Malcolm Barrett
Acting
Born: April 22, 1980 (age 46) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Boys
2019
The Hurt Locker
2008
The Office
2005
The Mentalist
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Sopranos
1999
Ghost Whisperer
2005
Gen V
2023
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Preacher
2016
Monk
2002
Psych
2006
Photos (1)
Movies (22)
The Hurt Locker
Sergeant Foster
The Comeback Trail
Xavier Clay
Swimfan
Jock
My Best Friend's Girl
Dwalu
Literally, Right Before Aaron
Greg
War on Everyone
Reggie X
Dear White People
Helmut West
10.0 Earthquake
Booker
Pooka Lives!
Derrick
American Violet
Byron Hill
King of the Jungle
Basketball Kid #2
Addicted to Fresno
Eric
Horror Noire
Arthur (segment 'Fugue State')
Dropping The Soap
Josh
Calico Skies
John
Man with a Movie Camera
Edwin - The Director
The Errand
Duncan
OJ: The Musical
Lawrence
Missed Connections
Jules Norris
Fractal
Baba
Dinner Party
Barney
The Forgotten
Anderson
TV Shows (38)
The Office
Stanley's Replacement · 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Thomas Duncan · 1 eps
Law & Order
Harry Johnson · 1 eps
Law & Order
Julian Zalak · 1 eps
The Mentalist
Officer Price · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ahmal · 1 eps
The Sopranos
Angelo Davis · 1 eps
The Boys
Seth Reed · 7 eps
Monk
Malcolm O'Dwyer · 1 eps
Psych
Wally · 1 eps
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Terrell · 1 eps
Ghost Whisperer
Dr. Jules Huffman · 1 eps
Raising Hope
Lamar · 1 eps
Gen V
Seth Reed · 1 eps
Preacher
F.J. Hoover · 17 eps
Key & Peele
Harrassed Passenger · 2 eps
Timeless
Rufus Carlin · 26 eps
Genius
Ted White · 8 eps
Krapopolis
(voice) · 1 eps
History of the World: Part II
Captain Hanks · 1 eps
History of the World: Part II
Idi Amin · 1 eps
Santa Clarita Diet
Morgan · 1 eps
The Soul Man
Bird · 3 eps
Not Dead Yet
Quentin · 2 eps
Better Off Ted
Lem Hewitt · 26 eps
The Good Guys
A / C · 1 eps
Just Beyond
Andy · 1 eps
Traffic Light
Pete · 2 eps
The Changeling
Patrice Green · 5 eps
The Beat
Russsell Lucas · 1 eps
This Fool
Gordon · 1 eps
Garfunkel and Oates
Daniel · 1 eps
Dimension 404
Chris · 1 eps
Weird City
Chonathon · 1 eps
Truth Be Told
Hudson · 2 eps
Luis
T.K. · 10 eps
The Big House
1 eps
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show
6 eps
