
Highest rated as cast or director
The Unit
2006 · 4 Seasons
Now and Again
1999 · 1 Season
Far from Heaven
2002
Send Help
2026
Breach
2007
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993 · 1 Season
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Haysbert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 128
2020s
- 2026
Higher Love
Carver Sams
Radio Sky
Joseph Finley
- 2025
Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir
Featuring
- 2024
Holidazed
Robert Lewin · 8 episodes
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Christmas Everlasting
Uncle Barney
Reverie
Charlie Ventana · 10 episodes
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
Baby, Baby, Baby
Doctor Hankin
Backstrom
Det. Sgt. Almond · 13 episodes
- 2014
- 2013
Out of the Blue
Control
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Ox (voice)
- 2012
- 2011
Field of Dreams 2: Lockout
Mann
2000s
- 2007
Goodbye Bafana
Nelson Mandela
- 2006
- 2005
- 2003
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island
Kale
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
Love & Basketball
Zeke McCall
What's Cooking?
Ronald Williams
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
How to Make the Cruelest Month
Manhattan Parks
Standoff
Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
- 1997
- 1996
The Writing on the Wall
Sullivan
Widow's Kiss
Eddie Costello
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
Alex Haley's Queen
Davis · 3 episodes
- 1992
Mr. Baseball
Max 'Hammer' Dubois
- 1990
K-9000
Nick Sanrio
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Just the Ten of Us
TV
- 1985
Off the Rack
Cletus Maxwell · 6 episodes
- 1984
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Beaumont
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
Scoring
Lt. Harrigan
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
No release date
Silent Retreat
Josh Alpert
Home
Movie
Produced 2
2020s
- 2026
Radio Sky
Producer
2000s
- 2006
Directed 1
2000s
- 2006
Appearances14
2020s
- 2025
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed
Narrator
2010s
- 2014
How Murray Saved Christmas
Narrator (voice)
- 2013
Civil War 360
Self - Host · 3 episodes
The World According to Dick Cheney
Narrator (voice)
2000s
- 2008
- 2005
The Making of Heat
Self
- 2004
Secrets of Pearl Harbor
Self - Host
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1993





