British actor Lennie James is best known for his role as Morgan Jones in AMC's The Walking Dead and its spinoff Fear the Walking Dead. He began his TWDU journey during the pilot episode of the mains series and was the first crossover character within the universe. James has continued to keep himself busy with several projects since his final scenes in Fear TWD's eighth and final season in 2023.
James' most recent role is that of Barrington Jedidiah 'Barry' Walker in the British TV series Mr. Loverman. The series is based on Bernardine Evaristo's same-titled novel and James won Best Leading Actor at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards in March 2025 for his performance.
The eight-part series was adapted by Nathaniel Price and directed by Hong Khaou. James also serves as an executive producer for the series that has been praised by critics. The series premiered in the UK in October 2024 and can be viewed in the US via VPN.
The actor also appeared in the fourth season of National Geographics historic anthology drama series, Genius, which focused on the lives of Civil Rights leaders, Martin Luther King Jr. (Kelvin Harrison) and Malcolm X (Aaron Pierre). The season is subtitled MLK/X and James portrayed MLK Jr's father in the eight part season that streams on Prime Video.
He recently provided voice work in two series, Darkwing in Prime Video's Invincible and as Ibadan Peter in FX's Archer. His voice talents were also displayed in the 2024 movie Mufasa: The Lion King. James voiced Mufasa's (Aaron Pierre) adoptive father, Obasi.
Another interesting project starring James is Joshua Oppenheimer's apocalyptic musical film The End. The cast of characters includes a mother (Swinton), a father (Michael Shannon), their 20-year old son (George McKay), with a friend (Bronagh Gallagher), a doctor (James), a butler (Tim McInnerny), a woman named Mary (Danielle Ryan), and a girl (Moses Ingram).
Set in a bunker that is occupied by the last remaining humans on Earth, the story takes place two decades after the end of the world and is inspired by the Gold Age of Broadway. The son was born in the bunker and has never set foot outside. When a girl from the outside enters their home, their lives become significantly altered.
Lennie James - Mayor of Kingstown
In early 2025, Variety reported that James had been added to the season 4 cast of the Jeremy Renner-led Mayor of Kingstown. The series was created by Taylor Sheridan (Landman, Yellowstone universe, Tulsa King) and Hugh Dillion, who also stars. Mayor of Kingstown premiered on Paramount+ in 2021 and despite a negative response from critics the series has received rave reviews from viewers.
Fans of Morgan Jones can watch all eleven seasons of The Walking Dead and eight seasons of Fear the Walking Dead on Netflix.
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