The Errand
2025 · Movie
as Duncan
Malcolm Barrett
1980-04-22
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Fractal
2024 · Movie
as Baba
The Changeling
2023 · TV Show
as Patrice Green
Krapopolis
2023 · TV Show
as (voice)
Not Dead Yet
2023 · TV Show
as Quentin
History of the World: Part II
2023 · TV Show
as Captain Hanks, Idi Amin
Gen V
2023 · TV Show
as Seth Reed
This Fool
2022 · TV Show
as Gordon
Horror Noire
2021 · Movie
as Arthur (segment 'Fugue State')
Just Beyond
2021 · TV Show
as Andy
Pooka Lives!
2020 · Movie
as Derrick
The Comeback Trail
2020 · Movie
as Xavier Clay
The Boys
2019 · TV Show
as Seth Reed
Weird City
2019 · TV Show
as Chonathon
Dinner Party
2018 · Movie
as Barney
Calico Skies
2017 · Movie
as John
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017 · Movie
as Greg
Dropping The Soap
2017 · Movie
as Josh
Genius
2017 · TV Show
as Ted White
Dimension 404
2017 · TV Show
as Chris
Santa Clarita Diet
2017 · TV Show
as Morgan
War on Everyone
2016 · Movie
as Reggie X
Timeless
2016 · TV Show
as Rufus Carlin
Preacher
2016 · TV Show
as F.J. Hoover
Addicted to Fresno
2015 · Movie
as Eric
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Reunited
2015 · Movie
as Chad
Truth Be Told
2015 · TV Show
as Hudson
Dear White People
2014 · Movie
as Helmut West
10.0 Earthquake
2014 · Movie
as Booker
Man with a Movie Camera
2014 · Movie
as Edwin - The Director
Garfunkel and Oates
2014 · TV Show
as Daniel
OJ: The Musical
2013 · Movie
as Lawrence
Missed Connections
2012 · Movie
as Jules Norris
Key & Peele
2012 · TV Show
as Harrassed Passenger
The Soul Man
2012 · TV Show
as Bird
Traffic Light
2011 · TV Show
as Pete
Raising Hope
2010 · TV Show
as Lamar
The Good Guys
2010 · TV Show
as A / C
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Imaginary Larry
2009 · Movie
as Kenneth
Better Off Ted
2009 · TV Show
as Lem Hewitt
My Best Friend's Girl
2008 · Movie
as Dwalu
American Violet
2008 · Movie
as Byron Hill
The Hurt Locker
2008 · Movie
as Sergeant Foster
The Mentalist
2008 · TV Show
as Officer Price
Psych
2006 · TV Show
as Wally
Ghost Whisperer
2005 · TV Show
as Dr. Jules Huffman
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show
2005 · TV Show
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · TV Show
as Terrell
The Office
2005 · TV Show
as Stanley's Replacement
The Big House
2004 · TV Show
The Forgotten
2003 · Movie
as Anderson
Luis
2003 · TV Show
as T.K.
Swimfan
2002 · Movie
as Jock
Monk
2002 · TV Show
as Malcolm O'Dwyer
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV Show
as Ahmal
King of the Jungle
2000 · Movie
as Basketball Kid #2
The Beat
2000 · TV Show
as Russsell Lucas
The Sopranos
1999 · TV Show
as Angelo Davis
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
as Thomas Duncan
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
as Harry Johnson, Julian Zalak
A.A.
· Movie
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Mission Control
· Movie
as Arthur
