Person Details

Birthday: 1980-01-01 10:53:35

Aliases: Malcolm I. Barrett , Verbal the Rapper

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Brooklyn - New York - USA

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Movie Involvements: 11

TV Involvements: 13


Most Famous Work

Biography

Malcolm Barrett (born 1980) is an American actor known for playing the role of scientist and time traveler Rufus Carlin in Timeless on NBC. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan. He has appeared as a series regular on Fox's The Sketch Show and Luis. Barrett played the character "Dr. Lem Hewitt" on the ABC television show, Better Off Ted and was a supporting character in the Academy Award-winning The Hurt Locker. Barrett has had recurring appearances on the New York-based Law & Order franchise. He was featured as a squatter and drug dealer in an episode of The Sopranos and also guest starred in the pilot episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the series finale of The Office as one of Dunder/Mifflin's new employees, and in an episode of Monk as a lottery fanatic. He also had a small role in the movie Larry Crowne, as one of Tom Hanks' character's classmates. He has also appeared in several television commercials, including national spots for Hummer and AT&T. The AT&T spot, which features Barrett shooting baskets in a sports bar, received frequent airplay during the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Barrett began playing the role of Rufus Carlin in the Fall of 2016 in the NBC series, Timeless. Barrett is a spoken word artist and hip hop performer who has recorded under the aliases "Tourette's," "Verbal," and "The Velvet Rope." He appeared on the 2002 EP Timber, by electronic recording artist M Pinto. He is currently working on his debut album entitled The Backpacker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Most Famous Work

The Boys
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8

The Boys

(2019) Seth Reed
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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8
Ghost Whisperer
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8

Ghost Whisperer

(2005) Dr. Jules Huffman
Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) Harry Johnson
The Sopranos
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9

The Sopranos

(1999) Angelo Davis
The Mentalist
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8

The Mentalist

(2008) Officer Price
Preacher
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7

Preacher

(2016) F.J. Hoover
Timeless
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7

Timeless

(2016) Rufus Carlin

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Baba
2023 (voice)
Patrice Green
Captain Hanks
Idi Amin
Quentin
2021 Arthur (segment 'Fugue State')
Andy
2020 Xavier Clay
Derrick
2019 Seth Reed
Chonathon
2018 Barney
2017 John
Ted White
Greg
Chris
2016 Reggie X
Rufus Carlin
F.J. Hoover
2015 Chad
Hudson
Eric
2014 Helmut West
Booker
Daniel
2013 Lawrence
2012 Jules Norris
2009 Lem Hewitt
Kenneth
2008 Sergeant Foster
Officer Price
Dwalu
Byron Hill
2006 Wally
2005 Dr. Jules Huffman
Terrell
Stanley's Replacement
N/A
2004 N/A
2003 Anderson
N/A
2002 Jock
Malcolm O'Dwyer
2001 Ahmal
2000 Russsell Lucas
1999 Angelo Davis
1990 Julian Zalak
Harry Johnson
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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