Harry Lennix

Harry Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He gained recognition for his roles as Terrence 'Dresser' Williams in the film The Five Heartbeats (1991) and as Boyd Langton in the TV series Dollhouse. Lennix currently co-stars as Harold Cooper, assistant director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division, on the NBC drama The Blacklist. He has also portrayed J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter in the DC Extended Universe films Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Zack Snyder's Justice League. Lennix was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Northwestern University, where he studied Acting and Direction.