Harry Joseph Lennix III was born in 1964, the youngest of four siblings on Chicago's south side. He attended Northwestern University, where he majored…more
Harry J. Lennix: I am an utter goof. You should have seen me the other day, doing somersaults off the diving board for a bunch of kids. The only incentive I needed to keep doing them was for them to keep laughing.
Harry J. Lennix: My personal standard of the pursuit of quality work challenges me to be the best actor that I can be. I really couldn't be less interested in the fame or the fortune. I don't wish to be unknown, but I just like the work.
Harry J. Lennix: Some people see me as unapproachable. There is work that I have done that I would be proud for them to see, because once they see some of that work, they can know that I'm not just stern.