Lennie Michael James is a British actor, screenwriter, and playwright. His work includes playing Morgan Jones in the television series, The Walking Dead and in its spin-off, Fear the Walking Dead, and starring as DCI Tony Gates in Line of Duty series one.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Mr Loverman (2024)
Starring as Barrington Walker
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Oct 14, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Oct 14, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Oct 14, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Oct 14, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Oct 14, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Oct 14, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Oct 14, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Oct 14, 2024)
The Critics' Choice Super Awards (2021)
Guest starring as Lennie James
- Episode 1x01: 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards (Jan 10, 2021)
Friday Night In with The Morgans (2020)
Guest starring as Lennie James
- Episode 1x12: Lennie James, Bethany Joy Lenz, Dr. Sharagim Kemp (Jul 17, 2020)
Save Me (2018)
Starring as Nelson "Nelly" Rowe
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Apr 1, 2020)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Apr 1, 2020)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Apr 1, 2020)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Apr 1, 2020)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Apr 1, 2020)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Apr 1, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Feb 28, 2018)
Genius (2017)
Guest starring as Martin Luther King Sr.
(5 episodes)
- Episode 4x08: Can You Imagine (Feb 22, 2024)
- Episode 4x05: Matriarchs (Feb 15, 2024)
- Episode 4x03: Protect Us (Feb 8, 2024)
- Episode 4x02: Who We Are (Feb 1, 2024)
- Episode 4x01: Graduation (Feb 1, 2024)
Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
Starring as Morgan Jones
(59 episodes)
- Episode 8x06: All I See Is Red (Jun 15, 2023)
- Episode 8x05: More Time Than You Know (Jun 8, 2023)
- Episode 8x04: King County (Jun 1, 2023)
- Episode 8x02: Blue Jay (May 18, 2023)
- Episode 8x01: Remember What They Took From You (May 11, 2023)
- Episode 7x16: Gone (May 29, 2022)
- Episode 7x15: Amina (May 22, 2022)
- Episode 7x13: The Raft (May 8, 2022)
- Episode 7x12: Sonny Boy (May 1, 2022)
- Episode 7x11: Ofelia (Apr 24, 2022)
- Episode 7x09: Follow Me (Apr 17, 2022)
- Episode 7x08: PADRE (Nov 28, 2021)
- Episode 7x07: The Portrait (Nov 21, 2021)
- Episode 7x06: Reclamation (Nov 14, 2021)
- Episode 7x04: Breathe With Me (Oct 31, 2021)
- Episode 7x03: Cindy Hawkins (Oct 24, 2021)
- Episode 7x02: Six Hours (Oct 17, 2021)
- Episode 6x16: The Beginning (Jun 13, 2021)
- Episode 6x15: USS Pennsylvania (Jun 6, 2021)
- Episode 6x13: J.D. (May 16, 2021)
- Episode 6x12: In Dreams (May 9, 2021)
- Episode 6x11: The Holding (May 2, 2021)
- Episode 6x10: Handle with Care (Apr 25, 2021)
- Episode 6x09: Things Left to Do (Apr 18, 2021)
- Episode 6x08: The Door (Apr 11, 2021)
- Episode 6x07: Damage from the Inside (Nov 22, 2020)
- Episode 6x05: Honey (Nov 8, 2020)
- Episode 6x04: The Key (Nov 1, 2020)
- Episode 6x03: Alaska (Oct 25, 2020)
- Episode 6x02: Welcome to the Club (Oct 18, 2020)
- Episode 6x01: The End is the Beginning (Oct 11, 2020)
- Episode 5x16: End of the Line (Sep 29, 2019)
- Episode 5x15: Channel 5 (Sep 22, 2019)
- Episode 5x14: Today and Tomorrow (Sep 15, 2019)
- Episode 5x11: You're Still Here (Aug 25, 2019)
- Episode 5x10: 210 Words Per Minute (Aug 18, 2019)
- Episode 5x09: Channel 4 (Aug 11, 2019)
- Episode 5x07: Still Standing (Jul 14, 2019)
- Episode 5x06: The Little Prince (Jul 7, 2019)
- Episode 5x05: The End of Everything (Jun 30, 2019)
- Episode 5x04: Skidmark (Jun 23, 2019)
- Episode 5x03: Humbug's Gulch (Jun 16, 2019)
- Episode 5x02: The Hurt That Will Happen (Jun 9, 2019)
- Episode 5x01: Here to Help (Jun 2, 2019)
- Episode 4x16: ... I Lose Myself (Sep 30, 2018)
- Episode 4x15: I Lose People... (Sep 23, 2018)
- Episode 4x14: MM 54 (Sep 16, 2018)
- Episode 4x13: Blackjack (Sep 9, 2018)
- Episode 4x12: Weak (Sep 2, 2018)
- Episode 4x11: The Code (Aug 26, 2018)
- Episode 4x09: People Like Us (Aug 12, 2018)
- Episode 4x08: No One's Gone (Jun 10, 2018)
- Episode 4x07: The Wrong Side of Where You Are Now (Jun 3, 2018)
- Episode 4x06: Just in Case (May 20, 2018)
- Episode 4x05: Laura (May 13, 2018)
- Episode 4x04: Buried (May 6, 2018)
- Episode 4x03: Good Out Here (Apr 29, 2018)
- Episode 4x02: Another Day in the Diamond (Apr 22, 2018)
- Episode 4x01: What's Your Story? (Apr 15, 2018)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Lennie James
- Episode 2021-01-13: Paul Bettany, Lennie James (Jan 13, 2021)
Low Winter Sun (2013)
Starring as Joe Geddes
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Surrender (Oct 6, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: Ann Arbor (Oct 6, 2013)
- Episode 1x08: Revelations (Sep 29, 2013)
- Episode 1x07: There Was a Girl (Sep 22, 2013)
- Episode 1x06: The Way Things Are (Sep 15, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: Cake on the Way (Sep 8, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: Catacombs (Sep 1, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: No Rounds (Aug 25, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: The Goat Rodeo (Aug 18, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 11, 2013)
Line of Duty (2012)
Starring as DCI Tony Gates
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: The Probation (Jul 24, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Terror (Jul 17, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: In the Trap (Jul 10, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: The Assault (Jul 3, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: A Disastrous Affair (Jun 26, 2012)
Talking Dead (2011)
Guest starring as Lennie James
(24 episodes)
- Episode 9x29: Home Edition: The Beginning (Jun 13, 2021)
- Episode 9x28: Home Edition: J.D. (May 16, 2021)
- Episode 9x27: Home Edition: The Door (Apr 11, 2021)
- Episode 9x19: Home Edition: Damage from the Inside / The Sky Is a Graveyard (Nov 22, 2020)
- Episode S09 Special: The Walking Dead Universe Preview Special (Sep 27, 2020)
- Episode 8x20: End of the Line (Sep 29, 2019)
- Episode 8x19: Channel 4 (Aug 11, 2019)
- Episode 8x18: Is Anybody Out There? (Jul 21, 2019)
- Episode 8x17: Here to Help (Jun 2, 2019)
- Episode 7x31: ...I Lose Myself (Sep 30, 2018)
- Episode 7x30: I Lose People... (Sep 23, 2018)
- Episode 7x29: MM 54 (Sep 16, 2018)
- Episode 7x28: Blackjack (Sep 9, 2018)
- Episode 7x27: Weak (Sep 2, 2018)
- Episode 7x26: The Code (Aug 26, 2018)
- Episode 7x24: People Like Us (Aug 12, 2018)
- Episode S07 Special: The Walking Dead Season 9 Preview Special (Aug 5, 2018)
- Episode 7x16: Wrath / What's Your Story? (Apr 15, 2018)
- Episode 7x06: The King, the Widow, and Rick (Nov 26, 2017)
- Episode 7x01: Mercy (Oct 22, 2017)
- Episode S06 Special: The Walking Dead Season 8 Preview Special (Sep 10, 2017)
- Episode 6x13: Bury Me Here (Mar 12, 2017)
- Episode 5x04: Here's Not Here (Nov 1, 2015)
- Episode 4x16: Conquer (Mar 29, 2015)
The Walking Dead (2010)
Starring as Morgan Jones
(29 episodes)
- Episode 8x16: Wrath (Apr 15, 2018)
- Episode 8x15: Worth (Apr 8, 2018)
- Episode 8x14: Still Gotta Mean Something (Apr 1, 2018)
- Episode 8x13: Do Not Send Us Astray (Mar 25, 2018)
- Episode 8x11: Dead or Alive Or (Mar 11, 2018)
- Episode 8x09: Honor (Feb 25, 2018)
- Episode 8x08: How It's Gotta Be (Dec 10, 2017)
- Episode 8x07: Time for After (Dec 3, 2017)
- Episode 8x03: Monsters (Nov 5, 2017)
- Episode 8x02: The Damned (Oct 29, 2017)
- Episode 8x01: Mercy (Oct 22, 2017)
- Episode 7x16: The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (Apr 2, 2017)
- Episode 7x13: Bury Me Here (Mar 12, 2017)
- Episode 7x10: New Best Friends (Feb 19, 2017)
- Episode 7x09: Rock in the Road (Feb 12, 2017)
- Episode 7x08: Hearts Still Beating (Dec 11, 2016)
- Episode 7x02: The Well (Oct 30, 2016)
- Episode 7x01: The Day Will Come When You Won't Be (Oct 23, 2016)
- Episode 6x16: Last Day on Earth (Apr 3, 2016)
- Episode 6x15: East (Mar 27, 2016)
- Episode 6x14: Twice as Far (Mar 20, 2016)
- Episode 6x12: Not Tomorrow Yet (Mar 6, 2016)
- Episode 6x09: No Way Out (Feb 14, 2016)
- Episode 6x08: Start to Finish (Nov 29, 2015)
- Episode 6x07: Heads Up (Nov 22, 2015)
- Episode 6x05: Now (Nov 8, 2015)
- Episode 6x04: Here's Not Here (Nov 1, 2015)
- Episode 6x02: JSS (Oct 18, 2015)
- Episode 6x01: First Time Again (Oct 11, 2015)
Guest starring as Morgan Jones
(6 episodes)
- Episode 11x24: Rest in Peace (Nov 20, 2022) [Uncredited]
- Episode 5x16: Conquer (Mar 29, 2015)
- Episode 5x08: Coda (Nov 30, 2014) [Uncredited]
- Episode 5x01: No Sanctuary (Oct 12, 2014) [Uncredited]
- Episode 3x12: Clear (Mar 3, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x01: Days Gone Bye (Oct 31, 2010)
Human Target (2010)
Guest starring as Baptiste
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x04: The Return of Baptiste (Dec 8, 2010)
- Episode 1x12: Christopher Chance (Apr 14, 2010)
- Episode 1x08: Baptiste (Mar 17, 2010)
Hung (2009)
Starring as Charlie
(8 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: "The Whole Beefalo" (Dec 4, 2011)
- Episode 3x09: "A Monkey Named Simian" or "Frances is Not a Fan" (Nov 27, 2011)
- Episode 3x07: "What's Going on Downstairs?" or "Don't Eat Prince Eric!" (Nov 13, 2011)
- Episode 3x06: "Money on the Floor" (Nov 6, 2011)
- Episode 3x05: "We're Golden" or "Crooks and Big Beaver" (Oct 30, 2011)
- Episode 3x04: "Fuck Me, Mr. Drecker" or "Let's Not Go to Jail" (Oct 23, 2011)
- Episode 3x03: "Mister Drecker" or "Ease Up on the Whup-Ass" (Oct 16, 2011)
- Episode 3x02: "Take the Cake" or "Are You Packing?" (Oct 9, 2011)
Guest starring as Charlie
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x03: "Mind Bullets" or "Bang Bang Bang Bang Motherfucker" (Jul 18, 2010)
- Episode 2x01: "Just the Tip" (Jun 27, 2010)
Lie to Me (2009)
Guest starring as Terry "Tel" Marsh
- Episode 2x05: Grievous Bodily Harm (Oct 26, 2009)
Jericho (2006)
Starring as Robert Hawkins
(29 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: Patriots and Tyrants (Mar 25, 2008)
- Episode 2x06: Sedition (Mar 18, 2008)
- Episode 2x05: Termination for Cause (Mar 11, 2008)
- Episode 2x04: Oversight (Mar 4, 2008)
- Episode 2x03: Jennings & Rall (Feb 26, 2008)
- Episode 2x02: Condor (Feb 19, 2008)
- Episode 2x01: Reconstruction (Feb 12, 2008)
- Episode 1x22: Why We Fight (May 9, 2007)
- Episode 1x21: Coalition of the Willing (May 2, 2007)
- Episode 1x20: One If by Land (Apr 25, 2007)
- Episode 1x19: Casus Belli (Apr 18, 2007)
- Episode 1x18: A.K.A. (Apr 11, 2007)
- Episode 1x17: One Man's Terrorist (Apr 4, 2007)
- Episode 1x16: Winter's End (Mar 28, 2007)
- Episode 1x15: Semper Fidelis (Mar 14, 2007)
- Episode 1x14: Heart of Winter (Mar 7, 2007)
- Episode 1x13: Black Jack (Feb 28, 2007)
- Episode 1x12: The Day Before (Feb 21, 2007)
- Episode 1x11: Vox Populi (Nov 29, 2006)
- Episode 1x10: Red Flag (Nov 22, 2006)
- Episode 1x09: Crossroads (Nov 15, 2006)
- Episode 1x08: Rogue River (Nov 8, 2006)
- Episode 1x07: Long Live the Mayor (Nov 1, 2006)
- Episode 1x06: 9:02 (Oct 25, 2006)
- Episode 1x05: Federal Response (Oct 18, 2006)
- Episode 1x04: The Walls of Jericho (Oct 11, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Four Horsemen (Oct 4, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: Fallout (Sep 27, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: The First 17 Hours (Sep 20, 2006)
Robot Chicken (2005)
Guest starring as Morgan Jones
- Episode S09 Special: The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking (Oct 9, 2017)
Buried (2003)
Starring as Lee Kingley
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Mar 4, 2003)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Feb 25, 2003)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Feb 18, 2003)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Feb 11, 2003)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Feb 4, 2003)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Jan 28, 2003)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Jan 21, 2003)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Jan 14, 2003)
A Touch of Frost (1992)
Guest starring as DC Carl Tanner
- Episode 2x01: A Minority of One (Jan 9, 1994)
Crew Credits
Save Me (2018)
Show crew as Creator
Episode crew as Writer
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Apr 1, 2020)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Apr 1, 2020)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Apr 1, 2020)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Apr 1, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Feb 28, 2018)
Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 7x10: Mourning Cloak (Apr 17, 2022)
- Episode 7x05: Till Death (Nov 7, 2021)
- Episode 6x02: Welcome to the Club (Oct 18, 2020)