for ITV 2016
Danny and the Human Zoo
Samson
BBC One2015
Lenny Henry's Got The Blues
Himself
Sky Arts2015
The Syndicate (Series 3)
Godfrey
Rollem Pictures for BBC12015
The One Lenny Henry
Performer
BBC12012
The Magicians
Host
BBC 12011
First Love
Sky Arts2010
Harry and Paul series 3
Cassins Clay
BBC1/ Tiger Aspect2010
Happy Birthday OU
Presenter
BBC42009
Lennyhenry.tv series
Presenter
BBC12008
Big & Small
Big & Small (Voice)
BBC2 / Ceebies2008 — 2015
Lenny's Britain
Presenter
BBC12007
Lenny's Perfect Night In
Presenter
Channel 42007
Lennyhenry.tv
Presenter
BBC12006
Lenny Henry's Comedy Heroes
Presenter
Channel 52005
The Lenny Henry Show - series 2
Writer / Performer
BBC12005
The Lenny Henry Show
Writer / Performer
BBC12004
This Is My Life
Writer / Documentary Presenter
BBC12003
Lenny Henry In Pieces (Series II)
Writer / Performer
BBC12003
Little Robots
Voice of Sporty and title song
BBC1/Ceebies2003
Lenny Henry In Pieces (Series I)
Writer / Performer
BBC1,2002
Party At The Palace - The Queen's Concert
Presenter
Live concert on BBC12002
Goodbye Mr Steadman
Roy
ITV2001
Lenny Henry In Pieces Christmas Special
Writer / Performer
BBC12001
Lenny's Atlantic Adventure
Documentary
BBC12000
Lenny Henry In Pieces Christmas Special
Writer / Performer
BBC12000
The Man
Performer
Screen One/BBC11999
Hope & Glory (Series 1 - 3)
Performer
BBC11999 — 2000
Lenny Goes To Town
Writer / Performer
BBC11998
The Bafta Awards
Presenter
1997
Lenny's Big Amazon Adventure
Artist
BBC11997
Neverwhere
Writer
BBC11996
Famous Fred
voice-over
Channel 41996
Lenny Henry Gets Wild
Writer / Performer
BBC11996
The Lenny Henry Show Special
Writer / Performer
BBC11996
The Lenny Henry Show
Writer / Performer
BBC11995
The Lenny Henry Christmas Show
Writer / Performer
BBC11995
White Goods
Performer
ITV1994
The Lenny Henry Christmas Show
Writer / Performer
BBC11994
South Bank Show - 'Darker Than Me'
Documentary Presenter
ITV1994
Chef! (Series 1 - 3)
Performer
BBC11993 — 1996
New Soul Nation
Documentary Presenter
Channel 41993
South Bank Show - 'Hunt The Funk'
Documentary Presenter
ITV1992
Alive And Kicking
Performer
BBC11991
Lenny Go Home
Writer / Performer
ITV1991
Bernard And The Genie
Performer
BBC11991
Lenny Henry: In Dreams
Performer
BBC11991
Coast To Coast
Performer
1990
Comic Strip Presents 'Oxford'
Performer
BBC21990
Comic Strip Presents 'South Atlantic Raiders'
Performer
BBC21990
South Bank Show
ITV1988
The Lenny Henry Special
Writer / Performer
BBC11988
The Delbert Wilkins Show
Delbert Wilkins
BBC11987 — 1988
Lenny Henry Christmas Special
Writer / Performer
BBC11987
Lenny Henry Tonite
Performer
BBC11986
Comic Relief
Presenter
1985 — 2015
Comic Relief
Co-founder
1985 — 2015
The Lenny Henry Show (Series 1 - 2)
Writer / Performer
BBC11984 — 1985
O.T.T.
Performer
1981
Three Of A Kind
Performer
BBC11981 — 1983
TISWAS
Performer
Central TV1978 — 1980
New Faces
Performer
1975
The Summer Show
Performer
1975
The Fosters
Performer
LWT1975 — 1976

Film

Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban
Voice of Shrunken Heads
Alfonso Cuaron2004
True Identity
Performer
Charles Lane1991
Live And Unleashed
Writer / Performer
Andy Harries1989

Theatre and Live Performance

August in England
August
The Bush Theatre2023
King Hedley II
Actor
2019
King Hedley
Actor
Theatre Royal Straford East2019
Who Am I Again?
(Writer/Lead Performer)
UK Tour2019
Who Am I Again?
Writer / Performer
Phil McIntyre Ent / UK Tour2019
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Arturo Ui
by Bertolt Brecht, in a new adaptation by Bruce Norris, Donmar Warehouse2017
Educating Rita
Frank Bryant
Chichester Festival Theatre2015
Rudy's Rare Records
Hackney Empire2014
FENCES
Troy Maxson
Duchess Theatre2013
Fences
Troy Maxson
Duchess Theatre 2013
Comedy of Errors
National Theatre2012
CRADLE TO RAVE
Tour of the UK2011
Live at the Apollo
Hammersmith Apollo2010
Othello
Othello
Trafalgar Studios - London2009
Othello
Othello
Northern Broadsides/WYP Tour2009
Where you From?
One-man Show
Tour of Australia & New Zealand2008
Where you From?
One-man Show
Tour of UK2007
Montreal Just for Laughs Festival - Britcom Gala
Host
Montreal Just for Laughs Festival2005
So Much Things To Say
One Man Show / Co-Writer
Tour of UK2004
So Much Things To Say
One Man Show / Co-Writer
Tour of Australia and New Zealand2004
One-man Stand-up
One-man Stand-up
Windsor Arts Centre2003
So Much Things To Say - Warm-up gigs
One Man Show / Co-Writer
Wyndhams Theatre2003
Have You Seen This Man
One-man Stand-up
UK Tour2001
Large '99
One-man Stand-up
UK Tour1999
Lenny Henry Large!
One-man Stand-up
Tour of Australia and New Zealand1998
Larger Than Life
One-man Stand-up
UK Tour1996
Loud!
One-man Stand-up
Tour of Australia1995
Loud!
One-man Stand-up
Nationwide UK Tour1994

Awards

BAFTA
Winner
Alan Clarke Award for Outstanding Contribution to Television2016
Outstanding Newcomer
Evening Standard Theatre Awards
2009
Black Entertainment Comedy Awards
Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award
2003
British Comedy Awards
Winner
Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award (Perf)2003
BFM Awards
Winner of the Inspiration Award
2002
Golden Rose of Montreux
2001
BBC British Personality of the Year
1993
The Golden Nymph Award
Monte Carlo Television Festival
1992
Alive And Kicking
Monaco Red Cross, Monte Carlo Television Festival
1992

Books

You Can Do Anything, Tyrone.
Writer
Pan Macmillan2020 — 2022
Who Am I Again?
Writer
2019
Who Am I Again?
Writer
Faber&Faber2019
Charlie And The Big Chill
1999

Radio

The Government Inspector
Khlestekov
BBC Radio 42017
God of Carnage
Various
BBC Radio 42015
Raising the Bar
Presenter
BBC Radio 42015
Othello
Performer
BBC Radio 42010
Bad Faith
Performer
BBC Radio 42010
I'm Still The Same Paul
Performer
BBC Radio 32010
What's So Great About? Series 2
Presenter
BBC Radio 42010
Matilda
Narrator
BBC Radio 42009
Rudy's Rare Records - Series 2
Performer
BBC Radio 42009
Bad Faith
Performer
BBC Radio 42008
Rudy's Rare Records
Performer
BBC Radio 42008
What's So Great About?
Presenter
BBC Radio 42008
Pick of the Year
Presenter
BBC Radio 42007
Anansi Boys
Performer
BBC World Service2007
Lenny and Will
Presenter
BBC Radio 42006
Lenny and Will: Act 2
Presenter
BBC Radio 42006
Anansi Boys - Unabridged version
Harper Audio2005
Talking Comedy
Presenter
BBC Radio 22004
The Funk Show
Guest Presenter
BBC6 Music2004
Have You Seen This Man
Live recording of 2001 UK Tour
EMI2002
Peter And The Wolf
Narrator
EMI Classics2000

News

Lenny Henry's new series 'Three Little Birds' out now

22nd October 2023

Three Little Birds is a British historical drama television series written by Sir Lenny Henry and in collaboration with Russell T Davies

Lenny Henry stars in his Playwriting Debut 'August In England'

30th April 2023

Written and performed by Lenny Henry in his playwriting debut, the celebrated actor and comedian brings his vast talents onto the stage in this intimate one-man show

Lenny Henry Returns to Theatre in 2019

25th May 2018

It was announced today that Lenny Henry will be taking the part of Elmore in August Wilson's King Hedley II at the Theatre Royal Stratford East

New series of Broadchurch begins starring Lenny Henry!

27th February 2017

ITV's Broadchurch is back for a third and final series

Tune in to Jazzie B's 1980s: From Dole to Soul on BBC2 this Saturday, featuring Lenny Henry!

25th November 2016

Saturday night is sorted

Lenny Henry will star in the Donmar's new season!

17th November 2016

Delighted to announce that Lenny Henry will be starting in the Donmar's new season

Lenny Henry to star in a BBC Radio 4's new series Rogue's Gallery

16th May 2016

Lenny Henry is to act in a new series of 'darkly comic, genre-bending monologues' for Radio 4

Lenny Henry's Got The Blues

15th September 2015

Lenny Henry talks to Van Morrison, Tinie Tempah and Jools Holland on a quest to discover why the UK has never produced a single black blues singer of international fame

Lenny Henry: POP LIFE

23rd August 2012

Lenny Henry takes us on a hilarious joyride through his life in music

Lenny Henry - A Work In Progress

22nd May 2012

Lenny Henry is updating and rebooting CRADLE TO RAVE, a show about not only his passion but also his occasional regret for not pursuing a career in his beloved music

Lenny Henry - Finding Shakespeare

29th March 2012

Lenny Henry explores his changing relationship with the works of Shakespeare

The Comedy of Errors opens to a sweep of great reviews.

2nd December 2011

Well done and congratulations to a very well deserving Lenny Henry, on the great press he has received for the opening of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors at The National Theatre

Sony Award Nominations 2011

31st March 2011

Sony nominations this year for Best Music Programme for Simon Mayo for his Drivetime show, and Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie for their Radio 2 show

Lenny Henry in Cradle to Rave

18th January 2011

Music has always been a huge part of Lenny’s life and it was impersonating Stevie Wonder that first catapulted him into the entertainment industry in 1975

FIRST LOVE featuring Lenny Henry and Mark Radcliffe

11th August 2010

Each week, a different celebrity will retrain in the field of their first love, learning and relearning long forgotten skills from childhood

Lenny Henry wins Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards!

24th November 2009

Lenny Henry wins Outstanding Newcomer Award at the 2009 Evening Standard Theatre Awards for his performance in the title role of Northern Broadsides' production of Othello

OTHELLO - West End Dates!

22nd July 2009

The Northern Broadsides and West Yorkshire Playhouse production of Othello, starring Lenny Henry in the title role, will transfer to the Trafalgar Studios from 11th Septmber, following a sell-out regional tour

March news

18th March 2009

=== AWARDS ===Congratulations to The Mighty Boosh who scooped the Best TV Show Award at the NME Awards 2009Congratulations to Richard Ayoade who won 2 awards at the NWE Awards - BEST VIDEO for directing The Last Shadow Puppets single 'My Mistakes Were Made For You' and BEST DVD for The Artctic Monkeys 'At The Apollo'=== TOURS ===Lenny Henry is continuing his performance of Othello which is now on tour

PBJ Management & JBJ Management News - February

10th February 2009

First of all, congratulations are in order to TIM MINCHIN, DYLAN MORAN and MIKE WOZNIAK who have been nominated in this years' Chortle awards

PBJ Management News - January 2009

10th January 2009

We are very pleased to announce that PBJ Management has recently taken on SALLY PHILLIPS as a client