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16 November

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Illinois, United States

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Harry Lennix

Biography

Harry Lennix is an American actor, director, and producer, born on 16 November 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He studied at Northwestern University, where he earned a degree in acting and directing. He began his acting career in the late 1980s and gained recognition for his performances in films and television.

 

He is widely known for portraying Harold Cooper, the Assistant Director of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division, in the NBC crime thriller series The Blacklist (2013–2023). His other notable television roles include Darius Parker in Dollhouse (2009–2010) and General Swanwick in the DC films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021). His film credits also include The Five Heartbeats (1991), Ray (2004), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), and The Matrix Revolutions (2003).

Actor
2023

The Blacklist (Season 1) as Harold Cooper