Malcolm Barrett
Known For
Acting
Born
1980-04-22 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Thomas Duncan
Law & Order
as Harry Johnson
Law & Order
as Julian Zalak
The Office
as Stanley's Replacement
The Mentalist
as Officer Price
The Sopranos
as Angelo Davis
The Boys
as Seth Reed
Monk
as Malcolm O'Dwyer
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Terrell
Psych
as Wally
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Ahmal
Ghost Whisperer
as Dr. Jules Huffman
Timeless
as Rufus Carlin
Gen V
as Seth Reed
Genius
as Ted White
Preacher
as F.J. Hoover
Key & Peele
as Harrassed Passenger
Krapopolis
as (voice)
Raising Hope
as Lamar
Santa Clarita Diet
as Morgan