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Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Lawrence Leonard (born February 28, 1969), known as Robert Sean Leonard, is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Neil Perry in the drama film Dead Poets Society (1989) and Dr. James Wilson in the medical drama series House (2004–2012). A prolific stage actor, Leonard won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in The Invention of Love in 2001. His other theater credits include Candida, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Breaking the Code, The Speed of Darkness, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Arcadia, The Music Man, Born Yesterday, Fifth of July, and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Infobox

Born
Robert Lawrence Leonard (1969-02-28) February 28, 1969 (age 56)Westwood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1986–present
Spouse
mw- Gabriella Salick (m. 2008)
Children
3

Tables

· Acting credits › Film
1986
The Manhattan Project
Role(s)
Max
Notes
Credited as Robert Leonard
1987
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Role(s)
Jeremy Capello
1989
Dead Poets Society
Role(s)
Neil Perry
1990
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Role(s)
Douglas Bridge
1991
Married to It
Role(s)
Chuck Bishop
1993
Swing Kids
Role(s)
Peter Müller
Much Ado About Nothing
Role(s)
Count Claudio
The Age of Innocence
Role(s)
Ted Archer
A Dog Race in Alaska
Notes
Short film
1994
Safe Passage
Role(s)
Alfred Singer
1996
Killer: A Journal of Murder
Role(s)
Henry Lesser
I Love You, I Love You Not
Role(s)
Angel of Death
1997
In the Gloaming
Role(s)
Danny
1998
Standoff
Role(s)
Jamie Doolin
The Last Days of Disco
Role(s)
Tom Platt
Ground Control
Role(s)
Cruise
2001
Tape
Role(s)
Jon Salter
Driven
Role(s)
Demille Bly
Chelsea Walls
Role(s)
Terry Olsen
2003
The I Inside
Role(s)
Peter Cable
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1986
The Manhattan Project
Max
Credited as Robert Leonard
1987
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Jeremy Capello
1989
Dead Poets Society
Neil Perry
1990
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Douglas Bridge
1991
Married to It
Chuck Bishop
1993
Swing Kids
Peter Müller
Much Ado About Nothing
Count Claudio
The Age of Innocence
Ted Archer
A Dog Race in Alaska
Short film
1994
Safe Passage
Alfred Singer
1996
Killer: A Journal of Murder
Henry Lesser
I Love You, I Love You Not
Angel of Death
1997
In the Gloaming
Danny
1998
Standoff
Jamie Doolin
The Last Days of Disco
Tom Platt
Ground Control
Cruise
2001
Tape
Jon Salter
Driven
Demille Bly
Chelsea Walls
Terry Olsen
2003
The I Inside
Peter Cable
· Acting credits › Television
1986
My Two Loves
Role(s)
Larry Taylor
Notes
Television film
1987
Bluffing It
Role(s)
Rusty Duggan
Notes
Television film
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Season 2 Episode 31, aired July 19, 1993
1994
Normandy: The Great Crusade
Role(s)
Rusty Sales
Notes
Voice, television film
1996
The Boys Next Door
Role(s)
Barry Klemper
Notes
Television film
1999
Wasteland
Role(s)
Jesse's ex
Notes
Episode: "My Ex-Friend's Wedding"
2000
The Outer Limits
Role(s)
Robby Archer
Notes
Episode: "Nest"
2001
A Glimpse of Hell
Role(s)
Lt. Daniel P. Meyer
Notes
Television film
2002
Corsairs
Notes
Unaired pilot
2003
A Painted House
Role(s)
Jesse Chandler
Notes
Television film
2004–2012
Role(s)
House
Notes
Dr. James Wilson
2006, 2010
Role(s)
American Experience
Notes
Himself, Herman Melville
2013
The Blacklist
Role(s)
Frederick Barnes
Notes
Episode: "Frederick Barnes"
2013–2014
Role(s)
Falling Skies
Notes
Dr. Roger Kadar
2014
The Good Wife
Role(s)
Del Paul
Notes
Episode: "Dear God"
2015
Battle Creek
Role(s)
Brock
Notes
Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
2015–2016
Role(s)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Notes
ADA Kenneth O'Dwyer
2017
Blue Bloods
Role(s)
Charles Beard
Notes
Episode: "Lost Souls"
2019
The Hot Zone
Role(s)
Walter Humboldt
Notes
Miniseries
The Good Doctor
Role(s)
Shamus O'Malley
Notes
Episode: "Claire"
2022
The First Lady
Role(s)
Harry S. Truman
Notes
Episode: "Victory Dance"
2023
The Gilded Age
Role(s)
Reverend Luke Forte
Notes
Recurring; season 2
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1986
My Two Loves
Larry Taylor
Television film
1987
Bluffing It
Rusty Duggan
Television film
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Himself
Season 2 Episode 31, aired July 19, 1993
1994
Normandy: The Great Crusade
Rusty Sales
Voice, television film
1996
The Boys Next Door
Barry Klemper
Television film
1999
Wasteland
Jesse's ex
Episode: "My Ex-Friend's Wedding"
2000
The Outer Limits
Robby Archer
Episode: "Nest"
2001
A Glimpse of Hell
Lt. Daniel P. Meyer
Television film
2002
Corsairs
Unaired pilot
2003
A Painted House
Jesse Chandler
Television film
2004–2012
House
Dr. James Wilson
Main cast
2006, 2010
American Experience
Himself, Herman Melville
Episode: "Eugene O'Neill"; Voice, episode: "Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World"
2013
The Blacklist
Frederick Barnes
Episode: "Frederick Barnes"
2013–2014
Falling Skies
Dr. Roger Kadar
Recurring; 9 episodes
2014
The Good Wife
Del Paul
Episode: "Dear God"
2015
Battle Creek
Brock
Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
2015–2016
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
ADA Kenneth O'Dwyer
3 episodes
2017
Blue Bloods
Charles Beard
Episode: "Lost Souls"
2019
The Hot Zone
Walter Humboldt
Miniseries
The Good Doctor
Shamus O'Malley
Episode: "Claire"
2022
The First Lady
Harry S. Truman
Episode: "Victory Dance"
2023
The Gilded Age
Reverend Luke Forte
Recurring; season 2
· Acting credits › Stage
1985
Sally's Gone, She Left Her Name
Role(s)
Christopher Decker
Notes
Perry Street Theatre, Off-Broadway
The Beach House
Role(s)
Chris
Notes
Circle Repertory Theatre, Off-Broadway
1986
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Role(s)
Eugene Jerome
Notes
Alvin Theatre, Broadway
1987–1988
Role(s)
Breaking the Code
Notes
Christopher Morcom
1990
When She Danced
Role(s)
Alexandros Eliopolos
Notes
Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway
Romeo and Juliet
Role(s)
Romeo
Notes
Playhouse 91, Off-Broadway
1991
Our Town
Role(s)
George Gibbs
Notes
Shaftesbury Theatre, West End
The Speed of Darkness
Role(s)
Eddie
Notes
Belasco Theatre, Broadway
1993
Candida
Role(s)
Eugene Marchbanks
Notes
Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway
King Lear
Role(s)
Edgar
Notes
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
1994
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Role(s)
Gareth O'Donnell in Private
Notes
Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway
1995
Arcadia
Role(s)
Valentine Coverly
Notes
Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway
1996
Below the Belt
Role(s)
Dobbitt
Notes
John Houseman Theatre, Off-Broadway
1997
The Glass Menagerie
Role(s)
Tom Wingfield
Notes
Head Theatre, Baltimore
Dead End
Role(s)
Gimpty
Notes
Williamstown Theatre Festival, Massachusetts
1998
You Never Can Tell
Role(s)
Dr. Valentine
Notes
Laura Pels Theater, Off-Broadway
1999
The Iceman Cometh
Role(s)
Don Parritt
Notes
Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway
2000–2001
Role(s)
The Music Man
Notes
Harold Hill
2001
The Invention of Love
Role(s)
A. E. Housman, Aged 18 to 26
Notes
Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
2003, 2004
Role(s)
Fifth of July
Notes
Kenneth Talley Jr.
2003
Long Day's Journey into Night
Role(s)
Edmund Tyrone
Notes
Plymouth Theatre, Broadway
The Violet Hour
Role(s)
John Pace Seavering
Notes
Biltmore Theatre, Broadway
2011–2012
Role(s)
Born Yesterday
Notes
Paul Verrall
2013
To Kill a Mockingbird
Role(s)
Atticus Finch
Notes
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Off-West-End
Pygmalion
Role(s)
Professor Henry Higgins
Notes
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
2016
Prodigal Son
Role(s)
Alan Hoffman
Notes
Manhattan Theatre Club, Off-Broadway
Camelot
Role(s)
King Arthur
Notes
Westport Country Playhouse
2017
Sunday in the Park with George
Role(s)
Jules / Bob
Notes
Hudson Theatre, Broadway
Richard II
Role(s)
Richard II
Notes
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
2018
Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo
Role(s)
Peter
Notes
Signature Theatre, Off-Broadway
2025
Betrayal
Role(s)
Jerry
Notes
Goodman Theatre, Chicago
Interview
Role(s)
Pierre Peters
Notes
Riverside Studios
Year
Title
Role
Location
Notes
Ref.
1985
Sally's Gone, She Left Her Name
Christopher Decker
Perry Street Theatre, Off-Broadway
1985
The Beach House
Chris
Circle Repertory Theatre, Off-Broadway
1986
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Eugene Jerome
Alvin Theatre, Broadway
Replacement
1987–1988
Breaking the Code
Christopher Morcom
Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway
1990
When She Danced
Alexandros Eliopolos
Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway
1990
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo
Playhouse 91, Off-Broadway
1991
Our Town
George Gibbs
Shaftesbury Theatre, West End
The Speed of Darkness
Eddie
Belasco Theatre, Broadway
1993
Candida
Eugene Marchbanks
Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway
1993
King Lear
Edgar
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
1994
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Gareth O'Donnell in Private
Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway
1995
Arcadia
Valentine Coverly
Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway
1996
Below the Belt
Dobbitt
John Houseman Theatre, Off-Broadway
1997
The Glass Menagerie
Tom Wingfield
Head Theatre, Baltimore
1997
Dead End
Gimpty
Williamstown Theatre Festival, Massachusetts
1998
You Never Can Tell
Dr. Valentine
Laura Pels Theater, Off-Broadway
1999
The Iceman Cometh
Don Parritt
Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway
2000–2001
The Music Man
Harold Hill
Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway
Replacement
2001
The Invention of Love
A. E. Housman, Aged 18 to 26
Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
2003, 2004
Fifth of July
Kenneth Talley Jr.
Signature Theatre Company, Off-Broadway; Skirball Cultural Center
2003
Long Day's Journey into Night
Edmund Tyrone
Plymouth Theatre, Broadway
The Violet Hour
John Pace Seavering
Biltmore Theatre, Broadway
2011–2012
Born Yesterday
Paul Verrall
Cort Theatre, Broadway
2013
To Kill a Mockingbird
Atticus Finch
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Off-West-End
Pygmalion
Professor Henry Higgins
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
2016
Prodigal Son
Alan Hoffman
Manhattan Theatre Club, Off-Broadway
Camelot
King Arthur
Westport Country Playhouse
2017
Sunday in the Park with George
Jules / Bob
Hudson Theatre, Broadway
Richard II
Richard II
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
2018
Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo
Peter
Signature Theatre, Off-Broadway
2025
Betrayal
Jerry
Goodman Theatre, Chicago
Interview
Pierre Peters
Riverside Studios
· Awards and nominations
1990
Chicago Film Critics Association
Role(s)
Most Promising Actor
Notes
Dead Poets Society
1993
Tony Award
Role(s)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Notes
Candida
1997
Online Film & Television Association
Role(s)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Notes
In the Gloaming
2001
Tony Award
Role(s)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Notes
The Invention of Love
Outer Critics Circle Award
Role(s)
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Notes
Won
2003
Tony Award
Role(s)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Notes
Long Day's Journey into Night
2009
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Notes
House
2011
People's Choice Award
Role(s)
Favorite TV Doctor
Notes
House
2018
Drama League Award
Role(s)
Distinguished Performance
Notes
Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo
2023
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Notes
The Gilded Age
Year
Award
Category
Work
Result
1990
Chicago Film Critics Association
Most Promising Actor
Dead Poets Society
Won
1993
Tony Award
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Candida
Nominated
1997
Online Film & Television Association
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
In the Gloaming
Nominated
2001
Tony Award
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
The Invention of Love
Won
Outer Critics Circle Award
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Won
2003
Tony Award
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Long Day's Journey into Night
Nominated
2009
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
House
Nominated
2011
People's Choice Award
Favorite TV Doctor
House
Nominated
2018
Drama League Award
Distinguished Performance
Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo
Nominated
2023
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Gilded Age
Nominated

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