Malcolm Barrett
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Fractal as Baba
- 2023 · Krapopolis as (voice)
- 2023 · The Changeling as Patrice Green
- 2023 · History of the World: Part II as Captain Hanks
- 2023 · History of the World: Part II as Idi Amin
- 2023 · Not Dead Yet as Quentin
- 2021 · Horror Noire as Arthur (segment 'Fugue State')
- 2021 · Just Beyond as Andy
- 2020 · The Comeback Trail as Xavier Clay
- 2020 · Pooka Lives! as Derrick
- 2019 · The Boys as Seth Reed
- 2019 · Weird City as Chonathon
- 2018 · Dinner Party as Barney
- 2017 · Calico Skies as John
- 2017 · Genius as Ted White
- 2017 · Literally, Right Before Aaron as Greg
- 2017 · Dimension 404 as Chris
- 2017 · Dropping The Soap as Josh
- 2017 · Santa Clarita Diet as Morgan
- 2016 · War on Everyone as Reggie X
- 2016 · Timeless as Rufus Carlin
- 2016 · Preacher as F.J. Hoover
- 2015 · Reunited as Chad
- 2015 · Truth Be Told as Hudson
- 2015 · Addicted to Fresno as Eric
- 2014 · Dear White People as Helmut West
- 2014 · 10.0 Earthquake as Booker
- 2014 · Garfunkel and Oates as Daniel
- 2013 · OJ: The Musical as Lawrence
- 2012 · Missed Connections as Jules Norris
- 2009 · Better Off Ted as Lem Hewitt
- 2009 · Imaginary Larry as Kenneth
- 2008 · The Hurt Locker as Sergeant Foster
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Officer Price
- 2008 · My Best Friend's Girl as Dwalu
- 2008 · American Violet as Byron Hill
- 2006 · Psych as Wally
- 2005 · Ghost Whisperer as Dr. Jules Huffman
- 2005 · It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Terrell
- 2005 · The Office as Stanley's Replacement
- 2005 · Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show as
- 2004 · The Big House as
- 2003 · The Forgotten as Anderson
- 2003 · Luis as
- 2002 · Swimfan as Jock
- 2002 · Monk as Malcolm O'Dwyer
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Ahmal
- 2000 · The Beat as Russsell Lucas
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Angelo Davis
- 1990 · Law & Order as Harry Johnson
- 1990 · Law & Order as Julian Zalak
- 2024 · A.A. as