My Take
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.
Overview
Gregg Lee Henry (born May 6, 1952) is an American actor. He is best known for his performance as serial killer Dennis Rader in the television film The Hunt for the BTK Killer and for playing various "heavies" in various films, such as in Payback (1999), Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy films and Brian De Palma's Body Double (1984), who he has collaborated with frequently over the years, acting in six De Palma…
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / stage actor / television actor / songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.