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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Nantucket
2011
as Narrator
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
2010
as Herman Melville (voice)
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
2007
Thanks
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
2006
as Self
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
2006
Documentary about the making of Dead Poets Society (1989) including interviews from various cast members.
The I Inside
2004
as Peter
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
2003
as Jesse Chandler
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
2001
as Jon
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
2001
as Terry Olsen
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
2001
as Demille Bly
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
2001
as Young Housman
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
2001
as LT(JG) Dan Meyer
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
1998
as Cruise
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
1998
as Tom
Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.
Standoff
1998
as Agent Jamie Doolin
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
1997
as Danny
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
1996
as Henry Lesser
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
1996
as Angel of Death
A school student and her European-born grandmother share sad stories of their lives.
The Boys Next Door
1996
as Barry Klemper
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
1994
as Alfred
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
1994
as Robert Sales (voice)
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
1993
as Theodore "Ted" Archer
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
1993
as Claudio
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
1993
as Peter Müller
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
1991
as Chuck Bishop
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
1990
as Douglas Bridge
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
1989
as Neil Perry
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
1987
as Jeremy Capello
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
1987
as Rusty Duggan
A functionally illiterate factory foreman (Dennis Weaver) loses his job after refusing a promotion that requires reading.
The Manhattan Project
1986
as Max
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
1986
as Larry Taylor
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...