Dennis Haysbert
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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
Credits
Heat (1995)
as Donald Breedan
Ted 2 (2015)
as Fertility Doctor
Send Help (2026)
as Franklin
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
as Manute
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
as General Hologram (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
as Master Storming Ox (voice)
The Dark Tower (2017)
as Steven Deschain
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
as Zipper (voice)
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
as Judge (voice)
Jarhead (2005)
as Major Lincoln
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
as Det. Larry McBain
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
as Kale (voice)
Playing with Fire (2019)
as Commander Richards
Absolute Power (1997)
as Tim Collin
No Exit (2022)
as Ed
Flamin' Hot (2023)
as Clarence C. Baker
Breakthrough (2019)
as Dr. Garrett
Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)
as Colonel
Men, Women & Children (2014)
as Secretluvur
Welcome to the Jungle (2013)
as Mr. Palmer
Relationship Goals (2026)
as Papa Jim
Fist Fight (2017)
as Superintendent Johnson
Major League (1989)
as Pedro Cerrano
Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022)
as Gabriel Stone
Breach (2007)
as Dean Plesac
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
as Uncle Eddie
Major League II (1994)
as Pedro Cerrano
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
as Kenneth
Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team (2023)
as Gabriel Stone
Naked (2017)
as Reginald Swope
Navy Seals (1990)
as Billy Graham
Experimenter (2015)
as Ossie Davis
Random Hearts (1999)
as Detective George Beaufort
Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016)
as Major Lincoln
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
as Ox (voice)
Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015)
as General Alan Lyons
Far from Heaven (2002)
as Raymond Deagan
Secret Obsession (2019)
as Detective Frank Page
Dear White People (2014)
as Dean Fairbanks
Sniper: Legacy (2014)
as The Colonel
Love Field (1992)
as Paul Cater
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection (2013)
as Ox (Voice)
Mr. Baseball (1992)
as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
Deify (—)
Actor
Summer Camp (2024)
as Tommy
Life of a King (2013)
as Searcy
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Minus Man (1999)
as Graves
The Details (2012)
as Lincoln
Time of Death (2025)
as Officer Aarons
Love & Basketball (2000)
as Zeke McCall
Kodachrome (2017)
as Larry
Baby, Baby, Baby (2015)
as Doctor Hankin
Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)
as Pedro Cerrano
Dead Rising: Endgame (2016)
as General Alan Lyons
Ticker (2002)
as FBI Agent
Goodbye Bafana (2007)
as Nelson Mandela
LUV (2013)
as Mr. Fish
Suture (1993)
as Clay Arlington
Amanda (1996)
as Seven / Sir Jordan
Lost & Found in Cleveland (2025)
as Marty Anderson
American Smuggler (—)
Actor
K-9000 (1990)
as Nick Sanrio
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island (2003)
as Kale
What's Cooking? (2000)
as Ronald Williams
Scoring (1979)
as Lt. Harrigan
In Fidelity (2024)
as Hoyt Johnston
How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998)
as Manhattan Parks
How Murray Saved Christmas (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Christmas Everlasting (2018)
as Uncle Barney
Home (—)
Actor
Widow's Kiss (1996)
as Eddie Costello
Suburban Psycho (—)
Actor
Out of the Blue (2013)
as Control
A Summer to Remember (1985)
as Sheriff Pierce
Standoff (1998)
as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
Heartburn (2013)
as Matthew Boa
Radio Sky (2026)
as Joseph Finley
The World According to Dick Cheney (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (2010)
as Self
Grambling's White Tiger (1981)
as James 'Shack' Harris
The Making of 'Heat' (2005)
as Self
Field of Dreams 2: Lockout (2011)
as Mann
Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir (2025)
as Featuring
Silent Retreat (—)
as Josh Alpert
The Writing on the Wall (1996)
as Sullivan
Hallelujah (1993)
as Rev. Oliver Crawford
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (1984)
as Dr. Beaumont
Secrets of Pearl Harbor (2004)
as Self - Host
Don't Ever Wonder (—)
Actor
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed (2025)
as Narrator
Higher Love (—)
Actor
Battledogs (2013)
as Lt. General Christopher Monning