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