Acting
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. is an American historian, literary critic, filmmaker and public intellectual who currently serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
Acting
- 2026Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven HistorySelf - Host4 ep.
- 2025Great Migrations: A People on the MoveSelf - Host4 ep.
- 2024GospelSelf4 ep.
- 2022Making Black America4 ep.
- 2021The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our SongSelf - Host2 ep.
- 2020America's Great Divide: From Obama to TrumpSelf (archive footage) (as Henry Louis Gates)2 ep.
- 2019WatchmenSkip Gates2 ep.
- 2019Reconstruction: America After the Civil WarSelf - Host4 ep.
- 2019Today with Jenna & SheinelleSelf1 ep.
- 2017Africa's Great CivilizationsSelf - Presenter6 ep.
- 2016Black America Since MLK: And Still I RiseSelf - Presenter4 ep.
- 2013The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.6 ep.
- 2012Finding Your RootsSelf - Host127 ep.
- 2010America: The Story of UsSelf5 ep.
- 2010Faces of America4 ep.
- 2005The Colbert Report1 ep.
- 2004America Beyond the Color LineSelf - Host4 ep.
- 1999Wonders of the African WorldHost6 ep.
- 1980Great Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2026Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven HistoryExecutive Producer4 ep.
- 2025Great Migrations: A People on the MoveExecutive Producer4 ep.
- 2024GospelExecutive Producer, Writer4 ep.
- 2022Making Black AmericaExecutive Producer, Writer4 ep.
- 2021The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our SongExecutive Producer2 ep.
- 2019Who Killed Malcolm X?Executive Producer6 ep.
- 2019Reconstruction: America After the Civil WarExecutive Producer4 ep.
- 2017Africa's Great CivilizationsWriter6 ep.
- 2016Black America Since MLK: And Still I RiseWriter4 ep.
- 2012Finding Your RootsExecutive Producer, Writer127 ep.
- 2004America Beyond the Color LineWriter4 ep.
- 1999Wonders of the African WorldWriter6 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest1 ep.
- 2021The ViewSelf, Self - Guest2 ep.
- 2024The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf, Self - Guest2 ep.
- 2025Today with Jenna & SheinelleSelf1 ep.
- 2024The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf1 ep.
- 2023The SimpsonsHenry Louis Gates, Jr. (voice)1 ep.
- 2019WatchmenSkip Gates2 ep.
- 2013The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.6 ep.
- 2010America: The Story of UsSelf5 ep.
- 2008The Colbert Report1 ep.
- —Great Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter1 ep.
Also known as: Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. · Skip Gates · Skip Gates, Jr. · Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr