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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 22, 1980
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Malcolm I. Barrett
- Verbal the Rapper
Malcolm Barrett
0.5 Popularity
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
0.0
Duncan
The Errand
2025
0.0
Baba
Fractal
2024
7.7
Seth Reed
Gen V
2023
7.2
(voice)
Krapopolis
2023
6.5
Patrice Green
The Changeling
2023
5.6
Captain Hanks
History of the World: Part II
2023
5.6
Idi Amin
History of the World: Part II
2023
7.0
Quentin
Not Dead Yet
2023
7.4
Gordon
This Fool
2022
4.3
Arthur (segment 'Fugue State')
Horror Noire
2021
Credits
The Errand
as Duncan
2025
0.0
Fractal
as Baba
2024
0.0
Gen V
as Seth Reed
2023
7.7
Krapopolis
as (voice)
2023
7.2
The Changeling
as Patrice Green
2023
6.5
History of the World: Part II
as Captain Hanks
2023
5.6
History of the World: Part II
as Idi Amin
2023
5.6
Not Dead Yet
as Quentin
2023
7.0
This Fool
as Gordon
2022
7.4
Horror Noire
as Arthur (segment 'Fugue State')
2021
4.3
Just Beyond
as Andy
2021
7.3
The Comeback Trail
as Xavier Clay
2020
5.8
Pooka Lives!
as Derrick
2020
5.8
The Boys
as Seth Reed
2019
8.4
Weird City
as Chonathon
2019
6.1
Dinner Party
as Barney
2018
0.0
Calico Skies
as John
2017
5.5
Genius
as Ted White
2017
7.5
Literally, Right Before Aaron
as Greg
2017
4.8
Dimension 404
as Chris
2017
6.4
Dropping The Soap
as Josh
2017
6.0
Santa Clarita Diet
as Morgan
2017
7.4
War on Everyone
as Reggie X
2016
5.8
Timeless
as Rufus Carlin
2016
7.2
Preacher
as F.J. Hoover
2016
7.5
🎬
Reunited
as Chad
2015
0.0
Truth Be Told
as Hudson
2015
5.4
Addicted to Fresno
as Eric
2015
5.2
Dear White People
as Helmut West
2014
6.1
10.0 Earthquake
as Booker
2014
4.9
Garfunkel and Oates
as Daniel
2014
6.9
Man with a Movie Camera
as Edwin - The Director
2014
0.0
OJ: The Musical
as Lawrence
2013
5.0
The Soul Man
as Bird
2012
6.0
Missed Connections
as Jules Norris
2012
4.0
Key & Peele
as Harrassed Passenger
2012
7.6
Raising Hope
as Lamar
2010
7.4
The Good Guys
as A / C
2010
7.3
Better Off Ted
as Lem Hewitt
2009
7.6
🎬
Imaginary Larry
as Kenneth
2009
3.5
The Hurt Locker
as Sergeant Foster
2008
7.3
The Mentalist
as Officer Price
2008
8.4
My Best Friend's Girl
as Dwalu
2008
5.6
American Violet
as Byron Hill
2008
6.7
Psych
as Wally
2006
7.9
Ghost Whisperer
as Dr. Jules Huffman
2005
8.1
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Terrell
2005
8.3
The Office
as Stanley's Replacement
2005
8.6
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show
2005
4.8
The Big House
2004
7.0
The Forgotten
as Anderson
2003
0.0
Luis
as T.K.
2003
0.0
Swimfan
as Jock
2002
5.2
Monk
as Malcolm O'Dwyer
2002
8.0
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Ahmal
2001
7.6
King of the Jungle
as Basketball Kid #2
2000
4.6
The Beat
as Russsell Lucas
2000
2.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Thomas Duncan
1999
7.9
The Sopranos
as Angelo Davis
1999
8.6
Law & Order
as Harry Johnson
1990
7.4
Law & Order
as Julian Zalak
1990
7.4
A.A.
N/A
6.9