Malcolm Barrett
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- Born
- 1980-04-22 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Malcolm I. Barrett · Verbal the Rapper
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
TV Shows (36)
The Boys
2019
as Seth Reed
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Thomas Duncan
Law & Order
1990
as Harry Johnson / Julian Zalak
The Mentalist
2008
as Officer Price
The Office
2005
as Stanley's Replacement
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Ahmal
The Sopranos
1999
as Angelo Davis
Monk
2002
as Malcolm O'Dwyer
Psych
2006
as Wally
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Dr. Jules Huffman
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Terrell
Gen V
2023
as Seth Reed
Raising Hope
2010
as Lamar
Timeless
2016
as Rufus Carlin
Key & Peele
2012
as Harrassed Passenger
Genius
2017
as Ted White
Krapopolis
2023
as (voice)
Preacher
2016
as F.J. Hoover
Santa Clarita Diet
2017
as Morgan
History of the World: Part II
2023
as Captain Hanks / Idi Amin
Not Dead Yet
2023
as Quentin
Better Off Ted
2009
as Lem Hewitt
The Good Guys
2010
as A / C
Just Beyond
2021
as Andy
The Soul Man
2012
as Bird
The Changeling
2023
as Patrice Green
This Fool
2022
as Gordon
The Beat
2000
as Russsell Lucas
Dimension 404
2017
as Chris
Weird City
2019
as Chonathon
Garfunkel and Oates
2014
as Daniel
Traffic Light
2011
as Pete
Luis
2003
as T.K.
The Big House
2004
Truth Be Told
2015
as Hudson
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show
2005
Movies (26)
The Hurt Locker
2008
as Sergeant Foster
Swimfan
2002
as Jock
My Best Friend's Girl
2008
as Dwalu
The Comeback Trail
2020
as Xavier Clay
War on Everyone
2016
as Reggie X
Dear White People
2014
as Helmut West
King of the Jungle
2000
as Basketball Kid #2
10.0 Earthquake
2014
as Booker
Pooka Lives!
2020
as Derrick
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017
as Greg
American Violet
2008
as Byron Hill
Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Eric
Imaginary Larry
2009
as Kenneth
Horror Noire
2021
as Arthur (segment 'Fugue State')
Dropping The Soap
2017
as Josh
Calico Skies
2017
as John
OJ: The Musical
2013
as Lawrence
A.A.
Reunited
2015
as Chad
Man with a Movie Camera
2014
as Edwin - The Director
Dinner Party
2018
as Barney
The Forgotten
2003
as Anderson
Missed Connections
2012
as Jules Norris
Mission Control
as Arthur
The Errand
2025
as Duncan
Fractal
2024
as Baba
About 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.… With 62 credits spanning from 1990 to 2025, Malcolm Barrett has appeared in 26 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Malcolm Barrett Movies
- The Hurt Locker (2008) — as Sergeant Foster
- Swimfan (2002) — as Jock
- My Best Friend's Girl (2008) — as Dwalu
- The Comeback Trail (2020) — as Xavier Clay
- War on Everyone (2016) — as Reggie X
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