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 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.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 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 | |
| 2012 | Savages | Frankie | |
| 2014 | Drumline: A New Beat | Sean Taylor | |
| American Sniper | SEAL Drill Instructor | ||
| 2016 | Love Is All You Need? | Coach Thompson | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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 (TV series) | No character name given | |
| 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 | |
| 2015 | Agent Carter | Happy Sam Sawyer | |
References
- ↑ "Leonard Roberts (1990-2010)". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
External links
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