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.
Awards & recognition
- Saturn Award — Best Supporting Actor on Television · 2000
Filmography50+ titles
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Lucifer
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Boondocks
Justice League
Static Shock
Flamin' Hot
Heat
24
Superman: The Animated Series
The Outer Limits
Breakthrough
The Fall Guy
The A-Team
Quincy, M.E.
Wreck-It Ralph
The Unit
Love & Basketball
Night Court
Magnum, P.I.
Life of a King
The Incredible Hulk
Laverne & Shirley
Kung Fu Panda 2
Far from Heaven
The Thirteenth Floor
The Facts of Life
The White Shadow
Send Help
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Return to Lonesome Dove
Queen
Grambling's White Tiger
Major League
Knots Landing
Saturday Night Live
No Exit
Kodachrome
Backstrom
227
Reverie
The Grinder
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
The World According to Dick Cheney
Jarhead
Absolute Power
Playing with Fire
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Breach