Leonard Roberts is an American actor, theatre artist, and voiceover artist who is best known for appearing as Sean Taylor in Drumline, Forrest Gates in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and D. L. Hawkins in Heroes. In addition to that, he has also been cast in films and shows such as He Got Game, American Sniper, Savages, Love Is All You Need?, Spider-Man, Hawaii Five-0, Charmed, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, The Mentalist, Private Practice, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Castle, Mary + Jane, and Mom.
Born Name
Leonard Roberts
Nick Name
Leonard
Leonard Roberts as seen while taking a selfie at Raleigh Studios in May 2017 (Leonard Roberts / Instagram)
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Born Place
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
Leonard Roberts studied at the University City High School from where he graduated in 1991 and then he attended The Theatre School at DePaul University and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting.
Occupation
Actor, Voiceover Artist, Theatre Artist
Manager
Leonard Roberts has been signed with –
TalentWorks, Talent Agency, Burbank, California, United States
Zero Gravity Management, Talent Management Company, Los Angeles, California, United States
Build
Athletic
Leonard Roberts as seen while smiling in a picture alongside Allison Janney (Leonard Roberts / Instagram)
Height
6 ft 1 in or 185.5 cm
Weight
80 kg or 176.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Black
Hair Color
Bald
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Distinctive Features
Toned body
Leonard Roberts (Left) with his ‘Heroes’ co-star Noah Gray-Cabey in 2006 (pinguino k / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0)
Leonard Roberts Facts
He made his first theatrical film appearance by playing the role of Eddie Coles in the 1997 romantic drama film, Love Jones.
He was cast as Kyle Carter in the UK premiere of Daniel Joshua Rubin’s The Viewing Room at Arts Theatre in March 2008.
From 2017 to 2018, he played the recurring role of Ray Stabler, Bonnie’s gay half-brother who was a successful lawyer and who developed a cocaine habit, in the television sitcom, Mom.
On December 17, 2020, Roberts revealed that his tension with his co-star Ali Larter resulted in his firing from Heroes. Eventually, Ali Larter issued an apology.