Lennie James

Lennie James

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderMale
BirthdayOkt. 11, 1965
BiographyLennie Michael James (born 11 October 1965) is a British actor. He is best known for portraying Morgan Jones in the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010–2018) and in its spin-off, Fear the Walking Dead (2018–2023), and starring as DCI Tony Gates in Line of Duty series one.

Among James' more notable roles in television is Glen Boyle in the medical drama Critical on Sky 1. On American television, he portrayed the mysterious Robert Hawkins in the CBS series Jericho and Detective Joe Geddes in the AMC series Low Winter Sun.

James created and starred in Sky Atlantic drama series Save Me which was released in 2018 to critical acclaim. Its second season, titled Save Me Too, won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series 2021.

In 2024, James starred as Barrington Jedidiah "Barry" Walker in the BBC TV series Mr Loverman, adapted from the novel of the same name by Bernardine Evaristo, for which James won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor at the 2025 British Academy Television Awards.

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Known For

Line of Duty
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Line of Duty

as DCI Tony Gates
Mayor of Kingstown
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Mayor of Kingstown

as Frank Moses
Buried
Ended

Buried

as Lee Kingley
Comics
Ended

Comics

as Delroy Smith
Critical
Ended

Critical

as Glen Boyle
Fear the Walking Dead
Ended

Fear the Walking Dead

as Morgan Jones
Hung
Ended

Hung

as Charlie
Jericho
Ended

Jericho

as Robert Hawkins
Low Winter Sun
Ended

Low Winter Sun

as Joe Geddes
Mr Loverman
Ended

Mr Loverman

as Barrington Walker
Out of the Blue
Ended

Out of the Blue

as D.C. Bruce Hannaford
Run
Ended

Run

as Richard
Save Me
Ended

Save Me

as Nelson "Nelly" Rowe
The Prisoner
Ended

The Prisoner

as Nr. 147
The State Within
Ended

The State Within

as Luke Gardner
The Walking Dead
Ended

The Walking Dead

as Morgan Jones
Undercover Heart
Ended

Undercover Heart

as Matt Lomas
Young Black Farmers
Ended

Young Black Farmers

as Narrator

Part of Crew

Mr Loverman
Ended

Mr Loverman

as Executive Producer
Save Me
Ended

Save Me

as Creator

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