Leonard Roberts
Leonard Roberts | |
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Born | |
Education | DePaul University (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Leonard Roberts (born November 17, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sean Taylor in Drumline and for playing Forrest Gates in the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and DL Hawkins in the first season of Heroes.
Early life
Roberts was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from University City High School and in 1995, Roberts graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting.[1]
Career
He portrayed roles as Sean Taylor in Drumline and starring as Forrest Gates in the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He is also known among Smallville fans as playing the role of Nam-Ek, and D.L. Hawkins on the NBC science-fiction drama Heroes. Roberts is credited with the role of Leo in the 2011 film, Pizza Man. He plays a very small role in season 1 NCIS as a member of a navy base.
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Due South | Tyree Cameron | |
1996 | Street Smarts Driver's Education Video | Guardian Angel Gemma | |
1997 | Love Jones | Eddie Coles | |
Hoodlum | Tyrone | ||
1998 | He Got Game | D'Andre D.! Winder | |
1999 | The '60's | Emmet Taylor | |
2000 | Masquerade | Otis | |
2001 | Scam | Gordie | 17 minute short |
2002 | Joe and Max | Joe Louis | |
Drumline | Sean Taylor | ||
2004 | Walking on Sunshine | Al | |
2006 | The Last Adam | Bobby Jackson | |
2007 | F*ck You Pay Me! | Darian Drake | |
2009 | Red Sands | Ryan | |
2011 | Pizza Man | Leo | |
2012 | Savages | Frankie | |
2014 | Drumline: A New Beat | Sean Taylor | |
American Sniper | SEAL Drill Instructor | ||
2015 | My Favorite Five | Matthew | |
2016 | Love Is All You Need? | Coach Thompson |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Turks | Officer Tom May | |
Any Day Now | Wade Garver | ||
1999–2000 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Forrest Gates | |
2001 | FreakyLinks | Boomer Truman | |
JAG | Lieutenant Crawford | ||
2002 | Providence | ||
2003 | Tru Calling | Blake | |
24 | Guard Buchanan | ||
2004 | CSI: Miami | Brad Foster | |
Threat Matrix | Ibrahim Kureshi | ||
NCIS | P.O. Howard Carter | ||
2005 | Bones | D.A. Andrew Levitt | |
2005–2006 | Smallville | Nam-Ek | |
2006–2007 | Heroes | D.L. Hawkins | |
2009 | ER | Police Officer | |
Private Practice | Ryan | ||
2010 | Castle | Special Agent Jason Avery | |
Criminal Minds | Kaman Scott | ||
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kyle Decker | ||
2011 | Franklin & Bash | Dante | |
2012 | CSI: Miami | Matthew Stone | |
2013 | The Client List | Detective Monroe | |
2014 | The League | Tyree | |
The Mentalist | Elon Bell | ||
2015 | Agent Carter | Happy Sam Sawyer | "The Iron Ceiling" |
2016 | Second Chance | Lenny | |
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Dennis Schatzman | ||
2017 | Major Crimes | Commander / Assistant Chief Leo Mason | |
The Magicians | King Idri of Loria | ||
2017–present | Mom | Ray Stabler | Recurring; 4 episodes |
2019 | 9-1-1 | Captain Ronnie Cooper | |
2020 | Bob Hearts Abishola | Guy | Episode: "Don't Look Back in Anger" |
2020 | Charmed | Dexter Vaughn | Episodes 1 |
2020 | Spider-Man | Baron Mordo, Robber #1, Golem #1 (voices) | Episode: "Amazing Friends" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Hidden Agenda | Tom Nelson (voice) |
References
- ^ "Leonard Roberts (1990-2010)". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
External links
- 1972 births
- Living people
- African-American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- DePaul University alumni
- Male actors from St. Louis
- American television actor, 1970s birth stubs