Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

🎂 2nd June 1954 (71 yrs) 📍 San Mateo, California, USA

Biography

Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film Absolute Power, Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS military action drama series The Unit, God on the Netflix show Lucifer, and President David Palmer on the first five seasons of 24. He has also appeared in the films Love Field, Navy SEALS, Heat, Waiting to Exhale,  Far from Heaven, and the science fiction series Incorporated. He is the narrator for the  A&E Network's American Justice television series.

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Dennis Haysbert

🎬 Movies Featuring Dennis Haysbert

Send Help

Send Help (2026)

as Franklin
Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir

Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir (2025)

as Featuring
Lost & Found in Cleveland

Lost & Found in Cleveland (2025)

as Marty Anderson
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed

Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed (2025)

as Narrator
In Fidelity

In Fidelity (2024)

as Hoyt Johnston
Summer Camp

Summer Camp (2024)

as Tommy
Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team

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

as Gabriel Stone
Flamin' Hot

Flamin' Hot (2023)

as Clarence C. Baker
Sniper: Rogue Mission

Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022)

as Gabriel Stone
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)

as Zipper (voice)
No Exit

No Exit (2022)

as Ed
Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire (2019)

as Commander Richards
Secret Obsession

Secret Obsession (2019)

as Detective Frank Page
Breakthrough

Breakthrough (2019)

as Dr. Garrett
Christmas Everlasting

Christmas Everlasting (2018)

as Uncle Barney
Kodachrome

Kodachrome (2017)

as Larry
Naked

Naked (2017)

as Reginald Swope
The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower (2017)

as Steven Deschain
Fist Fight

Fist Fight (2017)

as Superintendent Johnson
Sniper: Ghost Shooter

Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)

as Colonel
Dead Rising: Endgame

Dead Rising: Endgame (2016)

as General Lyons
Jarhead 3: The Siege

Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016)

as Major Lincoln
Baby, Baby, Baby

Baby, Baby, Baby (2015)

as Doctor Hankin
Experimenter

Experimenter (2015)

as Ossie Davis
Ted 2

Ted 2 (2015)

as Fertility Doctor
Dead Rising: Watchtower

Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015)

as General Lyons
How Murray Saved Christmas

How Murray Saved Christmas (2014)

as Narrator (voice)
Dear White People

Dear White People (2014)

as Dean Fairbanks
Men, Women & Children

Men, Women & Children (2014)

as Secretluvur
Sniper: Legacy

Sniper: Legacy (2014)

as The Colonel
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

as Manute
Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too (2014)

as Uncle Eddie
Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

as Judge (voice)
Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue (2013)

as Control
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection (2013)

as Ox (Voice)
Life of a King

Life of a King (2013)

as Searcy
Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle (2013)

as Mr. Palmer
Battledogs

Battledogs (2013)

as Lt. General Christopher Monning
LUV

LUV (2013)

as Mr. Fish
The World According to Dick Cheney

The World According to Dick Cheney (2013)

as Narrator (voice)
No Image

Heartburn (2013)

as Matthew Boa
The Details

The Details (2012)

as Lincoln
Wreck-It Ralph

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

as General Hologram (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)

as Ox (voice)
Field of Dreams 2: Lockout

Field of Dreams 2: Lockout (2011)

as Mann
Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

as Master Storming Ox (voice)
No Image

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (2010)

as Self
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008)

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Breach

Breach (2007)

as Dean Plesac
Goodbye Bafana

Goodbye Bafana (2007)

as Nelson Mandela
Jarhead

Jarhead (2005)

as Major Lincoln
The Making of 'Heat'

The Making of 'Heat' (2005)

as Self
Secrets of Pearl Harbor

Secrets of Pearl Harbor (2004)

as Self - Host
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island

Sinbad and the Cyclops Island (2003)

as Kale
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

as Kale (voice)
Ticker

Ticker (2002)

as FBI Agent
Far from Heaven

Far from Heaven (2002)

as Raymond Deagan
Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball (2000)

as Zeke McCall
What's Cooking?

What's Cooking? (2000)

as Ronald Williams
Random Hearts

Random Hearts (1999)

as Detective George Beaufort
The Minus Man

The Minus Man (1999)

as Graves
The Thirteenth Floor

The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

as Det. Larry McBain
Major League: Back to the Minors

Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)

as Pedro Cerrano
How to Make the Cruelest Month

How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998)

as Manhattan Parks
Standoff

Standoff (1998)

as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
Absolute Power

Absolute Power (1997)

as Tim Collin
The Writing on the Wall

The Writing on the Wall (1996)

as Sullivan
Widow's Kiss

Widow's Kiss (1996)

as Eddie Costello
Amanda

Amanda (1996)

as Seven / Sir Jordan
Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

as Kenneth
Heat

Heat (1995)

as Donald Breedan
Major League II

Major League II (1994)

as Pedro Cerrano
No Image

Hallelujah (1993)

as Rev. Oliver Crawford
Suture

Suture (1993)

as Clay Arlington
Love Field

Love Field (1992)

as Paul Cater
Mr. Baseball

Mr. Baseball (1992)

as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
Navy Seals

Navy Seals (1990)

as Billy Graham
K-9000

K-9000 (1990)

as Nick Sanrio
Major League

Major League (1989)

as Pedro Cerrano
A Summer to Remember

A Summer to Remember (1985)

as Sheriff Pierce
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (1984)

as Dr. Beaumont
No Image

Grambling's White Tiger (1981)

as James 'Shack' Harris
Scoring

Scoring (1979)

as Lt. Harrigan
Silent Retreat

Silent Retreat (N/A)

as Josh Alpert
No Image

American Smuggler (N/A)

No Image

Closure (N/A)

No Image

Suburban Psycho (N/A)

No Image

Higher Love (N/A)

No Image

Don't Ever Wonder (N/A)