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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

156

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-06-02 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

San Mateo, California, USA

Also Known As

Dennis Haysbert

Biography

Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film Absolute Power, Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS military action drama series The Unit, God on the Netflix show Lucifer, and President David Palmer on the first five seasons of 24. He has also appeared in the films Love Field, Navy SEALS, Heat, Waiting to Exhale,  Far from Heaven, and the science fiction series Incorporated. He is the narrator for the  A&E Network's American Justice television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Haysbert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Absolute Power

1997

Absolute Power

as

Tim Collin

Heat

1995

Heat

as

Donald Breedan

The Thirteenth Floor

1999

The Thirteenth Floor

as

Det. Larry McBain

Goodbye Bafana

2007

Goodbye Bafana

as

Nelson Mandela

Far from Heaven

2002

Far from Heaven

as

Raymond Deagan

Major League II

1994

Major League II

as

Pedro Cerrano

Waiting to Exhale

1995

Waiting to Exhale

as

Kenneth

The Minus Man

1999

The Minus Man

as

Graves

Random Hearts

1999

Random Hearts

as

Detective George Beaufort

Major League

1989

Major League

as

Pedro Cerrano

Love & Basketball

2000

Love & Basketball

as

Zeke McCall

Summer Camp

2024

Summer Camp

as

Tommy

Love Field

1992

Love Field

as

Paul Cater

Mr. Baseball

1992

Mr. Baseball

as

Max 'Hammer' Dubois

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011

Kung Fu Panda 2

as

Master Storming Ox (voice)

Scoring

1979

Scoring

as

Lt. Harrigan

Wreck-It Ralph

2012

Wreck-It Ralph

as

General Hologram (voice)

LUV

2013

LUV

as

Mr. Fish

A Summer to Remember

1985

A Summer to Remember

as

Sheriff Pierce

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

2022

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

as

Zipper (voice)

Suture

1993

Suture

as

Clay Arlington

K-9000

1990

K-9000

as

Nick Sanrio

Dear White People

2014

Dear White People

as

Dean Fairbanks

Life of a King

2013

Life of a King

as

Searcy

Battledogs

2013

Battledogs

as

Lt. General Christopher Monning

Welcome to the Jungle

2013

Welcome to the Jungle

as

Mr. Palmer

Standoff

1998

Standoff

as

Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones

Men, Women & Children

2014

Men, Women & Children

as

Secretluvur

Hallelujah

1993

Hallelujah

as

Rev. Oliver Crawford

How to Make the Cruelest Month

1998

How to Make the Cruelest Month

as

Manhattan Parks

Sniper: Rogue Mission

2022

Sniper: Rogue Mission

as

Gabriel Stone

Out of the Blue

2013

Out of the Blue

as

Control

Sniper: Legacy

2014

Sniper: Legacy

as

The Colonel

Widow's Kiss

1996

Widow's Kiss

as

Eddie Costello

Lost & Found in Cleveland

2025

Lost & Found in Cleveland

as

Marty Anderson

Experimenter

2015

Experimenter

as

Ossie Davis

Breach

2007

Breach

as

Dean Plesac

Dead Rising: Watchtower

2015

Dead Rising: Watchtower

as

General Lyons

What's Cooking?

2000

What's Cooking?

as

Ronald Williams

Ted 2

2015

Ted 2

as

Fertility Doctor

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

as

Judge (voice)

Flamin' Hot

2023

Flamin' Hot

as

Clarence C. Baker

Fist Fight

2017

Fist Fight

as

Superintendent Johnson

Baby, Baby, Baby

2015

Baby, Baby, Baby

as

Doctor Hankin

How Murray Saved Christmas

2014

How Murray Saved Christmas

as

Narrator (voice)

Ticker

2002

Ticker

as

FBI Agent

Amanda

1996

Amanda

as

Seven / Sir Jordan

Dead Rising: Endgame

2016

Dead Rising: Endgame

as

General Lyons

Heartburn

2013

Heartburn

as

Matthew Boa

Kodachrome

2017

Kodachrome

as

Larry

Jarhead

2005

Jarhead

as

Major Lincoln

Think Like a Man Too

2014

Think Like a Man Too

as

Uncle Eddie

Navy Seals

1990

Navy Seals

as

Billy Graham

The Dark Tower

2017

The Dark Tower

as

Steven Deschain

Naked

2017

Naked

as

Reginald Swope

Grambling's White Tiger

1981

Grambling's White Tiger

as

James 'Shack' Harris

Christmas Everlasting

2018

Christmas Everlasting

as

Uncle Barney

Breakthrough

2019

Breakthrough

as

Dr. Garrett

Secret Obsession

2019

Secret Obsession

as

Detective Frank Page

Silent Retreat

Silent Retreat

as

Josh Alpert

Playing with Fire

2019

Playing with Fire

as

Commander Richards

Jarhead 3: The Siege

2016

Jarhead 3: The Siege

as

Major Lincoln

The Details

2012

The Details

as

Lincoln

No Exit

2022

No Exit

as

Ed

In Fidelity

2024

In Fidelity

as

Hoyt Johnston

Send Help

2026

Send Help

as

Secrets of Pearl Harbor

2004

Secrets of Pearl Harbor

as

Self - Host

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

as

Police Officer

Now and Again

Now and Again

as

Dr. Theodore Morris

Static Shock

Static Shock

as

Chief Barnsdale (voice)

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Psych Ward Staff

The Unit

The Unit

as

Jonas Blane

227

227

as

The View

The View

as

Self

Soul Food

Soul Food

as

Rick Grant

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Police Officer

Galactica 1980

Galactica 1980

as

Imperious Leader (voice)

The New Batman Adventures

The New Batman Adventures

as

Barkley James (voice)

Return to Lonesome Dove

Return to Lonesome Dove

as

Cherokee Jack Jackson

The White Shadow

The White Shadow

as

Basketball Player

Off the Rack

Off the Rack

as

Cletus Maxwell

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Joshua Finch

Paul T. Goldman

Paul T. Goldman

as

Agent Portman

Justice League

Justice League

as

Kilowog (voice)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Backstrom

Backstrom

as

Det. Sgt. Almond

Undercover

Undercover

as

Rudy Jones

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as

Bob Annderson

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

as

Officer Wright

The Hire

The Hire

as

FBI Agent

Reverie

Reverie

as

Charlie Ventana

Incorporated

Incorporated

as

Julian Morse

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as

Prince Humperdinck

Civil War 360

Civil War 360

as

Self - Host

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

as

Jeremy Wolf

Night Court

Night Court

as

James Morgan

Undercover

Undercover

as

Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)

Code Red

Code Red

as

Stuff Wade

The Boondocks

The Boondocks

as

Sturdy Harris (voice)

Lucifer

Lucifer

as

God

24

24

as

David Palmer

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Audience Member

The Grinder

The Grinder

as

Special Agent

Holidazed

Holidazed

as

Robert Lewin

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Driver

Godzilla: The Series

Godzilla: The Series

as

General Ekwensi (voice)

Duckman

Duckman

as

Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice)

Digman!

Digman!

as

Vernon (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing