Lance Henriksen
Overview
Lance James Henriksen is an American
actor
and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction
, action
, and horror film
s such as the Alien
film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium
.
Henriksen is also a voice actor; he is noted for his deep, commanding voice.
Henriksen was born in New York City
. His father, James Henriksen (born as Jim Marino Henriksen in Tønsberg
1910), was a Norwegian
merchant sailor and boxer
nicknamed "Icewater" who spent most of his life at sea.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, action
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
, and horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
s such as the Alien
Aliens (film)
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium
Millennium (TV series)
Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington...
.
Henriksen is also a voice actor; he is noted for his deep, commanding voice.
Henriksen was born in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. His father, James Henriksen (born as Jim Marino Henriksen in Tønsberg
Tønsberg
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....
1910), was a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
merchant sailor and boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
nicknamed "Icewater" who spent most of his life at sea.
Quotations
I always wanted to be an actor, even when I was a little kid. When I used to run away from home, I'd go to movies and sit all night watching Kirk Douglas. When I was 16, I tried getting into the Actors Studio|Actors Studio and they told me to get lost. I said 'I'll come back when I'm a man,' and I came back when I was 30. I went to sea, I traveled the world ... I was waiting.
I won't do slasher movie|slasher movies, and I won't play child molesters or men who beat women. I can't rationalize Nightmare on Elm Street|Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th (film series)|Friday the 13th films because they're too one-note. And besides, I've been killed in so many movies in so many ways over the years that to be dealing out that kind of death would be terrible. I'll play a bad guy, but he has to be a character with a purpose.
Encyclopedia
Lance James Henriksen is an American
actor
and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction
, action
, and horror film
s such as the Alien
film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium
.
Henriksen is also a voice actor; he is noted for his deep, commanding voice.
. His father, James Henriksen (born as Jim Marino Henriksen in Tønsberg
1910), was a Norwegian
merchant sailor and boxer
nicknamed "Icewater" who spent most of his life at sea. His mother, Margueritte, struggled to find work as a dance instructor, waitress, and model. His parents divorced when he was two years old and he was raised by his mother. As he grew up, Henriksen found himself in trouble at various schools and even saw the inside of a children's home. Henriksen left home and dropped out of school at the age of twelve; he would not learn to read until he was 30, when he taught himself by studying film scripts.
and began acting in New York City. In film, he first appeared in It Ain't Easy in 1972. Henriksen went on to portray a variety of supporting roles in noteworthy genre films such as Steven Spielberg
's Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1977) and Damien: Omen II
(1978). He also portrayed astronaut Walter Schirra in The Right Stuff (1983) and actor Charles Bronson
in the 1991 TV-movie Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story (1991).
When James Cameron
was writing the movie The Terminator
(1984), he had originally envisioned Henriksen playing the title role. Cameron went so far as to paint a picture of the Terminator using Henriksen's face. Regardless, the role ultimately went to Arnold Schwarzenegger
. Henriksen did appear in the film, albeit in the minor role of Detective Hal Vukovich. Henriksen is perhaps best known for portraying the android Bishop, an artificial life-form, in Aliens
(1986, another Cameron film) and Alien 3 (1992). He would go on to play Charles Bishop Weyland, the man Bishop's appearance was based on, in Alien vs. Predator
(2004). He is one of only two actors to have been killed by the Terminator, Alien and Predator. The other is Bill Paxton.
Hard Target
(1993) is one of Henriksen's favorite films. He especially enjoyed working with director John Woo
, saying "He let me do some real work as an actor. 'No' never came out of his mouth: it was always 'What could this be?' He's one of the greatest directors ever: gentle, communicative and supportive. He caught everything that was important to me as an actor on film and oddly enough used the lot. The times I've seen my work and gone 'Jesus, they cut the behaviour, the motivation, the only reason I made the movie in the first place.' Not John. All my major scenes are intact." That film was also notable for a scene in which Henriksen was accidentally engulfed in flames, as a stunt double was not used. Although surprised, the film crew let the cameras keep rolling so that the incident became part of the final cut. Henriksen later commented, "My training makes me fight until the very last cell in my body collapses with exhaustion. I competed with Van Damme using tremendous will against his iron strength. I held my ground pretty well although I didn't really like him until we came to reshoot the ending to give it a higher octane finish." Reviewer Neil H. Jones stated that this film showed "Henriksen at his best. Henriksen's deep voice waxes eloquently to an unknowing [sic] victim of the hunt, Elijah Roper (Willie Carpenter): "Think of what this $10,000 can do for you (if you reach the river alive). You can have respect, you can restore yourself to dignity rather than the shadow of a man who used to be." Lance exudes confidence, intellect, and talent whether playing Beethoven on the piano or firing his Thompson-Contender handgun at Chance. His acting is so convincing, you would not want his steel-cold eyes to glance your way. If you like Lance, you'll love Hard Target."
In 1995, Henriksen appeared alongside British actor Bruce Payne
in Aurora: Operation Intercept
. He would appear alongside Payne again in Face the Evil in 1997 and the dystopian classic Paranoia 1.0
in 2004. That same year, he played the role of Sheriff Doug Barnum in the controversial film "Powder."
In 1996, Henriksen starred in the television series Millennium
, created and produced by Chris Carter
, the creator of The X-Files
. Henriksen played Frank Black, a former FBI agent who possessed a unique ability to see into the minds of killers. Carter created the role specifically for the actor. Henriksen's performances on Millennium
earned him critical acclaim, a People's Choice Award nomination for Favorite New Male TV Star, and three consecutive Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series (1997–1999). The series was cancelled in 1999. Henriksen's daughter, Alcamy, appears uncredited in an episode of Millennium
. He later moved to the state of Hawaii with his wife Jane Pollack and their daughter Sage Ariel.
No less than three prominent franchise roles have been written specifically for Henriksen, though he would only star in one of them. James Cameron
wrote The Terminator
(1984) hoping Henriksen would play the title character. Chris Carter
created Millennium
(1996) specifically for Henriksen, then convinced him to become hero Frank Black. Lastly, Victor Salva
wrote Jeepers Creepers
(2001) with Henriksen in mind for the role of the Creeper.
On television, Henriksen appeared in the ensemble of Into the West (2005), a miniseries
executive-produced by Steven Spielberg. He has also recently appeared in a Brazilian soap opera
, Caminhos do Coração (Ways of the Heart) from Rede Record
. It was announced in January 2009 that Henriksen would guest-star on an episode of NCIS playing a local sheriff.
In the years after Millennium, Henriksen has become an active voice actor, lending his distinctive voice to a number of animated features and video game titles. In Disney's
Tarzan
(1999) and its direct-to-video midquel Henriksen is Kerchak
, the ape who serves as Tarzan's surrogate father. He provided the voice for the alien supervillain Brainiac
in Superman: Brainiac Attacks
(2006). He voiced the character Mulciber in Godkiller
for HALO 8 Entertainment
in 2009. Henriksen is the voice of the character Molov in the video game Red Faction II
(2002), which was developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ
, and has also contributed to GUN (2005), Run Like Hell (2002), the canceled title Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(2004), and BioWare's role-playing game Mass Effect
(2007) as Admiral Hackett of the Human Systems Alliance. Henriksen was also the voice behind PlayStation 3
's internet promotional videos. In 2005, Henriksen was the voice of Andrei Rublev in Cartoon Network
's IGPX. Currently, the actor is lending his voice to the animated television series Transformers: Animated
as the character Lockdown
. In 2009, Henriksen voiced Lieutenant General Shepherd in the award-winning game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
. He would later voice Karl Bishop Weyland in Aliens vs. Predator
; also, this character's appearance resembles Henriksen's. Henrikson will be voicing master Gnost-Dural in the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic
, and he will also reprise his role as Admiral Hackett in the upcoming Mass Effect 3
. He is also the narrator of the recent Verizon Droid commercials.
Henriksen maintains a prominent role in live action television. He has starred in a 2003 series of Australian television commercials for Visa, titled Unexplained (about the raining of fish from the sky over Norfolk
) and Big Cats (about the Beast of Bodmin Moor
). In these commercials, Henriksen speaks as a Frank Black-type character about these phenomena as Mark Snow
-inspired mysterious music plays in the background, as a link to Henriksen's former series, Millennium. Unexplained went on to a gold world medal at the 2004 New York Festivals.
In addition to his television and voice acting work, Henriksen continues to be active in film. Henriksen made a cameo appearance in the 2009 horror comedy Jennifer's Body
. He also stars in the After Dark Horrorfest film, Scream of the Banshee, to be released in 2010. Henriksen will star in Frost Road, the directorial debut of video game director Keith Arem. Henriksen won in March 2010 the lead role in Leigh Scott
's The Witches of Oz.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, action
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
, and horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
s such as the Alien
Aliens (film)
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium
Millennium (TV series)
Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington...
.
Henriksen is also a voice actor; he is noted for his deep, commanding voice.
Early life
Henriksen was born in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. His father, James Henriksen (born as Jim Marino Henriksen in Tønsberg
Tønsberg
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....
1910), was a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
merchant sailor and boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
nicknamed "Icewater" who spent most of his life at sea. His mother, Margueritte, struggled to find work as a dance instructor, waitress, and model. His parents divorced when he was two years old and he was raised by his mother. As he grew up, Henriksen found himself in trouble at various schools and even saw the inside of a children's home. Henriksen left home and dropped out of school at the age of twelve; he would not learn to read until he was 30, when he taught himself by studying film scripts.
Career
Henriksen's first job in the theater world was as a designer of theatrical sets; in fact, he received his first role because he built the set for the production. In his early 30s, Henriksen graduated from the prestigious Actors StudioActors Studio
The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in the Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded October 5, 1947, by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, Robert Lewis and Anna Sokolow who provided...
and began acting in New York City. In film, he first appeared in It Ain't Easy in 1972. Henriksen went on to portray a variety of supporting roles in noteworthy genre films such as Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
's Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, and Cary Guffey...
(1977) and Damien: Omen II
Damien: Omen II
Damien: Omen II, is a 1978 American horror film directed by Don Taylor, starring William Holden, Lee Grant, and Jonathan Scott-Taylor. The film was the second installment in The Omen series, set seven years after the first film, and was followed by a third installment, Omen III: The Final Conflict,...
(1978). He also portrayed astronaut Walter Schirra in The Right Stuff (1983) and actor Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson , born Charles Dennis Buchinsky was an American actor, best-known for such films as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Rider on the Rain, The Mechanic, and the popular Death Wish series...
in the 1991 TV-movie Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story (1991).
When James Cameron
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...
was writing the movie The Terminator
The Terminator
The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, co-written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr., and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. The film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and distributed by Orion Pictures, and filmed in Los...
(1984), he had originally envisioned Henriksen playing the title role. Cameron went so far as to paint a picture of the Terminator using Henriksen's face. Regardless, the role ultimately went to Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
. Henriksen did appear in the film, albeit in the minor role of Detective Hal Vukovich. Henriksen is perhaps best known for portraying the android Bishop, an artificial life-form, in Aliens
Aliens (film)
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
(1986, another Cameron film) and Alien 3 (1992). He would go on to play Charles Bishop Weyland, the man Bishop's appearance was based on, in Alien vs. Predator
Alien vs. Predator (film)
Alien vs. Predator is a 2004 American science fiction film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson for 20th Century Fox and starring Sanaa Lathan and Lance Henriksen. The film adapts the Alien vs. Predator crossover imprint bringing together the eponymous creatures of the Alien and Predator series, a...
(2004). He is one of only two actors to have been killed by the Terminator, Alien and Predator. The other is Bill Paxton.
Hard Target
Hard Target
Hard Target is a 1993 American action film directed by Chinese director John Woo. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work Cajun merchant seaman who saves a young woman, Natasha Binder , from a gang of thugs in New Orleans...
(1993) is one of Henriksen's favorite films. He especially enjoyed working with director John Woo
John Woo
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong-based film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard...
, saying "He let me do some real work as an actor. 'No' never came out of his mouth: it was always 'What could this be?' He's one of the greatest directors ever: gentle, communicative and supportive. He caught everything that was important to me as an actor on film and oddly enough used the lot. The times I've seen my work and gone 'Jesus, they cut the behaviour, the motivation, the only reason I made the movie in the first place.' Not John. All my major scenes are intact." That film was also notable for a scene in which Henriksen was accidentally engulfed in flames, as a stunt double was not used. Although surprised, the film crew let the cameras keep rolling so that the incident became part of the final cut. Henriksen later commented, "My training makes me fight until the very last cell in my body collapses with exhaustion. I competed with Van Damme using tremendous will against his iron strength. I held my ground pretty well although I didn't really like him until we came to reshoot the ending to give it a higher octane finish." Reviewer Neil H. Jones stated that this film showed "Henriksen at his best. Henriksen's deep voice waxes eloquently to an unknowing [sic] victim of the hunt, Elijah Roper (Willie Carpenter): "Think of what this $10,000 can do for you (if you reach the river alive). You can have respect, you can restore yourself to dignity rather than the shadow of a man who used to be." Lance exudes confidence, intellect, and talent whether playing Beethoven on the piano or firing his Thompson-Contender handgun at Chance. His acting is so convincing, you would not want his steel-cold eyes to glance your way. If you like Lance, you'll love Hard Target."
In 1995, Henriksen appeared alongside British actor Bruce Payne
Bruce Payne
Bruce Martyn Payne is an award winning English character actor and producer and was a member of the 1980's Brit Pack. Although he is best known for his villainous roles, Bruce Payne has played characters across the spectrum...
in Aurora: Operation Intercept
Aurora: Operation Intercept
Aurora: Operation Intercept is a 1995 film directed by Paul Levine and starring Bruce Payne, Lance Henriksen and John Stockwell.The "Aurora" is a secret hypersonic military aircraft based at Groom Lake. It is very similar to what aviation experts assume to be the Aurora aircraft. In the film, it is...
. He would appear alongside Payne again in Face the Evil in 1997 and the dystopian classic Paranoia 1.0
Paranoia 1.0
Paranoia: 1.0 is a 2004 cyberpunk science fiction film written and directed by Jeff Renfroe and Marteinn Thorsson. The film is a Kafkaesque nightmare in which a young computer programmer is an unwitting guinea pig in a corporate experiment to test a new advertising scheme...
in 2004. That same year, he played the role of Sheriff Doug Barnum in the controversial film "Powder."
In 1996, Henriksen starred in the television series Millennium
Millennium (TV series)
Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington...
, created and produced by Chris Carter
Chris Carter (screenwriter)
Christopher Carl Carter is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is the creator of The X-Files and Millennium.- Ten Thirteen Productions :...
, the creator of The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
. Henriksen played Frank Black, a former FBI agent who possessed a unique ability to see into the minds of killers. Carter created the role specifically for the actor. Henriksen's performances on Millennium
Millennium (TV series)
Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington...
earned him critical acclaim, a People's Choice Award nomination for Favorite New Male TV Star, and three consecutive Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series (1997–1999). The series was cancelled in 1999. Henriksen's daughter, Alcamy, appears uncredited in an episode of Millennium
Millennium (TV series)
Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington...
. He later moved to the state of Hawaii with his wife Jane Pollack and their daughter Sage Ariel.
No less than three prominent franchise roles have been written specifically for Henriksen, though he would only star in one of them. James Cameron
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...
wrote The Terminator
The Terminator
The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, co-written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr., and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. The film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and distributed by Orion Pictures, and filmed in Los...
(1984) hoping Henriksen would play the title character. Chris Carter
Chris Carter (screenwriter)
Christopher Carl Carter is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is the creator of The X-Files and Millennium.- Ten Thirteen Productions :...
created Millennium
Millennium (TV series)
Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington...
(1996) specifically for Henriksen, then convinced him to become hero Frank Black. Lastly, Victor Salva
Victor Salva
Victor Ronald Salva is an American film director, mostly of horror movies. His body of work includes the films Powder and Jeepers Creepers.-Early life and career:...
wrote Jeepers Creepers
Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)
Jeepers Creepers is a 2001 horror film written and directed by Victor Salva. The movie takes its name from the 1938 song "Jeepers Creepers" which is featured in the film.- Plot :...
(2001) with Henriksen in mind for the role of the Creeper.
On television, Henriksen appeared in the ensemble of Into the West (2005), a miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
executive-produced by Steven Spielberg. He has also recently appeared in a Brazilian soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, Caminhos do Coração (Ways of the Heart) from Rede Record
Rede Record
Rede Record de Televisão is a Brazilian television network, founded in 1953 by Paulo Machado de Carvalho, also founder of Rádio Record. Currently it is owned by businessman Edir Macedo, founder and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Since 2007 it is Brazil's second largest...
. It was announced in January 2009 that Henriksen would guest-star on an episode of NCIS playing a local sheriff.
In the years after Millennium, Henriksen has become an active voice actor, lending his distinctive voice to a number of animated features and video game titles. In Disney's
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
Tarzan
Tarzan (1999 film)
Tarzan is a 1999 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 18, 1999...
(1999) and its direct-to-video midquel Henriksen is Kerchak
Kerchak
Kerchak is a fictional ape character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's original Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes, and in the Walt Disney-produced animated movie Tarzan based on it.-History:...
, the ape who serves as Tarzan's surrogate father. He provided the voice for the alien supervillain Brainiac
Brainiac (comics)
Brainiac is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Action Comics #242 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino....
in Superman: Brainiac Attacks
Superman: Brainiac Attacks
Superman: Brainiac Attacks is a 2006 direct-to-video animated film with production designs based on Superman: The Animated Series from Warner Bros. Animation, released on June 20, 2006. It also aired on Toon Disney on June 16, 2008, being the first Superman film to air on Toon Disney. The film...
(2006). He voiced the character Mulciber in Godkiller
Godkiller (series)
Godkiller is a transmedia series of graphic novels, illustrated films, and novels created by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo that tells the stories of human beings caught in the crossfire of warring fallen gods. The core series is a trilogy of feature-length illustrated films beginning with...
for HALO 8 Entertainment
HALO 8 Entertainment
HALO-8 Entertainment is a transmedia entertainment company specializing in cinema, genre graphic novels, midnight movies, music-driven lifestyle videos, and animation...
in 2009. Henriksen is the voice of the character Molov in the video game Red Faction II
Red Faction II
Red Faction II is a first-person shooter video game developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ on October 15, 2002 for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox and Microsoft Windows...
(2002), which was developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ
THQ
THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices...
, and has also contributed to GUN (2005), Run Like Hell (2002), the canceled title Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are described in the last book of the New Testament of the Bible, called the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ to Saint John the Evangelist at 6:1-8. The chapter tells of a "'book'/'scroll' in God's right hand that is sealed with seven seals"...
(2004), and BioWare's role-playing game Mass Effect
Mass Effect
Mass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios...
(2007) as Admiral Hackett of the Human Systems Alliance. Henriksen was also the voice behind PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
's internet promotional videos. In 2005, Henriksen was the voice of Andrei Rublev in Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
's IGPX. Currently, the actor is lending his voice to the animated television series Transformers: Animated
Transformers: Animated
Transformers Animated is an American animated television series based on the Transformers toy line. The series debuted on Cartoon Network on December 26, 2007 and has been shown on NickToons in the UK since February 2008. It is produced by Cartoon Network Studios and animated by Japanese animation...
as the character Lockdown
Lockdown (Transformers)
Lockdown is the name of multiple fictional characters in the various Transformers universes; all of which are Decepticons who transform into muscle cars.-Transformers Animated:...
. In 2009, Henriksen voiced Lieutenant General Shepherd in the award-winning game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on...
. He would later voice Karl Bishop Weyland in Aliens vs. Predator
Aliens vs. Predator (video game)
Aliens vs. Predator is a science fiction first-person shooter video game, developed by Rebellion Developments, the team behind the 1999 original PC game, and published by Sega for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is based on the Alien vs...
; also, this character's appearance resembles Henriksen's. Henrikson will be voicing master Gnost-Dural in the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated as TOR or SWTOR, is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe. Currently in development by BioWare Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was first announced on October 21, 2008, at an...
, and he will also reprise his role as Admiral Hackett in the upcoming Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect 3 is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3...
. He is also the narrator of the recent Verizon Droid commercials.
Henriksen maintains a prominent role in live action television. He has starred in a 2003 series of Australian television commercials for Visa, titled Unexplained (about the raining of fish from the sky over Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
) and Big Cats (about the Beast of Bodmin Moor
Beast of Bodmin
The Beast of Bodmin, also known as The Beast of Bodmin Moor like The Beast of Exmoor, is a phantom wild cat purported to live in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom...
). In these commercials, Henriksen speaks as a Frank Black-type character about these phenomena as Mark Snow
Mark Snow
Mark Snow is an American composer for film and television.Born in New York, he grew up in Brooklyn, graduating from the High School of Music and Art and, afterwards, the Juilliard School of Music...
-inspired mysterious music plays in the background, as a link to Henriksen's former series, Millennium. Unexplained went on to a gold world medal at the 2004 New York Festivals.
In addition to his television and voice acting work, Henriksen continues to be active in film. Henriksen made a cameo appearance in the 2009 horror comedy Jennifer's Body
Jennifer's Body
Jennifer's Body is a 2009 black comedy horror film written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama. The film stars Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, and Adam Brody. Fox portrays a newly-possessed teenage serial killer specializing in killing her male classmates as her best friend...
. He also stars in the After Dark Horrorfest film, Scream of the Banshee, to be released in 2010. Henriksen will star in Frost Road, the directorial debut of video game director Keith Arem. Henriksen won in March 2010 the lead role in Leigh Scott
Leigh Scott
Leigh Scott is an American film director, writer, producer, actor and cinematographer.- Early life and career :...
's The Witches of Oz.
Filmography
- It Ain't Easy (1972) - Randy
- To Kill the King (1974) - Hank Adams
- Dog Day AfternoonDog Day AfternoonDog Day Afternoon is a 1975 drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, written by Frank Pierson, and produced by Martin Bregman. The film stars Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, Penny Allen, James Broderick, and Carol Kane. The title refers to the "dog days of summer".The film was...
(1975) - Murphy - NetworkNetwork (film)Network is a 1976 American satirical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about a fictional television network, Union Broadcasting System , and its struggle with poor ratings. The film was written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet...
(1976) - Network lawyer at Khan's place - Mansion of the Doomed (1976) - Dr. Dan Bryan
- The Next ManThe Next ManThe Next Man is a 1976 American political action thriller film starring Sean Connery, Adolfo Celi, Cornelia Sharpe and Charles Cioffi. Critical reaction at its opening was not positive. Music for the film features New York guitarist Frederic Hand.-Plot:The film is set during the Arab oil embargo...
(1976) - Federal Security - Close Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, and Cary Guffey...
(1977) - Robert - Damien: Omen IIDamien: Omen IIDamien: Omen II, is a 1978 American horror film directed by Don Taylor, starring William Holden, Lee Grant, and Jonathan Scott-Taylor. The film was the second installment in The Omen series, set seven years after the first film, and was followed by a third installment, Omen III: The Final Conflict,...
(1978) - Sergeant Neff - The VisitorThe Visitor (1979 film)The Visitor is a psychological thriller film directed by Giulio Paradisi , based on a story by the Egyptian writer Ovidio G. Assonitis. The film starred such names as John Huston, Shelley Winters, Mel Ferrer, Glenn Ford, and Sam Peckinpah. Prominent Libertarian talk-show host Neal Boortz also...
(1979) - Raymond Armstead - The Dark End of the Street (1981) - Jimmy
- Piranha II: The SpawningPiranha II: The SpawningPiranha II: The Spawning, also known as Piranha II: Flying Killers, is a 1981 horror film, the sequel to the 1978 low-budget film Piranha, and the feature film directorial debut of James Cameron.-Plot:...
(1981) - Police Chief Steve Kimbrough - Prince of the CityPrince of the CityPrince of the City is an American crime drama film about an NYPD officer who chooses to expose police corruption for idealistic reasons. The character of Daniel Ciello was based on real-life NYPD Narcotics Detective Robert Leuci and the script was based on Robert Daley's 1978 book of the same name...
(1981) - D.A. Burano - A Question of Honor (1982) (TV film) - Wiley
- Blood FeudBlood Feud (1983 film)Blood Feud is a 1983 television miniseries surrounding around the conflict between Jimmy Hoffa and Robert F. Kennedy in a 11-year span from 1957 until Kennedy's assassination in 1968. The 210-minute film was directed by Mike Newell and written by Robert Boris...
(1983) (TV film) - Mel Pierce - NightmaresNightmares (1983 film)Nightmares is a 1983 film with four tales of horror, starring Emilio Estevez, Lance Henriksen, Cristina Raines, Veronica Cartwright and Richard Masur. The film is directed by T.V. veteran Joseph Sargent and began as a television project of four horror stories. The results were deemed too strong for...
(1983) - MacLeod - The Right Stuff (1983) - Wally Schirra
- The TerminatorThe TerminatorThe Terminator is a 1984 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, co-written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr., and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. The film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and distributed by Orion Pictures, and filmed in Los...
(1984) - Detective Hal Vukovich - Jagged EdgeJagged Edge (film)Jagged Edge is a film starring Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, and Peter Coyote. Robert Loggia received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in this film. It is a courtroom thriller, written by Joe Eszterhas, and directed by Richard Marquand...
(1985) - Frank Martin - Streets of Justice (1985) (TV film) - Dist. Atty. Jerry Logan
- Savage DawnSavage DawnSavage Dawn is a 1985 action and drama film. The Fifth Chapter Motorcycle Club made an appearance in the film. The film was directed by Simon Nuchtern.-Plot:...
(1985) - Stryker - AliensAliens (film)Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
(1986) - Bishop - Choke CanyonChoke CanyonChoke Canyon is a 1986 movie starring Stephen Collins as a "cowboy scientist" trying to develop an alternative energy source. It was filmed mostly in the vicinity of Moab, Utah.-Plot:Dr...
(1986) - Brook Alastair - Near DarkNear DarkNear Dark is an American vampire/Western horror film, written by Eric Red and Kathryn Bigelow, and directed by Bigelow. The story follows a young man in a small midwestern town who becomes involved with a family of nomadic American vampires...
(1987) - Jesse Hooker - Deadly Intent (1988) - Raymond
- PumpkinheadPumpkinhead (film)Pumpkinhead is a 1988 supernatural horror film. It was the directorial debut of noted special effects artist Stan Winston. While Pumpkinhead received mixed reviews, the film has built up a cult following in the years since its release.-Plot:...
(1988) - Ed Harley - House III: The Horror ShowThe Horror ShowThe Horror Show is a 1989 supernatural horror film starring Lance Henriksen and Brion James. Although titled House III: The Horror Show for the non-US market, its connection to the other House films is based on the crew it shares with the other films The Horror Show is a 1989 supernatural horror...
(1989) - Detective Lucas McCarthy - Survival QuestSurvival QuestSurvival Quest is a 1989 film starring Lance Henriksen, Catherine Keener, and Dermot Mulroney. It was written and directed by Don Coscarelli one year after Phantasm II.- Summary :There are two sets of campers on California's Sierra Madre Mountain...
(1989) - Hank - Johnny HandsomeJohnny HandsomeJohnny Handsome is an 1989 American crime-drama film directed by Walter Hill and starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin and Morgan Freeman. The film was written by Ken Friedman, from the novel by John Godey. The music for the film was written, produced and performed by Ry Cooder, and Jim Keltner...
(1989) - Rafe Garrett - Hit List (1989) - Chris Caleek
- The Last Samurai (1990) - Johnny Congo
- The Pit and the PendulumThe Pit and the Pendulum (1990 film)The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1991 horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe....
(1990) - Torquemada - Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story (1991) (TV film) - Charles Bronson
- Comrades in Arms (1991) - Rob Reed
- Stone ColdStone Cold (1991 film)Stone Cold is a 1991 action movie based around a biker gang out to assassinate the governor and free one of their members who is on trial for murder. The movie marked the acting debut of 80's football star Brian Bosworth.-Plot:...
(1991) - Chains Cooper - Jennifer 8 (1992) - Sgt. Freddy Ross
- Alien 3 (1992) - Bishop
- Delta HeatDelta HeatDelta Heat is a 1992 film directed by Michael Fischa and written by Sam A. Scribner. The buddy police film was shot in New Orleans, Louisiana....
(1992) - Jackson Rivers - Excessive ForceExcessive Force (film)Excessive Force is a 1993 action film, written by Thomas Ian Griffith and Burt Young, directed by Jon Hess.-Plot:Terry and his two partners from the Chicago special investigation police squad are engaged in war against Chicago's mafia boss, DiMarco . Despite many attempts to jail him, he always...
(1993) - Devlin - Super Mario Bros.Super Mario Bros. (film)Super Mario Bros. is a 1993 American action film directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel. Based on the Super Mario Bros.video game and its entire franchise, the film features Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper and Samantha Mathis. It tells the story of the Mario brothers, Mario and...
(1993) - The King - The Outfit (1993) - Dutch Schultz
- The Criminal Mind (1993) - Agent Winslow
- Man's Best Friend (1993) - Dr. Jarret
- Hard TargetHard TargetHard Target is a 1993 American action film directed by Chinese director John Woo. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work Cajun merchant seaman who saves a young woman, Natasha Binder , from a gang of thugs in New Orleans...
(1993) - Emil Fouchon - KnightsKnights (film)Knights is a 1993 science fiction movie starring kickboxing champion Kathy Long in her debut Hollywood movie.-Plot:A cyborg named Gabriel was created to destroy all the other cyborgs. He later runs into, and saves Nea by killing Simon who is one of the other cyborgs...
(1993) - Job - No EscapeNo EscapeNo Escape, released in some territories as Escape from Absolom is a 1994 action/science fiction film shot in Queensland starring Ray Liotta, Lance Henriksen, Stuart Wilson and Kevin Dillon....
(1994) -The Father - Color of NightColor of NightColor of Night is a 1994 American erotic mystery thriller film produced by Cinergi Pictures and released in the United States by Hollywood Pictures. Directed by Richard Rush, the film stars Bruce Willis, Jane March, Ruben Blades, Lesley Ann Warren, and Scott Bakula...
(1994) - Buck - BoulevardBoulevard (1994 film)Boulevard is a 1994 crime thriller film starring Rae Dawn Chong and Lou Diamond Phillips.-Plot:The film is about a woman named Jennefer who runs from her abusive husband, gives her baby up for adoption and ends up on the streets during a grim and cold winter in Toronto. She's taken in by a...
(1994) - McClaren - Spitfire (1994) - Richard Charles
- Felony (1994) - Taft
- Gunfighter's Moon (1995) - Frank Morgan
- Baja (1995) - Burns
- Aurora: Operation InterceptAurora: Operation InterceptAurora: Operation Intercept is a 1995 film directed by Paul Levine and starring Bruce Payne, Lance Henriksen and John Stockwell.The "Aurora" is a secret hypersonic military aircraft based at Groom Lake. It is very similar to what aviation experts assume to be the Aurora aircraft. In the film, it is...
(1995) - William Stenghel - The Quick and the Dead (1995) - Ace Hanlon
- Dead ManDead ManDead Man is a 1995 American Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Michael Wincott, Lance Henriksen, and Robert Mitchum . The film, dubbed an "Acid Western" by its director, includes twisted...
(1995) - Cole Wilson - PowderPowder (film)Powder is a 1995 film directed by Victor Salva, about a boy, nicknamed "Powder", with incredible intellect, telepathy, and paranormal powers. It stars Sean Patrick Flanery in the title role, with Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Bradford Tatum, Lance Henriksen, and Brandon Smith in supporting roles...
(1995) - Sheriff Doug Barnum - Mind Ripper (1995) (a.k.a. The Outpost) - Stockton
- The Nature of the BeastThe Nature of the BeastThe Nature of the Beast is a 1995 horror mystery film written and directed by Victor Salva. It stars Eric Roberts and Lance Henriksen.- Plot :The story is set in Southern California...
(1995) - Jack Powell - Dusting Cliff 7Last AssassinsLast Assassins is the pay-cable, syndication and DVD release title of the 1997 action film Dusting Cliff 7 starring Nancy Allen and Lance Henriksen. The film, which was shot on location throughout Southern California, was released on DVD in 1998 and repackaged for release in 2010...
(1996) (a.k.a. Last AssassinsLast AssassinsLast Assassins is the pay-cable, syndication and DVD release title of the 1997 action film Dusting Cliff 7 starring Nancy Allen and Lance Henriksen. The film, which was shot on location throughout Southern California, was released on DVD in 1998 and repackaged for release in 2010...
) - Colonel Roger McBride - Profile for Murder (1997) - Adrian Cross
- No Contest IINo Contest IINo Contest II was a 1997 action Film starring Shannon Tweed, Bruce Payne and Lance Henriksen.-Plot:Erich Dengler, the son of Manferd Dengler , poses as an Art Collector, Eric Dane, in order to take over the Holman Museum where he holds the occupants including Sharon Bell and Jack Terry who are...
(1997) - Eric Dane / Erich Dengler - The Day Lincoln Was ShotThe Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV film, 1998)The Day Lincoln Was Shot is a 1998 film made for the TV channel TNT and directed by John Gray. It is a re-creation of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It is based on the book by Jim Bishop...
(1998) (TV film) - Abraham Lincoln - TarzanTarzan (1999 film)Tarzan is a 1999 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 18, 1999...
(1999) - voice of Kerchak - Scream 3Scream 3Scream 3 is a 2000 American slasher film created by Kevin Williamson, directed by Wes Craven and written by Ehren Kruger, starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette, released on February 4, 2000 as the third, and originally, concluding installment in the Scream film series...
(2000) - John Milton - Lost Voyage (2001) (TV film) - David Shaw
- The Mangler 2The Mangler 2The Mangler 2 is a 2001 direct-to-video sequel to the 1995 film The Mangler. It features Lance Henriksen and Chelse Swain It abandons the original's premise of an industrial laundry machine possessed by a murderous demon, replacing it with a murderous, sentient computer virus taking over a school...
(2001) - Headmaster Bradeen - Demons on Canvas (2001) - John Soltys
- Unspeakable (2002) - Jack Pitchford
- The UntoldThe UntoldThe Untold is a 2002 adventure horror film independently produced in Canada written and directed by Jonas Quastel. The Sci Fi Channel airs it under the title Sasquatch which is also the title of the English version of the Canadian DVD release and is also known as Inexplicable under the French...
(2002) (a.k.a. Sasquatch) - Harlan Knowles
- AntibodyAntibody (film)Antibody is a 2002 science fiction thriller directed by Christian McIntire.A former FBI agent is shrunk to microscopic size and injected into the bloodstream of a comatose terrorist whose body conceals a computer chip that will trigger a global nuclear holocaust in less than 24 hours. Robin Givens...
(2003) - Dr. Richard Gaynes - The Last Cowboy (2003) (TV film) - John William Cooper
- Mimic: Sentinel (2003) - Garbageman
- The Invitation (2003) - Roland Levy
- Rapid Exchange (2003) - Newcastle
- Dream Warrior (2003) - Parish
- Sasquatch (2003)- Harlan Knowles
- Out for Blood (2004) (a.k.a. Vampires: Out for Blood) - Captain John Billings
- ModiglianiModigliani (film)- Plot :Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. The couple has an illegitimate child, and...
(2004) - Foster Kane - MadhouseMadhouse (2004 film)Madhouse is a 2004 horror film, directed and co-written by William Butler and starring Joshua Leonard. It was released directly to DVD on December 20, 2004 in the United Kingdom and on February 22, 2005 in the United States...
(2004) - Dr. Franks - Evel Knievel (2004) (TV film) - 'Awful' Knoffel
- Alien vs. PredatorAlien vs. Predator (film)Alien vs. Predator is a 2004 American science fiction film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson for 20th Century Fox and starring Sanaa Lathan and Lance Henriksen. The film adapts the Alien vs. Predator crossover imprint bringing together the eponymous creatures of the Alien and Predator series, a...
(2004) - Charles Bishop Weyland - StarkweatherStarkweather (film)Starkweather is a 2004 film directed by Bryon Werner. Written by founder and prolific screenwriter Stephen Johnston whose scripts including and started the 'Serial Killer' sub genre. Brent Taylor and Shannon Lucio star...
(2004) - The Mentor - Paranoia 1.0Paranoia 1.0Paranoia: 1.0 is a 2004 cyberpunk science fiction film written and directed by Jeff Renfroe and Marteinn Thorsson. The film is a Kafkaesque nightmare in which a young computer programmer is an unwitting guinea pig in a corporate experiment to test a new advertising scheme...
(2004) (a.k.a. One Point O) - Howard - Into the WestInto the West (TV miniseries)Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks, with six two-hour episodes . The series was first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television on six Fridays starting on June 10, 2005...
(2005) (TV mini-series) - Daniel Wheeler - Tarzan IITarzan IITarzan II is a 2005 direct-to-video midquel to the 1999 Walt Disney Feature Animation film Tarzan. It was released on June 14, 2005....
(2005) - voice of Kerchak - A Message from Fallujah (2005) - Daniel Crane
- Supernova (2005) (TV film) - Colonel Harlan Williams
- Hellraiser: HellworldHellraiser: HellworldHellraiser: Hellworld, is a 2005 horror movie directed by Rick Bota, based on a short story called "Dark Can't Breathe" by Joel Soisson. Released straight to DVD on September 6, 2005, it is the eighth film in the Hellraiser series and the last to feature Doug Bradley as Pinhead.-Plot:The film...
(2005) - The Host - House at the End of the Drive (2006) - Skip Johansen
- When a Stranger CallsWhen a Stranger Calls (2006 film)When a Stranger Calls is a 2006 American horror film and a remake of the 1979 horror film of the same name based on the urban legend "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs"...
(2006) - voice of the Stranger - The GardenThe Garden (2006 film)The Garden is an American drama-horror film from 2006. It was directed by Don Michael Paul, written by Sam Bozzo, starring Lance Henriksen and Brian Wimmer...
(2006) - Ben Zachary - AbominableAbominableAbominable is a 2006 Sci Fi Horror Channel original movie, directed and written by Ryan Schifrin. The film stars Matt McCoy, Jeffrey Combs, Lance Henriksen, Rex Linn, Dee Wallace, Phil Morris, Paul Gleason and . The film features the cryptid Bigfoot as the main antagonist, despite the title. It...
(2006) - Ziegler Dane - Sasquatch MountainSasquatch MountainSasquatch Mountain is a 2006 science fiction film produced by Grizzly Peak Productions for the Syfy channel, and directed by Steven R...
(2006) - Chase Jackson - The Da Vinci TreasureThe Da Vinci TreasureThe Da Vinci Treasure is a 2006 mystery film produced by American studio The Asylum, and directed by Peter Mervis.The film shares its title and several of its plot elements with The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, which had been released as a film adaptation in the same month.-Plot:The film centres on...
(2006) - Dr. John Coven - Superman: Brainiac AttacksSuperman: Brainiac AttacksSuperman: Brainiac Attacks is a 2006 direct-to-video animated film with production designs based on Superman: The Animated Series from Warner Bros. Animation, released on June 20, 2006. It also aired on Toon Disney on June 16, 2008, being the first Superman film to air on Toon Disney. The film...
(2006) - voice of BrainiacBrainiac (comics)Brainiac is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Action Comics #242 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino.... - Pirates of Treasure IslandPirates of Treasure IslandPirates of Treasure Island is a 2006 American comedy-drama film produced by The Asylum, loosely adaptated from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island....
(2006) - Long John Silver - Pumpkinhead: Ashes to AshesPumpkinhead: Ashes to AshesPumpkinhead 3: Ashes To Ashes is a 2006 made for television sequel in the Pumpkinhead franchise of horror films. The film is directed by Jake West , who co-wrote the movie with Barbara Werner...
(2006) (TV film) - Ed Harley - Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud (2007) (TV film) - Ed Harley
- Bone DryBone Dry (2007)Bone Dry is an American drama film from 2007. It was directed by Brett A. Hart, written by Jeff O'Brien, starring Luke Goss and Lance Henriksen.- Cast :* Luke Goss : Eddie* Lance Henriksen – Jimmy* Tommy 'Tiny' Lister – Mitch...
(2007) - Jimmy - My Cousin's Keeper (2007) - Finster
- In the Spider's WebIn the Spider's WebIn the Spider's Web is 2007 American made-for-television natural horror film produced by RHI Entertainment and directed by Terry Winsor. It aired on various video on demand channels, before officially premiering in the United States on the Sci Fi Channel on August 26, 2007. It is the second film in...
(2007) (TV film) - Dr. Lecorpus - The Chosen OneThe Chosen One (2007 film)The Chosen One is an American animated action-comedy film from 2007. It was directed by Chris Lackey, written by Chad Fifer and Chris Lackey, starring Chad Fifer and Lance Henriksen.- Cast :* Chad Fifer : Lou Hanske...
(2007) - Cardinal Fred (voice) - Deadwater (2008) (a.k.a. Black Ops) - Col. John Willets
- Dying GodDying God (film)Dying God is a 2008 horror-sci-fi film directed by Fabrice Lambot.-Plot:In a dark and decadent city, Sean Fallon - a corrupt cop - will have to face his own demons to put an end to a series of brutal rapes and murders of the most weirdest kind...
(2008) - Chance - Dark ReelDark ReelDark Reel is a 2008 horror/thriller starring Tiffany Shepis, Edward Furlong, Mercedes McNab, Alexandra Holden, Tony Todd and Lance Henriksen and directed by Josh Eisenstadt.-Plot:...
(2008) - Connor Pritchett - AppaloosaAppaloosa (film)Appaloosa is a 2008 American Western film based on the 2005 novel of the same name by crime writer Robert B. Parker. The film was directed by Ed Harris and co-written by Harris and Robert Knott. Appaloosa stars Harris alongside Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger and Jeremy Irons...
(2008) - Ring Shelton - Necessary EvilNecessary Evil (film)Necessary Evil is an American thriller film from 2008. It was directed by Peter J. Eaton, written by Eric Feldman and Christopher James Harvill, starring Frank Novak, Donald Agnelli and Lance Henriksen...
(2008) - Dr. Fibrian - Pistol WhippedPistol WhippedFor the fire-arm technique of pistol whipping, see : Pistol whippingPistol Whipped is a 2008 action film starring Steven Seagal, Lance Henriksen, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Blanchard Ryan, Lydia Jordan and Arthur J. Nascarella. Filmed in Connecticut, in May and June 2007, it was directed by Roel Reiné...
(2008) - The Old Man (direct-to-video) - Prairie FeverPrairie FeverPrairie Fever is a 2008 Drama directed by Stephen Bridgewater, starring Kevin Sorbo, Lance Henriksen and Dominique Swain.-Plot summary:Preston Biggs a former sheriff of Clearwater, escorts three women suffering from prairie fever to Carson City...
(2008) - Monte James (direct-to-video) - Alone in the Dark IIAlone in the Dark IIAlone in the Dark II also known as Alone in the Dark: Fate Of Existence is a 2008 horror film, starring Rick Yune, Rachel Specter and Lance Henriksen, directed by Peter Scheerer and Michael Roesch. It is a sequel to Uwe Boll's 2005 film Alone in the Dark.Alone in the Dark II was filmed in New York...
(2008) - Abner Lundbert (direct-to-video) - Ladies of the HouseLadies of the HouseLadies of the House is a television movie made-for-tv movie that aired on Hallmark Channel in October 2008. It stars Florence Henderson, Pam Grier, and Donna Mills.-Plot:...
(2008) (TV film) - Frank - Screamers: The Hunting (2009) - Orsow (direct-to-video)
- The Slammin' SalmonThe Slammin' SalmonThe Slammin' Salmon is a 2009 film by Broken Lizard. The film is about the owner of a restaurant initiating a contest to see which of his waiters can earn the most money in a single night, with a prize of $10,000. The loser receives a "beat down" by the owner, Cleon Salmon, a former heavyweight boxer...
(2009) - Dick Lobo - The SeamstressThe Seamstress-Cast:* Lída Baarová as Líza Bártová * Theodor Pištěk as Bárta* Hugo Haas as Francois Lorrain* Bedrich Veverka as Alfons* Adina Mandlová as Mici* Ruzena Slemrová as Majitelka salónu Yvette* Vera Ferbasová as Tonka* Václav Trégl as Houzvicka...
(2009) - Sheriff Virgil Logan - The Lost TribeThe Lost Tribe (film)The Lost Tribe is a 2010 film starring Emily Foxler, Nick Mennell and Marc Bacher. It is about a group of friends who are stranded on an unknown island after a boat crash.-Plot:...
(2009) - Gallo - Jennifer's BodyJennifer's BodyJennifer's Body is a 2009 black comedy horror film written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama. The film stars Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, and Adam Brody. Fox portrays a newly-possessed teenage serial killer specializing in killing her male classmates as her best friend...
(2009) - Passing Motorist - The Penitent Man (2010) - Mr. Darnell
- CyrusCyrus (2010 horror film)Cyrus is an American horror film from 2010. It was directed and written by Mark Vadik, starring Brian Krause and Lance Henriksen.- Cast :* Brian Krause : Cyrus* Danielle Harris – Maria* Lance Henriksen – Emmett* Wylie Allen – Young Cyrus...
(2010) - Emmett - The Genesis Code (2010) (forthcoming film) - Dr. Hoffer
- Blood Shot (2010) (forthcoming film) - Sam
- Wilderness (2010) (forthcoming film) - Russell Horton
- Beautiful WaveBeautiful Wave (film)Beautiful Wave is a coming-of-age surfing movie. The screenplay was written by Lynn Salt & David Mueller; and John Harris. It is directed by David Mueller.-Plot:...
(2010) (forthcoming film) - Jimmy - GodkillerGodkiller (series)Godkiller is a transmedia series of graphic novels, illustrated films, and novels created by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pizzolo that tells the stories of human beings caught in the crossfire of warring fallen gods. The core series is a trilogy of feature-length illustrated films beginning with...
(2010) (forthcoming film) - voice of Mulciber - Scream of the BansheeScream of the BansheeScream of the Banshee is a 2011 monster movie directed by Steven C. Miller and released as part of the After Dark Originals series. The film is co-produced by Syfy. Filming began in November of 2009 in Louisiana...
(2010) (forthcoming film) - The ArcadianThe ArcadianThe Arcadian is an upcoming American science fiction feature film set in a post-apocalyptic world.-Plot:Plot elements have not been revealed, but official press releases have stated, "The Arcadian follows “The Lighthouse Keeper” on a story of revenge and redemption in a strange future world...
(2010) (forthcoming film) - Father Reed - Good Day for ItGood Day for ItGood Day for It is a 2011 independent drama film starring Robert Patrick, Samantha Mathis, and Hal Holbrook.It premiered at the Sonoma Film Festival on April 8, 2011.-Cast:*Robert Patrick as Luke Cain*Hal Holbrook as Hec...
(2010) (forthcoming film) .... Lyle Tyrus - The Witches of OzThe Witches of OzThe Witches of Oz is a film directed by Leigh Scott, based on the novels The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Road to Oz, and The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum.-Plot:...
(2010) (forthcoming film) .... Henry Gale
Television
- B.A.D. CatsB.A.D. CatsB.A.D. Cats is an American action/police drama that aired on ABC from January until February 1980 on Friday nights at 8 PM Eastern time. The series stars Asher Brauner, Steve Hanks, and Michelle Pfeiffer in one of her first major acting roles....
(1980) - Timothy - Ryan's HopeRyan's HopeRyan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...
(1980) - Preston Post - Cagney & LaceyCagney & LaceyCagney & Lacey is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from October 8, 1981 to May 16, 1988...
(1983) - Johnny 'Nose' - Hardcastle and McCormickHardcastle and McCormickHardcastle and McCormick is a 1980s action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983–1986, starring Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick.The show's premise involves the...
(1983) - Deseau - The A-TeamThe A-TeamThe A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by...
(1984) - Mack Dalton - RiptideRiptide (TV series)Riptide is a TV detective series that ran on NBC from 1983 to 1986, starring Perry King, Joe Penny, and Thom Bray. Riptide was created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell, and produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions. The main theme was composed by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter...
(1984) - John McMasters - Legmen (1984) - Finch
- Cagney & LaceyCagney & LaceyCagney & Lacey is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from October 8, 1981 to May 16, 1988...
(1984) - Sgt. King - Hardcastle and McCormickHardcastle and McCormickHardcastle and McCormick is a 1980s action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983–1986, starring Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick.The show's premise involves the...
(1984) - Josh Fulton - Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast (TV series)Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent , a mythic, noble man-beast, and his Catherine , a savvy assistant District attorney in New York; and a...
(1989) - Snow - Tales from the CryptTales from the Crypt (TV series)Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO...
(1990) - Reno Crevice - Tales from the CryptTales from the Crypt (TV series)Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO...
(1991) - Sergeant Ripper - MillenniumMillennium (TV series)Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington...
(1996–1999) - Frank Black - The X-FilesThe X-FilesThe X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
(1999) - Frank Black - The Legend of TarzanThe Legend of TarzanThe Legend of Tarzan is an animated television series created by The Walt Disney Company in 2001, based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs....
(2001) - voice of Kerchack - Static ShockStatic ShockStatic Shock is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It premiered in September 2000 on the Kids' WB! block and ran for four seasons, with a total of 52 half-hour episodes....
(2004) - voice of KobraKobra (comics)Kobra is the name used by two fictional supervillains published by DC Comics. The Jeffrey Burr Kobra first appeared in Kobra #1 , and was created by Martin Pasko, Steve Sherman, Jack Kirby, and Pablo Marcos...
Leader - Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, commonly known by its initialism, SRMTHFG, is an American/Japanese anime television series, and was created by Ciro Nieli, one of the directors of Teen Titans, with animation being done by a Japanese studio known as The Answer Studio...
(2005) - voice of Mobius Quint - IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (2005) - voice of Andrei Rublev
- Caminhos do CoraçãoCaminhos do CoraçãoCaminhos do Coração is a Brazilian telenovela aired on Rede Record. Created by Tiago Santiago and directed by Alexandre Avancini, it was replaced by a spin-off called Os Mutantes: Caminhos do Coração, airing since June 3, 2008.-Plot:...
(2007) - Dr. Walker - Transformers: AnimatedTransformers: AnimatedTransformers Animated is an American animated television series based on the Transformers toy line. The series debuted on Cartoon Network on December 26, 2007 and has been shown on NickToons in the UK since February 2008. It is produced by Cartoon Network Studios and animated by Japanese animation...
(2008–2009) - voice of LockdownLockdown (Transformers)Lockdown is the name of multiple fictional characters in the various Transformers universes; all of which are Decepticons who transform into muscle cars.-Transformers Animated:... - NCISNCIS (TV series)NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
(2009) - Sheriff Clay Boyd - Verizon Droid Commercial (2010)
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest HeroesThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest HeroesThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is an American animated television series by Marvel Animation in cooperation with Film Roman based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. The show debuted on Disney XD in Fall 2010 starting with a 20 part micro-series. A second season has been...
(2010) - voice of Grim ReaperGrim Reaper (comics)Grim Reaper is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in The Avengers #52 May , by Roy Thomas and John Buscema.-Fictional character biography:... - CastleCastle (TV series)Castle is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on ABC on March 9, 2009. The series is produced by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. On January 10, 2011, Castle was renewed for a fourth season...
(2010) - Benny Stryker - Memphis BeatMemphis BeatMemphis Beat is an American drama series that debuted on TNT on June 22, 2010 and ended on August 16, 2011. Memphis Beat was officially canceled on October 14, 2011.-Overview:...
(2011) - Tron: UprisingTron: UprisingTron: Uprising is an upcoming animated science fiction television series, part of the Tron franchise, which will air on Disney's television channel Disney XD, in the United States. The show is set to air in summer 2012. It will be directed by Charlie Bean, Joseph Kosinski and Sean Bailey, who will...
(2012) - The Last Airbender: Legend of KorraThe Last Airbender: Legend of KorraThe Last Airbender: Legend of Korra is an upcoming American animated television series that is expected to air on Nickelodeon in mid-2012. The series is a sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender, which aired on the same network from 2005 to 2008, and may run for 26 episodes...
(2012) - voice of Lieutenant
Video games
- Run Like Hell (2002) - Nick Conner (voice)
- Red Faction IIRed Faction IIRed Faction II is a first-person shooter video game developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ on October 15, 2002 for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox and Microsoft Windows...
(2002) - Molov (voice) - Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (2004) - Abaddon (voice)
- Gun (2005) - Thomas MacGruder (voice)
- Transformers Animated (2008) - Lockdown (voice)
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark AthenaThe Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark AthenaThe Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is a science fiction first-person action game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X. The game is a sequel to The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, which has been remade and has been included along with the Assault...
(2009) - Dacher (voice) - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on...
(2009) - General Shepherd (voice) - Aliens vs. PredatorAliens vs. Predator (video game)Aliens vs. Predator is a science fiction first-person shooter video game, developed by Rebellion Developments, the team behind the 1999 original PC game, and published by Sega for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is based on the Alien vs...
(2010) - Karl Bishop Weyland (voice and likeness) - Star Wars: The Old RepublicStar Wars: The Old RepublicStar Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated as TOR or SWTOR, is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe. Currently in development by BioWare Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was first announced on October 21, 2008, at an...
(2011) - Jedi Master Gnost-Dural (voice) - Mass EffectMass EffectMass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios...
(2007) - Admiral Steven Hackett (voice) - Mass Effect 2: 'Arrival' (2011) - Admiral Steven Hackett (voice)
- Mass Effect 3Mass Effect 3Mass Effect 3 is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3...
(2012) - Admiral Steven Hackett (voice)