Dennis Haysbert

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
June 2, 1954 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Drama Action
Career Span
– 2026

Dennis Haysbert

1 win
191 nominations
84 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Jun 2, 1954
From
San Mateo, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
– 2026

Award Recognition

1
Win
191
Nominations

Complete Filmography

2026

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2024

Summer Camp as Tommy
Lost & Found in Cleveland as Marty Anderson
In Fidelity as Hoyt Johnston

2023

Flamin' Hot as Clarence C. Baker Award
Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team as Gabriel Stone Award

2022

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Zipper (voice) Award
No Exit as Ed Award
Sniper: Rogue Mission as Gabriel Stone Award

2019

Breakthrough as Dr. Garrett Award
Playing with Fire as Commander Richards
Secret Obsession as Detective Frank Page

2018

Christmas Everlasting as Uncle Barney

2017

The Dark Tower as Steven Deschain Award
Fist Fight as Superintendent Johnson Award
Naked as Reginald Swope
Kodachrome as Larry

2016

Sniper: Ghost Shooter as Colonel Award
Jarhead 3: The Siege as Major Lincoln
Dead Rising: Endgame as General Lyons

2015

Ted 2 as Fertility Doctor Award
Experimenter as Ossie Davis
Dead Rising: Watchtower as General Lyons
Baby, Baby, Baby as Doctor Hankin

2014

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as Manute Award
Men, Women & Children as Secretluvur Award
Mr. Peabody & Sherman as Judge (voice) Award
Think Like a Man Too as Uncle Eddie Award
Sniper: Legacy as The Colonel
Dear White People as Dean Fairbanks
How Murray Saved Christmas as Narrator (voice)

2013

Life of a King as Searcy
Welcome to the Jungle as Mr. Palmer
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Ox (Voice)
LUV as Mr. Fish
Out of the Blue as Control
The World According to Dick Cheney as Narrator (voice)
Heartburn as Matthew Boa
Battledogs as Lt. General Christopher Monning

2012

Wreck-It Ralph as General Hologram (voice) Award
The Details as Lincoln

2011

Kung Fu Panda 2 as Master Storming Ox (voice) Award
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Ox (voice)
Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout as Mann

2010

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun as Self

2008

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston as Self - Narrator (voice)

2007

Breach as Dean Plesac
Goodbye Bafana as Nelson Mandela

2005

Jarhead as Major Lincoln Award
The Making of 'Heat' as Self

2004

Secrets of Pearl Harbor as Self - Host

2003

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas as Kale (voice) Award
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island as Kale

2002

Far from Heaven as Raymond Deagan
Ticker as FBI Agent

2000

Love & Basketball as Zeke McCall
What's Cooking? as Ronald Williams

1999

The Thirteenth Floor as Det. Larry McBain
Random Hearts as Detective George Beaufort
The Minus Man as Graves

1998

Major League: Back to the Minors as Pedro Cerrano
How to Make the Cruelest Month as Manhattan Parks
Standoff as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones

1997

Absolute Power as Tim Collin

1996

Amanda as Seven / Sir Jordan
Widow's Kiss as Eddie Costello
The Writing on the Wall as Sullivan

1995

Heat as Donald Breedan Award
Waiting to Exhale as Kenneth

1994

Major League II as Pedro Cerrano

1993

Suture as Clay Arlington
Hallelujah as Rev. Oliver Crawford

1992

Love Field as Paul Cater
Mr. Baseball as Max 'Hammer' Dubois

1990

Navy Seals as Billy Graham
K-9000 as Nick Sanrio

1989

Major League as Pedro Cerrano Award

1985

A Summer to Remember as Sheriff Pierce

1984

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Beaumont

1981

Grambling's White Tiger as James 'Shack' Harris

1979

Scoring as Lt. Harrigan

Silent Retreat as Josh Alpert
Closure
American Smuggler

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The Dark Tower
Heat
Ted 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
Wreck-It Ralph
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Men, Women & Children
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Sniper: Ghost Shooter

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