Robert Sean Leonard
Biography
Robert Sean Leonard is an American actor whose career on stage and screen began in the 1980s. Born in Westwood, New Jersey, and raised in Ridgewood, he left high school at 17 to act and studied theater at HB Studio. His early films included The Manhattan Project (1986), My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987) and Dead Poets Society (1989), in which he played Neil Perry. He followed that with Swing Kids (1993) and Much Ado About Nothing (1993), and was praised for the television film In the Gloaming (1997). On stage he won a Tony Award for The Invention of Love in 2001 and was nominated for Long Day's Journey Into Night. From 2004 to 2012 he played Dr. James Wilson on House, and he later appeared in Falling Skies and The Gilded Age. He also helped found the Malaparte theater company.
57years old
Turns 58 on February 28in 139 days
- Born Westwood
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Robert Lawrence Leonard (birth name)Also credited as Robert Leonard
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 18 years1986 to 2004
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Behind the camera
Leonard and Ethan Hawke, friends since Dead Poets Society, co-founded the Malaparte theater company in New York in 1991 with James Waterston, Steve Zahn and Frank Whaley; it dissolved in 2000.
Big break
Leonard thought his House audition was not particularly good, and believed his friendship with executive producer Bryan Singer helped him win the role of Dr. James Wilson.
Robert Sean Leonard movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ethan Hawke's page
Kenneth Branagh's page
Kate Beckinsale's page
Jeffrey DeMunn's page
Matt Keeslar's page
Richard Council's page
Box office
What Robert Sean Leonard's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$328 million
9 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 15 films: 9 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$236M71.8% of the total
- 2$55M16.7% of the total
- 3$23M6.9% of the total
- 4$5.6M1.7% of the total
- 5$3.9M1.2% of the total
- 6$3.0M0.9% of the total
- 7$2.1M0.6% of the total
- 8$490K0.1% of the total
$72,962from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2001 | Best Featured Actor in a Play | The Invention of Love | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.