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|birth date = [[29 August (people)|29 August]] [[1958 (people)|1958]] | |birth date = [[29 August (people)|29 August]] [[1958 (people)|1958]] | ||
|role = [[Daniel Barton]] | |role = [[Daniel Barton]], [[Seventh Doctor (The Lenny Henry Show)|Seventh Doctor]], [[Lenny Henry (in-universe)|Lenny Henry]] | ||
|job title = Actor | |job title = Actor | ||
|time = 1986, 2020 | |time = 1986, 2020 | ||
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|clip = Doctor Who Season 12 Behind the Scenes with Sir Lenny Henry | |clip = Doctor Who Season 12 Behind the Scenes with Sir Lenny Henry | ||
|story=''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'' | |story = [[Untitled (The Lenny Henry Show)|Untitled]], ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'', ''[[Lenny Henry Regenerates into David Tennant (TV story)|Lenny Henry Regenerates into David Tennant]]'' | ||
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'''Sir {{PAGENAME}} CBE''' (born [[29 August (people)|29 August]] [[1958 (people)|1958]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/lenny-henry.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) played a spoof version of the Doctor in [[Untitled (The Lenny Henry Show)|a sketch]] on ''[[The Lenny Henry Show]]'', released in 1985. This sketch predated the departure of [[Colin Baker]] in [[1986 (production)|1986]], and saw Henry play the newly regenerated "[[Seventh Doctor (The Lenny Henry Show)|Seventh Doctor]]," making him the first black actor to portray the Doctor. | {{Dab page|Lenny Henry (disambiguation)}} | ||
'''Sir {{PAGENAME}} CBE''' (born [[29 August (people)|29 August]] [[1958 (people)|1958]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/lenny-henry.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) played a spoof version of the Doctor in [[Untitled (The Lenny Henry Show)|a sketch]] on ''[[The Lenny Henry Show]]'', released in 1985. This sketch predated the departure of [[Colin Baker]] in [[1986 (production)|1986]], and saw Henry play the newly regenerated "[[Seventh Doctor (The Lenny Henry Show)|Seventh Doctor]]," making him the first black actor to portray the Doctor in any capacity, paving the way for [[Jo Martin]]'s [[Fugitive Doctor]] and [[Ncuti Gatwa]]'s [[Fifteenth Doctor]]. | |||
Thirty-five years later, Henry portrayed [[Daniel Barton]] in the ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]''. | Thirty-five years later, Henry portrayed [[Daniel Barton]] in the ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]''. | ||
He also appeared as himself, alongside ''Doctor Who'' elements, in the [[Consider Yourself One Of Us... ( | He also appeared as [[Lenny Henry (in-universe)|himself]], alongside ''Doctor Who'' elements, in the [[Consider Yourself One Of Us... (TV story)|2011 BBC Christmas ident]]. | ||
Comic character [[Rudy Zoom]] was inspired by Lenny Henry.<ref>https://twitter.com/Scott1Gray/status/1197462093273935878</ref> | Comic character [[Rudy Zoom]] was inspired by Lenny Henry.<ref>https://twitter.com/Scott1Gray/status/1197462093273935878</ref> | ||
In the [[Lenny Henry Regenerates into David Tennant (TV story)|2023 Comic Relief Red Nose Day]] special, Henry played a [[Lenny Henry (in-universe)|fictional version of himself]] who regenerated into the [[Fourteenth Doctor]]. | |||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
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Lenny Henry (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Sir Lenny Henry CBE (born 29 August 1958[1]) played a spoof version of the Doctor in a sketch on The Lenny Henry Show, released in 1985. This sketch predated the departure of Colin Baker in 1986, and saw Henry play the newly regenerated "Seventh Doctor," making him the first black actor to portray the Doctor in any capacity, paving the way for Jo Martin's Fugitive Doctor and Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor.
Thirty-five years later, Henry portrayed Daniel Barton in the Doctor Who television story Spyfall.
He also appeared as himself, alongside Doctor Who elements, in the 2011 BBC Christmas ident.
Comic character Rudy Zoom was inspired by Lenny Henry.[2]
In the 2023 Comic Relief Red Nose Day special, Henry played a fictional version of himself who regenerated into the Fourteenth Doctor.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 2017, he guest starred in the third and final series of Broadchurch where he starred alongside David Tennant and Jodie Whittaker. This was the first time he had worked with Chris Chibnall.
He was also the founder of the poverty charity Comic Relief.
