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Gregg Henry

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  • Producer
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In this new action thriller,  the life of a happily married man (Lior Raz) is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a mysterious hit and run accident in Tel Aviv.  Grief-stricken and confused, he searches for his wife's killers. With the help of an ex-lover (Sanaa Lathan), he uncovers disturbing truths about his beloved wife and the secrets she kept from him.
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Hit & Run (2021)
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Gregg Henry has worked with many well-known filmmakers. For James Gunn: Slither (2006), Super (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). For Brian De Palma: Scarface (1983), Body Double (1984). Raising Cain (1992), Femme Fatale (2002), The Black Dahlia (2006), and Casualties of War (1989). For Paul Greengrass: United 93 (2006), and Jason Bourne (2016). Henry also stars in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and is maybe best known for the role of Val Resnick in Payback (1999).

Henry has numerous TV credits, notably as Hollis Doyle in Scandal (2012); Hit & Run (2021) for Netflix; The Riches (2007); The Killing (2011); The Following (2013); Chicago Med (2015); Hung (2009); Hell on Wheels (2011); Gilmore Girls (2000); Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021). In a chilling portrayal of the infamous Dennis Rader, Henry starred in the critically acclaimed The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005).

On stage, Henry most recently played the titular character in the brilliant and controversial production of Julius Caesar by the Public Theater and Oskar Eustis in Central Park. He's also performed at Seattle Rep, ACT Seattle, South Coast Rep, Old Globe Theater San Diego, and the Denver Center Theater. Henry has won thirteen Drama-Logue Awards, an L.A. Weekly Award, and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his stage work as producer and actor.

A composer and lyricist, Henry wrote both music and lyrics for Little Egypt: The Musical, which had a successful LA run and was accepted into the NYMF festival in NYC. He composed and wrote lyrics for two additional musicals, work-shopped at the LAByrinth Theater Summer intensives.

Henry plays the piano and has recorded several albums, as a professional singer and songwriter. Dwight Yoakam's cover of Henry's song, "The Back of Your Hand" for his album Population Me, reached #1 on CMT. Henry lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife Lisa James, a noted director for the American Theater.
BornMay 6, 1952
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Photos71

Gregg Henry in Hit & Run (2021)
Gregg Henry and Kaelen Ohm in Hide & Seek (2021)
Gregg Henry in Slither (2006)
Gregg Henry in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Gregg Henry in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Gregg Henry in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Gregg Henry in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Gregg Henry, Angela Lansbury, and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Gregg Henry in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Gregg Henry and George Kennedy in Mean Dog Blues (1978)
Gregg Henry, Jorja Fox, and William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Gregg Henry in Hot Rod (1979)

Known for:

Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy
8.0
  • Grandpa
  • 2014
Mel Gibson in Payback (1999)
Payback
7.1
  • Val Resnick
  • 1999
Slither (2006)
Slither
6.5
  • Jack MacReady
  • 2006
Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
Scandal
7.7
TV Series
  • Hollis Doyle

Credits

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Actor

  • Above the Line
    • Jack Woodrow
    • In Production
  • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (2023)
    Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
    • Grandpa Quill
    • 2023
  • Look Into the Fire (2022)
    Look Into the Fire
    • Professor Hirsch
    • 2022
  • Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021)
    Blade Runner: Black Lotus
    • Senator Bannister (English version, voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Christopher Meloni in Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
    Law & Order: Organized Crime
    • Edmund Ross
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Matt Czuchry, Bruce Greenwood, Emily VanCamp, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Manish Dayal, and Anuja Joshi in The Resident (2018)
    The Resident
    • Dr. Aaron Kranepool
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Hit & Run (2021)
    Hit & Run
    • Martin Wexler
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Stand! (2019)
    Stand!
    • Mike Sokolowski
    • 2019
  • Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Eric Winter, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, Mekia Cox, and Titus Makin Jr. in The Rookie (2018)
    The Rookie
    • Judge
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Maria Sten in Channel Zero (2016)
    Channel Zero
    • Bill Hope
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Jane Levy, Brenton Thwaites, and Karan Soni in Office Uprising (2018)
    Office Uprising
    • Franklin Gantt
    • 2018
  • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
    Scandal
    • Hollis Doyle
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2018
  • Black Lightning (2017)
    Black Lightning
    • Martin Proctor
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    American Crime Story
    • Old Man
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • David Harewood, Chyler Leigh, Jesse Rath, Azie Tesfai, Melissa Benoist, Katie McGrath, and Nicole Maines in Supergirl (2015)
    Supergirl
    • Peter Thompson
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, and Pom Klementieff in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
    • Grandpa Quill
    • 2017

Music Department

  • Purgatory Flats (2003)
    Purgatory Flats
    • composer: song "Wide Streth of the Road" (as Henry Lee Gregg)
    • 2003

Producer

  • Bird
    • co-producer
    • Short
    • 2012

Videos25

Payback
Clip 0:42
Payback
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:59
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:35
Official Trailer
Official Teaser
Trailer 1:13
Official Teaser
"Resurrection"
Trailer 1:01
"Resurrection"
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:55
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:01
Official Trailer
U.S. Version
Trailer 1:41
U.S. Version
Super
Trailer 2:12
Super
Stand!
Trailer 1:36
Stand!
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
Trailer 1:03
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
Body Double
Trailer 1:32
Body Double

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Henry Lee Gregg
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • May 6, 1952
    • Lakewood, Colorado, USA
  • Spouse
    • Lisa James? - present
  • Other works
    (4/98-5/98) Stage: Appeared (as "Randall") in "The Water Children" by Wendy MacLeod. Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Has his own rock band and has played with Bruce Greenwood, producing three albums together.
  • Quotes
    Actors really are superstitious. You can always spot a group of actors at a restaurant. They're the ones spitting on their knuckles and hurling salt everywhere.
  • Trademark
    Deep gravelly voice

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