Leonard Roberts

Leonard Roberts with Noah Gray-Cabey (2006)

Leonard Roberts (born November 17, 1972 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American actor .

Life

Roberts was born on November 17, 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1995 he graduated from DePaul University with an acting degree . In the film Joe & Max (2002) by director Steve James he played the boxer Joe Louis in his fight against Max Schmeling , who was played by Til Schweiger . In the NBC - TV series Heroes, he played from 2006 to 2007 DL Hawkins , innocent detainees, can penetrate the solid surfaces and objects, and make his body porous one. For this series Roberts won the 2007 TV Land Awards together with other actors the Future Classic Award .

Filmography (selection)

Movies

• 1997: Love Jones
• 1997: Harlem, NYC - The Price of Power (Hoodlum)
• 1998: Game of Life (He Got Game)
• 2002: Joe & Max (Joe and Max)
• 2002: Drumline
• 2009: Red Sands
• 2011: Pizza Man
• 2012: Savages
• 2014: American Sniper
• 2016: Love Is All You Need?

TV Shows

• 1999: Turks
• 1999–2000: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 12 episodes)
• 2001: JAG - On behalf of honor (JAG)
• 2002: Providence
• 2004: Navy CIS
• 2005: Bones - The Knochenjägerin (Bones)
• 2005-2006: Smallville
• 2006-2007: Heroes
• 2010: Criminal Minds
• 2013: The Client List
• 2016: American Crime Story
• since 2017: Mom
• 2020: Hawaii Five-0 (episode 10x21)

Web links

• Leonard Roberts at the Internet Movie Database (English)