Leonard Roberts
Acting • Born 1972-11-17
Biography
Leonard Roberts (born November 17, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sean Taylor in Drumline and its' sequel Drumline: A New Beat, Forrest Gates on the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, D. L. Hawkins on Heroes, and D'Andre Mackey in He Got Game. He's also known for his roles as Ben Howard on the new 2023 Goosebumps series, Zeke Allen on The CW's All American: Homecoming, Alex on Peacock's The Girl in the Woods, Dennis Schatzman on FX's America Crime Story, Instructor Rolle in American Sniper, Hayes in Savages, Detective Monroe on The Client List, Tyrone in Hoodlum, and Eddie Coles in Love Jones. He's had recurring roles as Ronnie Cooper on 9-1-1, King Idri of Loria on Syfy's The Magicians, Ray on CBS's Mom, and Jason Avery on ABC's Castle.
Filmography
62 credits
The '60s
Movie • 1999
Emmet Taylor
Drumline
Movie • 2002
Sean Taylor
Red Sands
Movie • 2009
Marcus Howston
Hoodlum
Movie • 1997
Tyrone
Love Jones
Movie • 1997
Eddie Coles
Joe and Max
Movie • 2002
Joe Louis
Pizza Man
Movie • 2011
Leo
Drumline: A New Beat
Movie • 2014
Dr. Sean Taylor
American Sniper
Movie • 2014
Instructor Rolle
Dancer and the Dame
Movie • 2015
Shepard
Any Day
Movie • 2015
Troy
The Other V Word
Movie
Kyle
My Favorite Five
Movie • 2015
Matthew (Intellect)
Blackstar Warrior
Movie • 2010
Lando Calrissian
Love Is All You Need?
Movie • 2016
Coach Thompson
Masquerade
Movie • 2000
Otis
He Got Game
Movie • 1998
D'Andre Mackey
The Last Adam
Movie • 2006
Bobby Jackson
Fixed
Movie • 2018
Phil
Headgame
Movie • 2018
The Elder
Savages
Movie • 2012
Hayes/"O" Security
Castle
TV • 2009
Jason Avery
Due South
TV • 1994
Tyree Cameron
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Brad Foster
Providence
TV • 1999
Heroes
TV • 2006
D.L. Hawkins
Bones
TV • 2005
Andrew Levitt
24
TV • 2001
Buchanan
Private Practice
TV • 2007
Ryan
Smallville
TV • 2001
Nam-Ek
NCIS
TV • 2003
Howard Carter
JAG
TV • 1995
Lt. Crawford
ER
TV • 1994
Police Officer
FreakyLinks
TV • 2000
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV • 1997
Forrest Gates
Live from E!
TV • 2002
Self
Tru Calling
TV • 2003
Blake
Marvel's Agent Carter
TV • 2015
Sam Sawyer
Mom
TV • 2013
Ray
The Girl in the Woods
TV • 2021
Alex
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Elon Bell
Mary + Jane
TV • 2016
Nate
The Client List
TV • 2012
Detective Monroe
All American: Homecoming
TV • 2022
Zeke Allen
The Magicians
TV • 2015
King Idri of Loria
Goosebumps
TV • 2023
Ben Howard
All American
TV • 2018
President Zeke Allen
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Kyle Decker
The League
TV • 2009
Tyree
American Crime Story
TV • 2016
Dennis Schatzman
Rebel
TV • 2021
Randall Vokelberg
The Upshaws
TV • 2021
Mitch
9-1-1
TV • 2018
Ronnie Cooper
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
Capt. Ingram
Charmed
TV • 2018
Dexter Vaughn
Threat Matrix
TV • 2003
Tom Purdy / Ibrahim Kureshi
The Neighborhood
TV • 2018
Agent Ryder
Bosch: Legacy
TV • 2022
Det. Gerard Willis
Ballard
TV • 2025
Gerard Willis
Franklin & Bash
TV • 2011
Dante
The '60s
TV • 1999
Emmet Taylor
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Matthew Stone