Henry G. Sanders began acting as a form of therapy after nine years as a field communications expert in the U.S. Army, serving two tours of duty in Germany, and two in Vietnam, for which he was awarded a Purple Heart and a Combat Infantry Badge.
His therapy became a passion, and Sanders found his niche on the stage. He is a member of the 2100 Square Foot Theater Group of Los Angeles. His feature film credits include Independence Day, Bull Durham, Heartbreakers, Made in Heaven, Endangered Species, and The Boss's Son, for which he was nominated for an NAACP Best Actor Award. Television films in which he has appeared include The Switch, Trouble in the City of Angels, The Johnnie Gibson Story, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Backstairs at the White House, and, on the CBS Television Network, The Atlanta Child Murders. Sanders was born and raised in Houston. His birth date is August 18.