Leonard Roberts
Leonard Roberts | |
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | November 17, 1972
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 D. L. Hawkins in a recurring role on Heroes.[1]
Early life[]
Roberts was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from University City High School in 1991 and in 1995, Roberts graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting.[1]
Career[]
Roberts has portrayed roles such as Sean Taylor in Drumline and starred as Forrest Gates in the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and D. L. Hawkins on the NBC science-fiction drama Heroes. He is also known among Smallville fans for playing the role of Nam-Ek. Roberts is credited with the role of Leo in the 2011 film, Pizza Man. He played a small role in season 1 of NCIS as a member of a navy base.[1]
On December 17, 2020, Roberts wrote a piece for Variety discussing his tension with his co-star Ali Larter that resulted in his firing from Heroes.[2][3]
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 Mackey | |
1999 | The '60's | Emmet Taylor | |
2001 | Scam | Gordie | Short |
2002 | 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 | American Sniper | Instructor Rolle | |
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 | 12 episodes |
2000 | Masquerade | Otis | Television film |
2001 | FreakyLinks | Boomer Truman | |
JAG | Lieutenant Crawford | ||
2002 | Joe and Max | Joe Louis | Television film |
Providence | 3 episodes | ||
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 | 17 episodes |
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 | |
Drumline: A New Beat | Sean Taylor | Television film | |
The Mentalist | Elon Bell | ||
2015 | Agent Carter | Happy Sam Sawyer | Episode: "The Iron Ceiling" |
2016 | Second Chance | Lenny | |
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Dennis Schatzman | ||
Mary + Jane | Nate | Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" | |
2017 | Doubt | ADA Vincent Todd | Episode: "The Return" |
2017–2018 | Major Crimes | Commander / Assistant Chief Leo Mason | 16 episodes |
The Magicians | King Idri of Loria | ||
Mom | Ray Stabler | Recurring; 4 episodes | |
2019 | 9-1-1 | Captain Ronnie Cooper | |
2020 | Hawaii Five-0 | Capt. Ingram | Episode: "A 'ohe ia e loa'a aku, he ulua kapapa no ka moana" |
Bob Hearts Abishola | Guy | Episode: "Randy's a Wrangler" | |
Charmed | Dexter Vaughn | Episode: "Don't Look Back in Anger" | |
Spider-Man | Baron Mordo, Robber #1, Golem #1 (voices) | Episode: "Amazing Friends" | |
2021 | All American | President Zeke Allen | Episode: "All American: Homecoming" |
Web[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Liza on Demand | Marc | Episode "Valentine's Day" |
Video games[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Hidden Agenda | Tom Nelson (voice) |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Leonard Roberts (1990-2010)". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ^ Roberts, Leonard (2020-12-16). "'Heroes' Was Supposed to Be Leonard Roberts' Big Break. Instead, It Nearly Broke Him". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ Vary, Kate Aurthur,Adam B.; Aurthur, Kate; Vary, Adam B. (2020-12-17). "Ali Larter Responds to Leonard Roberts' Accusations: 'I Am Truly Sorry'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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