Personal Info
Birth date
1965-10-11 (59 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Nottingham, England, UK
Also known as
لنی جیمز
Lennie James
Biography
Lennie James (born October 11, 1965) is an English actor and playwright known for his compelling performances across film, television, and theatre. Born in Nottingham, England, James has showcased his acting talent in diverse roles. He gained recognition for his performances in television series such as "Line of Duty" and "The Walking Dead," where his nuanced and intense portrayals stood out. James is also a prolific playwright, contributing to the stage with his writing skills. His ability to embody complex characters with depth and authenticity has earned him critical acclaim, establishing him as a respected and versatile figure in the entertainment industry.
Filmography
The Walking Dead
8.096
Overview:
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.Fear the Walking Dead
7.649
Overview:
What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question.Archer
7.954
Overview:
Sterling Archer is the world's most daunting spy. He works for ISIS, a spy agency run by his mother. In between dealing with his boss and his co-workers - one of whom is his ex-girlfriend - Archer manages to annoy or seduce everyone that crosses his path. His antics are only excusable because at the end of the day, he still somehow always manages to thwart whatever crises was threatening mankind.INVINCIBLE
8.638
Overview:
Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father’s tutelage.Talking Dead
7.273
Overview:
Host Chris Hardwick discusses episodes of the AMC television series The Walking Dead with guests, including celebrity fans, cast members, and crew from the series.Lie to Me
7.906
Overview:
The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his skills also make it easier for him to deceive others.Mufasa: The Lion King
7.399
Overview:
Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.A Touch of Frost
7.5
Overview:
Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.Blade Runner 2049
7.582
Overview:
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.Spooks
7.6
Overview:
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.Genius
7.689
Overview:
The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.Line of Duty
8.3
Overview:
A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.Hung
6.6
Overview:
Desperate times call for desperate measures and Ray Drecker's situation couldn't be much tougher. The former high school sports legend turned middle-aged high school basketball coach is divorced and struggling to provide for his kids when his already run-down house catches fire. Looking to take on a second job, Ray decides to exploit his best asset in a last-ditch attempt to change his fortunes.Jericho
7.402
Overview:
Jericho is an American action/drama series that centers on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear attacks on 23 major cities in the contiguous United States.Cold Feet
7.794
Overview:
Follow the lives and loves of a group of thirtysomethings in a heart-warming comic drama as they try to find true love - or at least keep their relationships on track. In this wry and funny look at a generation which is as confused as it is liberated by the choices it faces, will the chill in their feet put out the passion that burns in their hearts?Human Target
7.2
Overview:
It takes a brave, selfless man to make himself a "human target" in order to save the lives of those in danger. Based on the popular DC Comics comic book and graphic novel, Human Target is a full-throttle action drama centered on Christopher Chance, a unique private contractor/security expert/bodyguard hired to protect.Lost in Space
5.4
Overview:
The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space.Out of the Blue
NYR
Overview:
Out of the Blue follows a team of detectives at Brazen Gate CID through grisly murder cases, clashes with an already-divided community and through the dramas of their personal lives.Three Rivers
7.143
Overview:
Three Rivers is an American television medical drama that debuted on CBS on October 4, 2009, starring Alex O'Loughlin in the role of an infamous transplant surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On November 30, 2009, after just eight episodes of the season had aired, CBS announced that Three Rivers had been pulled from their schedule with no plans to have it returned, and the series was later officially cancelled. However, the series later returned to the network on June 5, 2010 to burn off the remaining unaired episodes.The Prisoner
5.7
Overview:
The Prisoner is a 2009 television miniseries based on the 1960s TV series The Prisoner about a man who awakens in a mysterious, picturesque village from which there is no escape and wonders who made the village and why.Colombiana
6.631
Overview:
After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.The State Within
7.5
Overview:
Action-packed conspiracy thriller series about Sir Mark Brydon, British Ambassador to Washington, who finds himself at the centre of a terrifying conspiracy that could bring down Western governments.Save Me
6.5
Overview:
Nelson "Nelly" Rowe's life is turned upside down when he is arrested on suspicion of kidnapping his thirteen-year-old daughter Jody, whom he hasn't seen in ten years. After convincing the police of his innocence, and frustrated with the way the case is progressing, he decides to take matters into his own hands and track down Jody himself.Snatch
7.811
Overview:
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.Critical
6.8
Overview:
The Major Trauma Centre is a state-of-the-art unit which treats only the most gravely ill or seriously injured. Whether that patient lives or dies is determined by knife-edge decisions and procedures, but can the diverse team of medical professionals knit together and rise to the challenge? Our team hold a life in their hands but in every case they face the agonisingly real fear that it could slip through their fingers.Low Winter Sun
6.1
Overview:
Seemingly the perfect crime, the murder of a cop by a fellow Detroit detective activates forces that will forever alter the detective's life, and pull him into the heart of the Detroit underworld.Buried
8
Overview:
Buried is a British television drama series, produced by World Productions for Channel 4 and originally screened in 2003. The programme starred Lennie James as Lee Kingley, who is serving a long prison sentence in order to protect a member of his family from a violent criminal. Critically well-received, the programme won the Best Drama Series category at the British Academy Television Awards in 2004.Thief Takers
7
Overview:
Thief Takers was a police drama series made by Central Independent Television for the ITV network. The show depicted the work of a team in the Metropolitan Police Service's Flying Squad. Each case was a stand alone episode or sometimes spread over two episodes and continuing drama was provided by the depiction of the personal lives of the officers in the team and their families. Production comprised a pilot aired in 1995 followed by the commissioning of three series between 1996 and 1997.Mr Loverman
5.2
Overview:
Londoner Barrington Jedidiah Walker, Barry to his mates, is a seventy-four-year-old, Antiguan-born, exuberant Hackney personality, renowned for his dapper taste and fondness for retro suits. Carmel, his wife of 50 years, senses that Barry has been cheating on her with other women. Little does she know what’s happening: a secret, passionate affair with his male best friend and soulmate, Morris. Now facing the final chapter of his life, Barry has big choices that will force his whole family to question their futures.Acting
TBAU.S. Attorney (1 Episode) as Unknown
2024Mufasa: The Lion King as Obasi (voice)
2024The End as Doctor
2024Mr Loverman (8 Episodes) as Barrington Walker
2022There There as Unknown
2021Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway as Barnabas (voice)
2021INVINCIBLE (1 Episode) as Darkwing (voice)
2020The Talk as Self
2018Save Me (12 Episodes) as Nelson "Nelly" Rowe
2018The Girl on the Roof as Thief
2017The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking as Morgan Jones / Sir Fred Livingston III (voice)
2017Blade Runner 2049 as Mister Cotton
2017Genius (5 Episodes) as Martin Luther King Sr.
2017Heroes Manufactured as Self (archive footage)
2017Double Play as Chamon
2015Fear the Walking Dead (76 Episodes) as Morgan Jones
2015The Met: Policing London (17 Episodes) as Self - Narrator (voice)
2015Critical (13 Episodes) as Glen Boyle
2014Get on Up as Joe Brown
2014Swelter as Bishop
2013Low Winter Sun (10 Episodes) as Joe Geddes
2013Run (4 Episodes) as Richard
2012Line of Duty (5 Episodes) as Tony Gates
2012Lockout as Harry Shaw
2011Talking Dead (1 Episode) as Self
2011Colombiana as Special Agent Ross
2011Mob Rules as C-Note
2010The Next Three Days as Lieutenant Nabulsi
2010The Walking Dead (51, 1 Episode) as Morgan Jones, Morgan Jones (uncredited)
2010The Making of The Walking Dead as Self
2010Human Target (2 Episodes) as Baptiste
2009The Prisoner (6 Episodes) as 147
2009Three Rivers (1 Episode) as Unknown
2009Archer (1 Episode) as Ibadan Peters (voice)
2009Hung (10 Episodes) as Charlie
2009Lie to Me (1 Episode) as Unknown
2008Fallout as DS Joe Stephens
2007Outlaw as Cedric Munroe
2006The State Within (0, 6 Episode) as Unknown, Luke Gardner
2006Jericho (29 Episodes) as Robert Hawkins
2006The Family Man (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2006My Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation as Narrator
2005ShakespeaRe-Told (1 Episode) as Unknown
2005Born With Two Mothers as Errol Bridges
2005Sahara as General Zateb Kazim
2004Frances Tuesday (2 Episodes) as Trent
2003Working Shakespeare (5 Episodes) as Unknown
2003Buried (8 Episodes) as Lee Kingley
2002Spooks (1 Episode) as David Newman
200224 Hour Party People as Alan Erasmus
2001The Martins as PC Alex
2001Lucky Break as Rudy
2000The Announcement as Richard
2000Snatch as Sol
2000The Miracle Maker as Gaius Velius Quintilus (voice)
2000Storm Damage as Bonaface
1999Shockers: Deja Vu as Mark
1999Elephant Juice as Graham
1998The Perfect Blue as Danny
1998Cold Feet (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1998Undercover Heart (6 Episodes) as Matt Lomas
1998Among Giants as Shovel
1998Les Misérables as Enjolras
1998Lost in Space as Jeb Walker
1996Thief Takers (9 Episodes) as Unknown
1995Out of the Blue (12 Episodes) as Bruce Hannaford
1994Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts as Martin
1993Comics (2 Episodes) as Delroy Smith
1992A Touch of Frost (1 Episode) as DC Carl Tanner
1991Civvies (6 Episodes) as Cliff Morgan
1990Chilling Out as Lennie
1988Between The Cracks as Lennie
Production
2024Mr Loverman (8 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2018Save Me (6 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
Writing
2018Save Me (5 Episodes) ... Writer
2000Storm Damage ... Writer
1988Between The Cracks ... Writer
Creator
2018Save Me ... Creator
Directing
2015Fear the Walking Dead (3 Episodes) ... Director