Portrait of Dennis Haysbert

Acting

Dennis Haysbert

Career

Active from 1981 to 2026, busiest in 2013 and 2026 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for 24
24
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 112 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dennis Haysbert Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.9, average 4.7
  • Coming of Age
    2.5, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    1.2, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Human Connection 3
  • Action Thriller 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Contemporary Setting 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Underdog Story 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Situational Humor 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

134
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Silent Retreat
Silent Retreat

as Josh Alpert

American Smuggler
American Smuggler

Executive Producer

2020s

21 titles ยท average score 62
Send Help
Send Help (2026)
GoodWatch score 75

as Franklin

Time of Death
Time of Death (2026)
GoodWatch score 60

as Officer Aarons

Relationship Goals
Relationship Goals (2026)
GoodWatch score 50

as Papa Jim

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord (2026)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Master Eeko-Dio Daki (voice)

Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed (2025)

as Narrator

Summer Camp
Summer Camp (2024)
GoodWatch score 37

as Tommy

In Fidelity
In Fidelity (2024)

as Hoyt Johnston

Flamin' Hot
Flamin' Hot (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

as Clarence C. Baker

Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team
Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team (2023)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gabriel Stone

No Exit
No Exit (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ed

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

as Zipper (voice)

Sniper: Rogue Mission
Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022)
GoodWatch score 46

as Gabriel Stone

2010s

43 titles ยท average score 56
Secret Obsession
Secret Obsession (2019)
GoodWatch score 37

as Detective Frank Page

Breakthrough
Breakthrough (2019)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Garrett

Reverie
Reverie (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Charlie Ventana

Christmas Everlasting
Christmas Everlasting (2018)
GoodWatch score 63

as Uncle Barney

Naked
Naked (2017)
GoodWatch score 32

as Reginald Swope

Incorporated
Incorporated (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Julian Morse

Jarhead 3: The Siege
Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016)
GoodWatch score 48

as Major Lincoln

Backstrom
Backstrom (2015)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Det. Sgt. Almond

Experimenter
Experimenter (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ossie Davis

Think Like a Man Too
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
GoodWatch score 43

as Uncle Eddie

The World According to Dick Cheney
The World According to Dick Cheney (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

as Narrator (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ox (voice)

2000s

17 titles ยท average score 69
Goodbye Bafana
Goodbye Bafana (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as Nelson Mandela

Breach
Breach (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dean Plesac

The Unit
The Unit (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Jonas Blane

The Boondocks
The Boondocks (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Sturdy Harris (voice)

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kale (voice)

Sinbad and the Cyclops Island
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kale

Far from Heaven
Far from Heaven (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

as Raymond Deagan

Ticker
Ticker (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

as FBI Agent

24
24 (2001)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as David Palmer

Justice League
Justice League (2001)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Kilowog (voice)

Love & Basketball
Love & Basketball (2000)
GoodWatch score 77

as Zeke McCall

What's Cooking?
What's Cooking? (2000)
GoodWatch score 50

as Ronald Williams

1990s

27 titles ยท average score 58
Now and Again
Now and Again (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Dr. Theodore Morris

The Thirteenth Floor
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

as Det. Larry McBain

Random Hearts
Random Hearts (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

as Detective George Beaufort

Major League: Back to the Minors
Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)
GoodWatch score 31

as Pedro Cerrano

Standoff
Standoff (1998)
GoodWatch score 48

as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones

Absolute Power
Absolute Power (1997)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tim Collin

Amanda
Amanda (1996)

as Seven / Sir Jordan

Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kenneth

Major League II
Major League II (1994)
GoodWatch score 29

as Pedro Cerrano

Suture
Suture (1993)
GoodWatch score 68

as Clay Arlington

Return to Lonesome Dove
Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Cherokee Jack Jackson

Love Field
Love Field (1992)
GoodWatch score 50

as Paul Cater

1980s

16 titles ยท average score 66
Major League
Major League (1989)
GoodWatch score 73

as Pedro Cerrano

Growing Pains
Growing Pains (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Frank / Officer Wright

A Summer to Remember
A Summer to Remember (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sheriff Pierce

Off the Rack
Off the Rack (1985)

TV show ยท as Cletus Maxwell

227
227 (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Night Court
Night Court (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as James Morgan

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Psych Ward Staff

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Reverend Oliver Crawford

Grambling's White Tiger
Grambling's White Tiger (1981)
GoodWatch score 61

as James 'Shack' Harris

The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Jeremy Wolf

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 67
Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Police Officer

The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Security Guard / Helmsman

Scoring
Scoring (1979)

as Lt. Harrigan

The White Shadow
The White Shadow (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Basketball Player

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Driver

Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show