Acting · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · Born September 30, 1939
Leonard Joseph “Len” Cariou (born September 30, 1939) is a Canadian actor. He gained prominence for his Tony Award-winning title role in the original cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979). Prior, Cariou had earned nominations for his performances in musicals Applause (1970) and A Little Night Music (1973). Cariou has had supporting roles in films such as The Four Seasons (1981), Thirteen Days (2000), About Schmidt (2002), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Prisoners (2013), and Spotlight (2015). On television, he is known for recurring roles in the shows Murder, She Wrote (1985–1992), Brotherhood (2005-2006), and Damages (2010) and his starring role in Blue Bloods (2010–2024).
MovieWildwood
2026
as (voice)
TVAmerican Classic
2026
as Linus Bean
TVBoston Blue
2025
as Henry Reagan
MovieShow of Titles
2021
as "Mame" Performer
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
TVWhen They See Us
2019
as DA Robert Morgenthau
MovieBumblebee
2018
as Hank
MovieDeath Wish
2018
as Ben
MovieSpotlight
2015
as Cardinal Law
MoviePrisoners
2013
as Father Patrick Dunn
MovieWallander: The Troubled Man
2013
as Atkins
TVBlue Bloods
2010
as Henry Reagan
MovieInto the Storm
2009
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
MovieThe Onion Movie
2008
as Norm Archer
TVDamages
2007
as Louis Tobin
Movie1408
2007
as Mike's Father
TVArmy Wives
2007
as Randall Meade
MovieFlags of Our Fathers
2006
as Mr. Beech
TVBrotherhood
2006
as Judd Fitzgerald
MovieThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
MovieThe Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
as Stedman Comstock
MovieBoynton Beach Club
2005
as Jack
TVWallander
2005
as Atkins
TVSex Traffic
2004
as Magnus Herzoff
MovieThe Skulls III
2004
as Dean Lawton
MovieSecret Window
2004
as Sheriff Dave Newsome
MovieAbout Schmidt
2002
as Ray Nichols
MovieThirteen Days
2000
as Dean Acheson
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Frank McCarty
TVNuremberg
2000
as Francis Biddle
MovieIn the Company of Spies
1999
as The President
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Alan Damson
Mentors
1999
as Alexander Graham Bell
MovieBorder Line
1999
as Jerry
MovieRace for the Record
1998
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Practice
1997
as Defense Attorney Weiland
MovieNew York Underground
1997
as Narrator
MovieThe Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
as Spencer Maitland
Movie1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
1996
as Self - Narrator
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
as Self
TVFX: The Series
1996
as Charles Emery
MovieExecutive Decision
1996
as Secretary of Defense Charles White
TVSwift Justice
1996
as Al Swift
MovieA Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
1996
as Harry Jansen
Movie1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film
1995
as Himself - Narrator
MovieA Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995
as Walt Disney
MovieNever Talk to Strangers
1995
as Henry Taylor
MovieThe Man in the Attic
1995
as Joe Heldmann
MovieDerby
1995
as Henry Woods
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Father Anton Jonascu
TVStar Trek: Voyager
1995
as Admiral Edward Janeway
MovieGetting In
1994
as Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs
MovieLove on the Run
1994
as Noah Cross
MovieWitness to the Execution
1994
as Jake Tyler
Movie1993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series Film
1993
as Self - Narrator
MovieThe Sea Wolf
1993
as Dr. Picard
MovieClass of '61
1993
as Dr. Leland Peyton
MovieMiracle on Interstate 880
1993
as Buck Helm
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Edgar Beezley
MovieAn Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
1989
as Narrator
MovieThe Johnstown Flood
1989
as Narrator
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
MovieLady in White
1988
as Phil Terragarossa
MovieA Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities
1987
as Narrator
MovieThere Were Times, Dear
1987
as Bob Millard
MovieAn Amazin' Era
1986
as Narrator
MovieKiller in the Mirror
1986
MovieSurviving
1985
as David Brogan
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Michael Hagarty
MovieLouisiana
1984
as Oswald
MovieThe Tempest
1983
as Prospero
MovieThe Taming of the Shrew
1982
as Petruchio
MovieThe Four Seasons
1981
as Nick Callan
MovieMadame X
1981
as John Abbott
MovieWho'll Save Our Children?
1978
as Matt Laver
MovieDrying Up the Streets
1978
as Larry
MovieCanada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales
1978
as Narrator
MovieCanada Vignettes: Spence's Republic
1978
as Narrator
MovieCanada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson
1978
as Narrator
MovieA Little Night Music
1977
as Frederick Egerman
MovieOne Man
1977
as Jason Brady
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
The 1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies
as Narrator (voice)
MovieOfficial 1992 World Series Film
as Self - Narrator
