Malcolm Barrett

Malcolm Barrett (born 1980) is an American actor known for playing the role of scientist and time traveler Rufus Carlin in the NBC series *Timeless*.

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 film *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*.