Leonard Roberts
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.
Movie Appearances
The '60s
as Emmet Taylor
1999
Drumline
as Sean Taylor
2002
Red Sands
as Marcus Howston
2009
Hoodlum
as Tyrone
1997
Love Jones
as Eddie Coles
1997
Joe and Max
as Joe Louis
2002
Pizza Man
as Leo
2011
Drumline: A New Beat
as Dr. Sean Taylor
2014
American Sniper
as Instructor Rolle
2014
Dancer and the Dame
as Shepard
2015
Any Day
as Troy
2015
The Other V Word
as Kyle
2022
My Favorite Five
as Matthew (Intellect)
2015
Blackstar Warrior
as Lando Calrissian
2010
Love Is All You Need?
as Coach Thompson
2016
Masquerade
as Otis
2000
He Got Game
as D'Andre Mackey
1998
The Last Adam
as Bobby Jackson
2006
Fixed
as Phil
2018
Headgame
as The Elder
2018
