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Barry Shabaka Henley (born Barry Joseph Henley; September 15, 1954) is an American character actor. Henley is a regular in many films, most often the films of director Michael Mann, with whom he has worked four times.

Henley played Herbert Muhammad in the film Ali. In the film Collateral, he made an impression as a sensitive jazz musician living on borrowed money. He also appeared in Steven Spielberg's film The Terminal. In the film Miami Vice, Henley replaced Edward James Olmos as the senior officer, Lieutenant Martin Castillo. He also appeared in the short-lived television series Robbery Homicide Division and Barbershop. Since 2009 he has played the recurring role of FBI Agent Vreede in the ABC television series FlashForward. He also played Buddy in the film How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

It was announced that Henley would receive a role in the series Heroes as Detective Fuller. In 1999 Henley played Pokerface in the film Life with Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence.