Robert Sean Leonard Biography (1969-)
Original name, Robert Lawrence Leonard; born February 28, 1969, in Westwood,Washington Township, NJ; son of Robert Howard (a Spanish teacher) and Joyce P. (a nurse; maiden name, Peterson) Leonard. Addresses: Agent: David Kalodner, William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.; Manager: Denise Stewart, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Staci Wolfe, Polaris Public Relations, 8135 West Fourth St., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- February 28, 1969
- Westwood, New Jersey, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- (As Robert Leonard) Max, The Manhattan Project, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
- Jeremy Capello, My Best Friend Is a Vampire (also known as I Was a Teenage Vampire), Kings Road Productions, 1988
- Neil Perry, Dead Poets Society, Buena Vista, 1989
- Douglas Bridge as an adult, Mr. & Mrs. Bridge, Miramax, 1990
- Chuck Bishop, Married to It, Orion, 1991
- Ted Archer, The Age of Innocence, Columbia, 1993
- Peter Muller, Swing Kids, Buena Vista, 1993
- Count Claudio of Florence, Much Ado about Nothing, Samuel Goldwyn,1993
- A Dog Race in Alaska, 1993
- Alfred Singer, Safe Passage, New Line Cinema, 1994
- Angel of death, I Love You, I Love You Not, Buena Vista, 1997
- Henry Lesser, Killer: A Journal of Murder (also known as The Killer), Republic, 1997
- Tom Platt, The Last Days of Disco, Gramercy, 1998
- Cruise, Ground Control (also known as Jet), Hard Work Productions, 1998
- Jamie Doolin, Standoff, Trimark Pictures, 1998
- Jon "Johnny" Salter, Tape, Lions Gate Films, 2001
- DeMille Bly, Driven, Warner Bros., 2001
- Terry, Chelsea Walls (also known as Chelsea Hotel), Lions Gate Films, 2002
- Peter, The I Inside, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2003
- Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) The artful dodger, Oliver! (musical), New Players Summerstock Theatre, NJ, 1981
- Christopher, The Beach House, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1985-1986
- (As Robert Leonard) Chris Decker, Sally's Gone, She Left Her Name,Perry Street Theatre, New York City, 1985
- Eugene, Brighton Beach Memoirs, 48th Street Theatre, New York City, 1986
- Jack, Into the Woods (musical; workshop production), Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, c. 1986
- Christopher Morcom, Breaking the Code, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1987-1988
- Dan Wilson, And the Air Didn't Answer, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1988
- Rocky and Diego, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center, Philadelphia, PA, 1988-1989
- Alexandros, When She Danced, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1990
- Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Riverside Shakespeare Company, Playhouse91, New York City, 1990-1991
- Our Town, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1991
- Eddie, The Speed of Darkness, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1991
- Candida, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1993
- The Shadow Box (staged reading), 1993
- Gareth O'Donnell (in private), Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Roundabout Theatre Company, Criterion Theatre, New York City, 1994
- Father Michael Casey, The Great Unwashed, Theatre Row Theatre, 1994
- Valentine Coverly, Arcadia, Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1995
- Dobbitt, Below the Belt, John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1996
- Valentine, You Never Can Tell, Roundabout Theatre Company, Laura Pels Theatre, New York City, 1998
- Don Perritt, The Iceman Cometh, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New YorkCity, 1999
- White People, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Plays and Players Theatre, Philadelphia, 2000
- A. E. Houseman as a young man, The Invention of Love, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 2001
- Harold Hill, The Music Man (musical), Broadway production, 2001
- Kenneth Talley, Jr., Fifth of July, Signature Theatre Company, Peter Norton Space Theatre, New York City, 2003
- Edmund, Long Day's Journey into Night, Plymouth Theatre, New YorkCity, 2003
- Also appeared as understudy, Coming of Age in Soho, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City; in Dead End, Adams Memorial Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA; The GlassMenagerie, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD; Good Evening, off-Broadway; King Lear, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA; as Edmund, Long Day's Journey into Night, Huntington Theatre, Boston, MA; and in The Principality of Sorrows, off-Broadway.
- Major Tours
- Eugene, Brighton Beach Memoirs, U.S. cities, 1986
- Eugene, Biloxi Blues, U.S. cities, 1987
- Television Appearances
- Movies
- Larry Taylor, My Two Loves, ABC, 1986
- Rusty Duggan, "Bluffing It" Nabisco Showcase, ABC, 1987
- Barry Klemper, "The Boys Next Door," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1996
- Danny, In the Gloaming, HBO, 1997
- Lieutenant Dan Meyer, A Glimpse of Hell, F/X, 2001
- Series
- Corsairs, 2002
- Episodic
- Matt, "My Ex-Friend's Wedding," Wasteland, ABC, 1999
- Robby Archer, "Nest," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 2000
- Specials
- Voice of Robert Sales, Normandy: The Great Crusade, The DiscoveryChannel, 1994
- Voice, Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud, PBS, 1996
- The 55th Annual Tony Awards, CBS and PBS, 2001
- Intimate Portrait: Cynthia Nixon, Lifetime, 2002
- Other
- Garret, The Robert Klein Show (pilot), 1986
- Voice, New York: A Documentary Film (miniseries), PBS, 1999
- RECORDINGS
- Audio Books; Narrator
- The Secret History, Random House AudioBooks, 1992
- The Light in the Forest, Bantam Audio, 1992
- Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland, Harper Audio, 1998
- The Short History of a Prince by Jane Hamilton, Alfred A. Knopf, 1998
- Disobedience by Jane Hamilton, Bantam Doubleday Dell, 2000
- (With others) Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, HarperCollins, 2001
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, HarperCollins, 2001
- Prey by Michael Crichton, HarperCollins, 2002
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Interview, November, 1990, p. 128
- W, December, 2001, p. 112