Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard

1969-02-28 Westwood, New Jersey, USA 31 Credits

Biography

​Robert Sean Leonard (born February 28, 1969) is an award-winning American actor. He has regularly starred in Broadway and off-Broadway productions, but is most known for his roles on House and in Dead Poets Society.

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Nantucket

2011

as Narrator

10.0
Acting

The incredible story of the island of Nantucket, from its Native American origins as a Wampanoag outpost, through the English settlement and early Qua...

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

2010

as Herman Melville (voice)

Acting

Examine the American whaling industry from its 17th-century origins in drift and shore whaling off the coast of New England and Cape Cod, through the ...

The Hottest State

The Hottest State

2007

Thanks

5.4

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

2006

as Self

Acting

Eugene O'Neill tells the haunting story of the life and work of America's greatest and only Nobel Prize-winning playwright -- set within the context o...

Dead Poets: A Look Back

Dead Poets: A Look Back

2006

Acting

Documentary about the making of Dead Poets Society (1989) including interviews from various cast members.

The I Inside

The I Inside

2004

as Peter

5.9
Acting

When Simon awakens in the hospital after surviving a near-fatal accident, amnesia has erased the last two years from his memory. He learns that his br...

A Painted House

A Painted House

2003

as Jesse Chandler

7.0
Acting

A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanw...

Tape

Tape

2001

as Jon

6.8
Acting

Jon, a first-time filmmaker, finds himself in Lansing, Michigan to present his film at a local film festival. Vince, his high school friend who is now...

Chelsea Walls

Chelsea Walls

2001

as Terry Olsen

4.8
Acting

This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.

Driven

Driven

2001

as Demille Bly

5.1
Acting

Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense press...

The Invention of Love

The Invention of Love

2001

as Young Housman

Acting

An esoteric play portraying the life of poet A. E. Housman focusing specifically on his personal life and love for a college classmate.

A Glimpse of Hell

A Glimpse of Hell

2001

as LT(JG) Dan Meyer

5.2
Acting

A Navy officer tries to set the record straight after the Navy blames a 1989 explosion aboard the USS Iowa on a homosexual affair between two sailors.

Ground Control

Ground Control

1998

as Cruise

5.6
Acting

An air-traffic controller quits after a plane crash but, years later, goes to help an airport that is in the path of a terrible storm.

The Last Days of Disco

The Last Days of Disco

1998

as Tom

6.2
Acting

Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.

Standoff

Standoff

1998

as Agent Jamie Doolin

5.7
Acting

The FBI and Texas police make ready to storm the headquarters of a heavily armed sect of religious fanatics. But the operation goes horribly wrong and...

In the Gloaming

In the Gloaming

1997

as Danny

6.1
Acting

Danny, dying of AIDS, returns home for his last months. Always close to his mother, they share moments of openness that tend to shut out Danny's fathe...

Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder

1996

as Henry Lesser

5.9
Acting

Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for...

I Love You, I Love You Not

I Love You, I Love You Not

1996

as Angel of Death

5.1
Acting

A school student and her European-born grandmother share sad stories of their lives.

The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door

1996

as Barry Klemper

6.6
Acting

Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four d...

Safe Passage

Safe Passage

1994

as Alfred

6.0
Acting

Recently estranged from her husband, and mother of seven sons, Mag Singer stands poised to pursue a whole new way of life. But when one of her childre...

Normandy: The Great Crusade

Normandy: The Great Crusade

1994

as Robert Sales (voice)

10.0
Acting

Documentary on the World War II invasion of Normandy by the Allies on June 6, 1944 utilizing diaries, personal letters, home movies, snapshots, period...

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1993

as Theodore "Ted" Archer

7.0
Acting

In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin...

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1993

as Claudio

6.9
Acting

In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to...

Swing Kids

Swing Kids

1993

as Peter Müller

6.7
Acting

The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficu...

Married to It

Married to It

1991

as Chuck Bishop

5.9
Acting

While setting up a school pageant, the parents at an elite private academy in New York City with contrastive lifestyles and professional paths reflect...

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990

as Douglas Bridge

6.0
Acting

Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his ...

Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

1989

as Neil Perry

8.3
Acting

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize th...

My Best Friend Is a Vampire

My Best Friend Is a Vampire

1987

as Jeremy Capello

6.0
Acting

Shortly after high school student Jeremy Capello goes on a hot date, he finds he can't stand garlic or see his reflection in mirrors.

Bluffing It

Bluffing It

1987

as Rusty Duggan

6.0
Acting

A functionally illiterate factory foreman (Dennis Weaver) loses his job after refusing a promotion that requires reading.

The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project

1986

as Max

6.2
Acting

A gifted high school student steals plutonium from the secret nuclear weapons facility in his home town in order to construct his own nuclear bomb, wi...

My Two Loves

My Two Loves

1986

as Larry Taylor

3.5
Acting

A widow emerges from her mourning after a year. She moves into a new apartment, gets a new job, and a gains a 'gentleman caller,' her late husband's p...