Leonard Roberts
For the American folklorist, see Leonard W. Roberts.
| Leonard Roberts | |
|---|---|
 Leonard Roberts (left) with Heroes co-star Noah Gray-Cabey (right) in 2006 | |
| Born |
November 17, 1972 St. Louis, Missouri |
| 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 DePaul University Theater School 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.
Filmography
- American Sniper - SEAL drill instructor
- Agent Carter - Happy Sam Sawyer
- Drumline: A New Beat (2014) - Sean Taylor
- Savages (2012) - Frankie
- Franklin & Bash (2011) - Dante
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2010) - Kyle Decker
- Criminal Minds (2010) - Kaman Scott
- Castle (2010) - Special Agent Jason Avery
- Red Sands (2009) - SSgt. Marcus Howston
- Private Practice (2009) - Ryan
- ER (2009) - Police Officer
- Heroes (2006–2007) - D.L. Hawkins
- F*ck You Pay Me! (2007) - Darian Drake
- Smallville (2005–2006) - Nam-Ek
- The Last Adam (2006) - Bobby Jackson
- Bones (2005) - D.A. Andrew Levitt
- Walking on Sunshine (2004) - Al
- NCIS (2004) - P.O. Howard Carter
- Threat Matrix (2004) - Ibrahim Kureshi
- CSI: Miami (2004) - Brad Foster
- 24 (2003) - Guard Buchanan
- Tru Calling (2003) - Blake
- Providence (TV series) (2002)
- Drumline (2002) - Sean Taylor
- Joe and Max (2002) - Joe Louis
- JAG (2001) - Lieutenant Crawford
- FreakyLinks (2001) - Boomer Truman
- Scam (2001) - Gordie
- Masquerade (2000) - Otis
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1999–2000) - Forrest Gates
- Any Day Now (1999) - Wade Garver
- The '60's (1999) - Emmet Taylor
- Turks (1999) - Officer Tom May
- He Got Game (1998) - D'Andre D. Winder
- Hoodlum (1997) - Tyrone
- Love Jones (1997) - Eddie Coles
- Street Smarts (1996) Driver's education video - Guardian Angel Gemma
- Due South (1996) - Tyree Cameron
References
- ↑ "Leonard Roberts (1990-2010)". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
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