Gregg Henry

Gregg Henry is one of those actors who makes every scene he's in better, even when — especially when — he's playing someone utterly despicable. Born in Lakewood, Colorado in 1952, he's carved out a career as Hollywood's go-to "heavy," and honestly, nobody does cold-blooded menace with quite that much quiet charm. His turn as the sadistic Porter in Payback opposite Mel Gibson is deliciously hateable, and his recurring work with Brian De Palma — Body Double and several others — shows a director who knew exactly what he had. I also love that he showed up in both Guardians of the Galaxy films, bringing that same steely edge to a whole new generation of fans. The BTK Killer role was genuinely unsettling. A character actor's character actor — criminally underappreciated.

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Name (English)

Gregg Henry

Name (Japanese)

グレッグ・ヘンリー

Reading

ぐれっぐ・へんりー

Born

May 6, 1952 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dragon

Origin

Lakewood, Colorado, United States

Occupation

actor / singer / stage actor / television actor / songwriter

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Tags

• Colorado
• actor
• singer
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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