Acting · St. Louis, Missouri, USA · Born November 17, 1972
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.
TVBallard
2025
as Gerard Willis
TVGoosebumps
2023
as Ben Howard
TVBosch: Legacy
2022
as Det. Gerard Willis
TVAll American: Homecoming
2022
as Zeke Allen
The Other V Word
2022
as Kyle
TVThe Girl in the Woods
2021
as Alex
TVThe Upshaws
2021
as Mitch
TVRebel
2021
as Randall Vokelberg
TVCharmed
2018
as Dexter Vaughn
TVAll American
2018
as President Zeke Allen
TVThe Neighborhood
2018
as Agent Ryder
TVLiza on Demand
2018
as Mark
MovieHeadgame
2018
as The Elder
MovieFixed
2018
as Phil
TV9-1-1
2018
as Ronnie Cooper
TVMary + Jane
2016
as Nate
MovieLove Is All You Need?
2016
as Coach Thompson
TVAmerican Crime Story
2016
as Dennis Schatzman
TVThe Magicians
2015
as King Idri of Loria
MovieAny Day
2015
as Troy
MovieDancer and the Dame
2015
as Shepard
MovieMy Favorite Five
2015
as Matthew (Intellect)
TVMarvel's Agent Carter
2015
as Sam Sawyer
MovieAmerican Sniper
2014
as Instructor Rolle
MovieDrumline: A New Beat
2014
as Dr. Sean Taylor
TVMom
2013
as Ray
MovieSavages
2012
as Hayes/'O' Security
TVThe Client List
2012
as Detective Monroe
MoviePizza Man
2011
as Leo
TVFranklin & Bash
2011
as Dante
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Capt. Ingram
TVThe League
2009
as Tyree
TVCastle
2009
as Jason Avery
MovieRed Sands
2009
as Marcus Howston
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Elon Bell
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Ryan
TVHeroes
2006
as D.L. Hawkins
MovieThe Last Adam
2006
as Bobby Jackson
TVBones
2005
as Andrew Levitt
TVTru Calling
2003
as Blake
TVNCIS
2003
as Howard Carter
TVThreat Matrix
2003
as Tom Purdy / Ibrahim Kureshi
MovieDrumline
2002
as Sean Taylor
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Brad Foster
MovieJoe and Max
2002
as Joe Louis
TVLive from E!
2002
as Self
TV24
2001
as Buchanan
TVSmallville
2001
as Nam-Ek
MovieMasquerade
2000
as Otis
TVFreakyLinks
2000
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Kyle Decker
MovieThe '60s
1999
as Emmet Taylor
TVThe '60s
1999
as Emmet Taylor
TVProvidence
1999
MovieHe Got Game
1998
as D'Andre Mackey
MovieHoodlum
1997
as Tyrone
MovieLove Jones
1997
as Eddie Coles
TVBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Forrest Gates
TVJAG
1995
as Lt. Crawford
TVDue South
1994
as Tyree Cameron
TVER
1994
as Police Officer
