Malcolm Barrett

Malcolm Barrett (born April 22, 1980) is an American actor best known for playing time traveler Rufus Carlin in Timeless on NBC.

Early life and education Barrett was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan in 1998 with fellow actors Telly Leung and Billy Eichner.

Career Barrett has appeared as a series regular on Fox's The Sketch Show and Luis.

Barrett played 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 in an episode of The Sopranos and guest-starred in season 1, episode 1 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 a classmate of Tom Hanks' character.

From 2016 to 2018, Barrett played the main role of Rufus Carlin in the NBC series Timeless.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2000 King of the Jungle Basketball Kid #2 2002 Swimfan Jock 2003 Rhythm of the Saints The Forgotten Anderson 2007 Love Conquers Al Al 2008 American Violet Byron Hill The Hurt Locker Sergeant Foster My Best Friend's Girl Dwalu The Highs & Lows of Milo Brown Milo Brown 2009 Imaginary Larry Kenneth 2010 Mission: Rebound Malcolm 2011 Larry Crowne Dave Mack 2012 Missed Connections Jules Norris 2013 Tyler Perry Presents Peeples Chris Walker Orenthal: The Musical Lawrence Peeples Chris Walker 2014 Dear White People Helmut West10.0 Earthquake Booker 2015 Addicted to Fresno Eric 2016 War on Everyone ReggieCalico Skies John 2017 Literally, Right Before Aaron Greg 2020 The Comeback Trail Xavier Clay 2021 Horror Noire Dr. Berry

Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 The Beat Russell Lucas Episode: "Cueca Solo" 2001, 2002 Law & Order Julian Zalak, Harry Johnson 2 episodes 2002 The Sopranos Angelo Davis Episode: "Watching Too Much Television" Law & Order: Criminal Intent Ahmal Episode: "Cuba Libre" 2003 Luis TK 9 episodes 2004 The Big House Martin Episode: "A Friend in Need" 2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Terrell Jenkins Episode: "The Gang Gets Racist" Ghost Whisperer Dr. Jules Huffman Episode: "Voices" The Sketch Show Various characters 6 episodes 2007 Side Order of Life Andy Ryan Psych Wally Episode: "Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds" 2008 Monk Malcolm O'Dwyer Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever" 2009 The Movie Loft Himself 2009–2010 Better Off Ted Lem Hewitt Series regular; 26 episodes 2009 Floored and Lifted Malcolm 2010 The Good Guys A/C Episode: "Cop Killer" 2011 Southland Henry Watts Episode: "Sideways" Traffic Light Pete 2 episodes Raising Hope Lamar Episode: "Baby Monitor" The Mentalist Officer Price Episode: "Where In the World Is Carmine O'Brien?" Other People's Kids Magnus Television film 2012 Zombie Murder Explosion Die! Jack (voice) 2 episodes 2013 Walk This Way Actor Episode: "Good Advice" The Office Malcolm Episode: "Finale" The Soul Man Bird 3 episodes 2014 Garfunkel & Oates Daniel Episode: "The Fadeaway" Mission Control Arthur Television film 2015 Kroll Show Gigolo 2 episodes Key & Peele Harassed passenger 2 episodes Truth Be Told Hudson 2 episodes 2016–2018 Timeless Rufus Carlin Main cast 2017–2018 Preacher Hoover Recurring (Season 2); Main (Season 3) 2017 Dropping the Soap Josh 2 episodes Dimension 404 Chris Episode: "Bob" 2019 Weird City Chonathan Episode: "Chonathan & Mulia & Barsley & Phephanie" Santa Clarita Diet Morgan Episode: "The Chicken and the Pear" The New Negroes Performer Episode: "Money" Our House Shawn Unsold pilot 2019–present The Boys Seth Reed Recurring role 2020 Into the Dark Derrick Episode: "Pooka Lives!" Hot Spot Matthew Episode: "I'm a Fox You're a Fox" 2021 Genius Ted White 8 episodes Just Beyond Andy Episode: "The Treehouse" 2022 Central Park Landon Volk (voice)Episode: "B Is for Brandenham" 2023–present Average Joe Leon Montgomery Main cast2023 History of the World, Part II Captain Hanks / Idi Amin 2 episodes The Changeling Patrice Green Recurring role Krapopolis (voice) Episode: "Big Man on Hippocampus" 2025 Gen V Seth Reed Episode: "Bags"