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'''Robert Sean Leonard''' (born '''Robert Lawrence Leonard''' on [[February 28]], [[1969]], in [[Westwood, New Jersey]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] who is most noted for his role as an aspiring actor, Neil Perry, in the [[1989 in film|1989]] [[Film|movie]] ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''. He previously dated [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] and is engaged to Gabriella Salik, an equestrian and a classics scholar, whom he met at Columbia University.
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{{Infobox person
| name = Robert Sean Leonard
| image = Robert Sean Leonard.jpg
| caption = Leonard in 2007
| birth_name = Robert Lawrence Leonard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=y|1969|02|28}}
| birth_place = [[Westwood, New Jersey]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1986–present
| alma_mater = [[Fordham University]]<br />[[Columbia University]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Gabriella Salick|2008}}
| children = 2
}}
'''Robert Lawrence Leonard''' (born February 28, 1969),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-55970-460-1 |access-date=2 November 2020 |website=Playbill}}</ref> known by his stage name '''Robert Sean Leonard''', is an American actor. He is known for playing [[James Wilson (House)|Dr. James Wilson]] in the television series ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' (2004–2012) and Neil Perry in the 1989 film ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''.


Leonard won a [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play]] for his performance in ''[[The Invention of Love]]'' in 2001. His other theater credits include ''[[Candida (play)|Candida]]'', ''[[Long Day's Journey Into Night]]'', ''[[Breaking the Code]]'', ''[[The Speed of Darkness (play)|The Speed of Darkness]]'', ''[[Philadelphia, Here I Come!]]'', ''[[Arcadia (play)|Arcadia]]'', ''[[The Music Man]]'', ''[[Born Yesterday (play)|Born Yesterday]]'', ''[[Fifth of July (play)|Fifth of July]]'', and ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird#Plays|To Kill a Mockingbird]]''.
He is a three-time [[Tony Award]] nominee (1993, 2001 and 2003), winning in [[2001]] (Best Actor - Featured Play) for his role as ''A.E. Housman'' in [[Tom Stoppard]]'s ''[[The Invention of Love]]''.


== Early life and education ==
Currently, he plays Dr. James Wilson on the [[Fox]] TV series ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''.
Leonard grew up in [[Ridgewood, New Jersey]], where he graduated from [[Ridgewood High School (New Jersey)|Ridgewood High School]]. He studied at [[Fordham University]] and later the [[Columbia University School of General Studies]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Alvin Klein |date=January 5, 1986 |title=For Stage Novice, 'Acting Is It' |work=The New York Times |url=https://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F50713FD3B5C0C768CDDA80894DE484D81 |access-date=January 17, 2008}}</ref> He studied theater at [[HB Studio]].<ref>[https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/ HB Studio Alumni]</ref>


==Career==
==Selected filmography==
Because he shares his birth name with another actor, Leonard modified his name for his [[Screen Actors Guild]] membership, using "Sean", the name of his brother, as a middle name.<ref name="Playbill">{{cite news |date=June 1, 2008 |title=Robert Sean Leonard, David Javerbaum, Plus a Look at Fall TV |work=Playbill |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118191.html |url-status=dead |access-date=January 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602135543/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118191.html |archive-date=June 2, 2008}}</ref>
*''[[Tales from Earthsea (anime)]]''
*''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' ([[2004 in television|2004]]) ([[TV series]])
*''[[A Painted House]]'' ([[2003 in film|2003]]) ([[television movie|TV]])
*''[[Driven]]'' ([[2001 in film|2001]])
*''[[Tape (movie)|Tape]]'' ([[2001 in film|2001]])
*''[[Ground Control]]'' ([[1998 in film|1998]])
*''[[The Last Days of Disco]]'' ([[1998 in film|1998]])
*''[[The Boys Next Door (movie)|The Boys Next Door]]'' ([[1996 in film|1996]]) ([[television movie|TV]])
*''[[The Age of Innocence]]'' ([[1993 in film|1993]])
*''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' ([[1993 in film|1993]])
*''[[Swing Kids (film)|Swing Kids]]'' ([[1993 in film|1993]])
*''[[Mr. and Mrs. Bridge| Mr. & Mrs. Bridge]]'' ([[1990 in film|1990]])
*''[[Dead Poets Society]]'' ([[1989 in film|1989]])
*''[[My_best_friend_is_a_vampire|My Best Friend Is a Vampire]]'' ([[1988]])


Leonard is a three-time [[Tony Award]] nominee, and won [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play|Best Featured Actor in a Play]] in 2001 for his role as [[A. E. Housman]] in [[Tom Stoppard]]'s ''[[The Invention of Love]]''. He had previously played the role of Valentine in the New York premiere of Stoppard's ''[[Arcadia (play)|Arcadia]]'' at Lincoln Center in 1995. He was nominated for a Tony in 2003 for his portrayal of Edmund Tyrone in a well-received revival of [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[Long Day's Journey Into Night]]''; it co-starred [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]], [[Brian Dennehy]], and [[Vanessa Redgrave]]. Leonard has also appeared in Broadway musical productions, in 2001 replacing [[Craig Bierko]] as the lead performer in a revival of ''[[The Music Man]]''. Leonard co-starred as Paul Verrall in the 2011 Broadway revival of ''[[Born Yesterday (play)|Born Yesterday]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Born Yesterday :: Home |url=http://bornyesterdayonbroadway.com/ |access-date=December 3, 2011 |website=bornyesterdayonbroadway.com}}</ref>
==Awards==
'''Won'''


In 1993, Leonard had a leading role in the film ''[[Swing Kids (1993 film)|Swing Kids]]'', playing Peter Müller.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-for-the-love-of-jazz-t/149773553/ |title=For the love of jazz, they were really 'Swing Kids' |first=Malcolm |last=Johnson |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]] |page=38 |date=1993-03-05 |access-date=2024-06-21 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1997, he received rave reviews for his role in the television film ''[[In the Gloaming (film)|In the Gloaming]]'', directed by [[Christopher Reeve]]. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said that Leonard "does a first-rate job of juggling Danny's mixture of despair, neediness, and mordant jokiness."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Tucker |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Tucker |date=April 18, 1997 |title=Classy comes home |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |page=53 |number=375}}</ref>
* 2001 [[Tony award| Tony Award]] &mdash; Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play : for his portrayal as [[A. E. Housman]] in [[Tom Stoppard]]'s "The Invention of Love."


From 2004, he played [[James Wilson (House)|Dr. James Wilson]], head of the [[oncology]] department, on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] TV series ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', until the series ended in 2012. In 2007 Leonard appeared on ''Entertainment Weekly''{{'}}s 100 list as "Dr. Underrated".<ref>Snierson, Dan (June 29, 2007), "Robert Sean Leonard". ''Entertainment Weekly''. (941/942):69</ref>
'''Nominated'''


From 2013 to 2014, Leonard had a recurring role as Dr. [[Roger Kadar]] on the television series ''[[Falling Skies]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-robert-sean-leonar/149774118/ |title=Robert Sean Leonard's first love |first=Mike |last=Boehm |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |page=95 |date=2013-01-13 |access-date=2024-06-21 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
* 2003 [[Tony award| Tony Award]] &mdash; Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: for his performance in [[George Bernard Shaw| George B. Shaw]]'s "Candida"
* 1993 [[Tony award| Tony Award]] &mdash; Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: for his performance in [[Eugene Gladstone O'Neill| Eugene O'Neill]]'s [[Long Day's Journey Into Night| Long Days Journey into Night]]
* 1994 15th Annual [[Young Artist Award]] &mdash; Outstanding Youth Ensemble In A Motion Picture: [[Swing Kids (film)|Swing Kids]], along with [[Christian Bale]], [[David Tom]], and [[Frank Whaley]].


In 2016, Leonard played [[King Arthur]] in David Lee's adaptation of the musical ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]'' at the [[Westport Country Playhouse]] in Westport, Connecticut.<ref>Shameer Cohen, Sherry. [http://www.broadwayworld.com/connecticut/article/BWW-Review-CAMELOT-in-Westport-20161011 "BWW Review: 'Camelot' in Westport"] broadwayworld.com, October 11, 2016</ref> From February to April 2017, he appeared in the Broadway revival of ''[[Sunday in the Park with George]]'', as Jules/Bob.<ref>{{cite web |last=Viaga |first=Robert |date=February 11, 2017 |title=Jake Gyllenhall/ 'Sunday in the Park With George' Begins Previews Feb. 11 |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jake-gyllenhaal-sunday-in-the-park-with-george-begins-previews-feb-11# |work=Playbill}}</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000494/ Robert Sean Leonard at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800039238&cf=gen&intl=us Yahoo Movie! Profile on Robert Sean Leonard]
*[http://www.youngartistawards.org/ Young Artist Award]
*[http://www.robertseanleonard.org/ Robert Sean Leonard] - a fansite that include filmography, pictures, clips and more


In 2023 Leonard had a supporting role in HBO's ''The Gilded Age'' playing the Reverend Luke Forte.{{Cn|date=April 2024}}
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[[Category:American actors|Leonard, Robert Sean]]
==Personal life==
[[Category:American film actors|Leonard, Robert Sean]]
Leonard maintains a close friendship with ''House'' co-star [[Hugh Laurie]].<ref>[http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/HOUSTON-TX/KTBZ-FM/09-24-07%20-%20robert%20sean%20leonard.mp3?CPROG=PCAST&MARKET=HOUSTON-TX&NG_FORMAT=alternative&SITE_ID=1020&STATION_ID=KTBZ-FM&PCAST_AUTHOR=Rod_Ryan&PCAST_CAT=Music_%26_talk&PCAST_TITLE=Rod_Ryan_Show_Podcasts The Rod Ryan Show: Interview with Robert Sean Leonard] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723013519/http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/HOUSTON-TX/KTBZ-FM/09-24-07%20-%20robert%20sean%20leonard.mp3?CPROG=PCAST&MARKET=HOUSTON-TX&NG_FORMAT=alternative&SITE_ID=1020&STATION_ID=KTBZ-FM&PCAST_AUTHOR=Rod_Ryan&PCAST_CAT=Music_&_talk&PCAST_TITLE=Rod_Ryan_Show_Podcasts|date=July 23, 2011}}. None. Retrieved on December 3, 2011.</ref> He and [[Ethan Hawke]], his costar in ''[[Dead Poets Society]]'' and ''[[Tape (2001 film)|Tape]]'', have been friends since childhood.<ref>Warren Curry [http://www.douban.com/group/topic/2001984/ HALLOWED HALLS: An interview with Chelsea Walls star Robert Sean Leonard]. douban.com. 4/18/02</ref> Hawke and Leonard founded the [[Malaparte (theater company)|Malaparte]] theater company, along with [[James Waterston]], [[Steve Zahn]], and [[Frank Whaley]].<ref name="baltimore">{{cite web |last=Wynn Rousuck |first=J. |date=March 16, 1997 |title=Model Role Actor: He's got a list of movie and Broadway credits. Now, Robert Sean Leonard is adding Baltimore's Center Stage to his resume |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1997/03/16/model-role-actor-hes-got-a-list-of-movie-and-broadway-credits-now-robert-sean-leonard-is-adding-baltimores-center-stage-to-his-resume/ |access-date=January 13, 2016 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]}}</ref><ref name="interviewmag">{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Emma |date=February 8, 2013 |title=Life's a Baal For Jonthan Marc Sherman |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/jonathan-marc-sherman-clive/ |access-date=January 13, 2016 |work=[[Interview magazine]]}}</ref>
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[[Category:American television actors|Leonard, Robert Sean]]
In 2008, Leonard married Gabriella Salick. The couple have two daughters.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 4, 2022 |title=Robert Sean Leonard Wife: Who Is Gabriella Salick? |url=https://vimbuzz.com/robert-sean-leonard-wife-who-is-gabriella-salick/ |access-date=February 18, 2023 |website=Vim Buzz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=((Staff Author)) |date=December 8, 2009 |title=Robert Sean Leonard 'Looking Forward' to Raising Daughter Away From Hollywood |url=https://people.com/parents/robert-sean-leonard-looking-forward-to-raising-daughter-away-from-hollywood/ |access-date=February 18, 2023 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>
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[[Category:People from New Jersey|Leonard, Robert Sean]]
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1986
|''[[The Manhattan Project (film)|The Manhattan Project]]''
|Max
|Credited as Robert Leonard
|-
|1988
|''[[My Best Friend Is a Vampire]]''
|Jeremy Capello
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Dead Poets Society]]''
|Neil Perry
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Mr. & Mrs. Bridge]]''
|Douglas Bridge
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Married to It]]''
|Chuck Bishop
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1993
|''[[Swing Kids (1993 film)|Swing Kids]]''
|Peter Müller
|
|-
|''[[Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film)|Much Ado About Nothing]]''
|Count Claudio
|
|-
|''[[The Age of Innocence (1993 film)|The Age of Innocence]]''
|Ted Archer
|
|-
|''A Dog Race in Alaska''
|
|Short film
|-
|1994
|''[[Safe Passage (film)|Safe Passage]]''
|Alfred Singer
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1996
|''[[Killer: A Journal of Murder (film)|Killer: A Journal of Murder]]''
|Henry Lesser
|
|-
|''[[I Love You, I Love You Not]]''
|Angel of Death
|
|-
|1997
|''[[In the Gloaming (film)|In the Gloaming]]''
|Danny
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1998
|''Standoff''
|Jamie Doolin
|
|-
|''[[The Last Days of Disco]]''
|Tom Platt
|
|-
|''[[Ground Control (film)|Ground Control]]''
|Cruise
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2001
|''[[Tape (2001 film)|Tape]]''
|Jon Salter
|
|-
|''[[Driven (2001 film)|Driven]]''
|Demille Bly
|
|-
|''[[Chelsea Walls]]''
|Terry Olsen
|
|-
|2003
|''[[The I Inside]]''
|Peter Cable
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1986
|''[[My Two Loves]]''
|Larry Taylor
|Television film
|-
|1987
|''Bluffing It''
|Rusty Duggan
|TV movie
|-
|1993
|''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''
|Himself
|Season 2 Episode 31, aired July 19, 1993
|-
|1994
|''Normandy: The Great Crusade''
|Rusty Sales
|Voice, television film
|-
|1996
|''[[The Boys Next Door (1996 film)|The Boys Next Door]]''
|Barry Klemper
|Television film
|-
|1999
|''[[Wasteland (American TV series)|Wasteland]]''
|Jesse's ex
|Episode: "My Ex-Friend's Wedding"
|-
|2000
|''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
|Robby Archer
|Episode: "Nest"
|-
|2001
|''[[A Glimpse of Hell (film)|A Glimpse of Hell]]''
|Lt. [[Daniel P. Meyer]]
|Television film
|-
|2002
|''Corsairs''
|
|Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003
|''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''
|Agent
|Episode: "Softball"
|-
|''[[A Painted House#Television adaptation|A Painted House]]''
|Jesse Chandler
|TV movie
|-
|2004–2012
|''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
|[[James Wilson (House)|Dr. James Wilson]]
|Main cast
|-
|2010
|''[[American Experience]]''
|[[Herman Melville]]
|Voice, episode: "Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World"
|-
|2013
|''[[The Blacklist]]''
|Frederick Barnes
|Episode: "Frederick Barnes"
|-
|2013–2014
|''[[Falling Skies]]''
|Dr. Roger Kadar
|Recurring; 9 episodes
|-
|2014
|''[[The Good Wife]]''
|Del Paul
|Episode: "Dear God"
|-
|2015
|''[[Battle Creek (TV series)|Battle Creek]]''
|Brock
|Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
|-
|2015–2016
|''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
|ADA Kenneth O'Dwyer
|3 episodes
|-
|2017
|''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''
|Charles Beard
|Episode: "Lost Souls"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''[[The Hot Zone (American TV series)|The Hot Zone]]''
|Walter Humboldt
|Miniseries
|-
|''[[The Good Doctor (American TV series)|The Good Doctor]]''
|[[Shamus O'Malley]]
|Episode: "Claire"<ref>{{cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |date=September 10, 2019 |title=The Good Doctor: Robert Sean Leonard to Guest-Star in Season 3, Reuniting With House Creator — Get First Look |url=https://tvline.com/2019/09/10/the-good-doctor-season-3-robert-sean-leonard-cast-house-reunion/ |access-date=September 18, 2019 |website=TVLine}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[The First Lady (American TV series)|The First Lady]]''
|[[Harry S. Truman]]
|Episode: "Victory Dance"
|-
|2023
|''[[The Gilded Age (TV series)|The Gilded Age]]''
|Reverend Luke Forte<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-26 |title=The Gilded Age season 2 release date speculation, cast, plot, and news |url=https://www.thedigitalfix.com/the-gilded-age/season-2-release-date |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=The Digital Fix |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Recurring; season 2<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=The Gilded Age Season 2: Everything we know about the lavish period drama's return |url=https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/the-gilded-age-season-2-release-date |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=House & Garden |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|}

== Theatre ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
|1986
|''[[Brighton Beach Memoirs]]''
|Eugene Jerome
|-
|1987–1988
|''[[Breaking the Code]]''
|Christopher Morcom
|-
|1990
|''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''
|[[Romeo Montague|Romeo]]
|-
|1991
|''[[The Speed of Darkness (play)|The Speed of Darkness]]''
|Eddie
|-
|1993
|''[[Candida (play)|Candida]]''
|Eugene Marchbanks
|-
|1994
|''[[Philadelphia, Here I Come!]]''
|Gareth O'Donnell in Private
|-
|1995
|''[[Arcadia (play)|Arcadia]]''
|Valentine Coverly
|-
|1999
|''[[The Iceman Cometh]]''
|Don Parritt
|-
|2000–2001
|''[[The Music Man]]''
|Harold Hill
|-
|2001
|''[[The Invention of Love]]''
|[[A. E. Housman]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003
|''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]''
|Edmund Tyrone
|-
|''[[The Violet Hour]]''
|John Pace Seavering
|-
|2011–2012
|''[[Born Yesterday (play)|Born Yesterday]]''
|Paul Verrall
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[To Kill a Mockingbird#Plays|To Kill a Mockingbird]]''
|[[Atticus Finch]]
|-
|''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]''
|Professor Henry Higgins
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''[[Prodigal Son (Shanley play)|Prodigal Son]]''
|Alan Hoffman
|-
|''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]''
|[[King Arthur]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
|''[[Sunday in the Park with George]]''
|[[Jules (Sunday in the Park with George)|Jules]]/Bob
|-
|''[[Richard II (play)|Richard II]]''
|[[Richard II]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |date=June 6, 2017 |title=See Who's Joining Robert Sean Leonard in King Richard II |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/see-whos-joining-robert-sean-leonard-in-king-richard-ii |access-date=August 22, 2021 |website=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''[[Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo]]''
|Peter
|-
|2025
|''[[Betrayal (play)|Betrayal]]''
|Jerry
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
|-
| align="center"| 1990
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association]]
| Most Promising Actor
| ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| align="center"| 1993
| [[Tony Award]]
| [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play|Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play]]
| ''[[Candida (play)|Candida]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| align="center"| 1997
| Online Film & Television Association
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| ''[[In the Gloaming (film)|In the Gloaming]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| align="center"| 2001
| rowspan="2"| [[Tony Award]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play|Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play]]
| ''[[The Invention of Love]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| align="center"| 2003
| ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| align="center"| 2009
| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| align="center"| 2011
| [[People's Choice Award]]
| Favorite TV Doctor
| {{won}}
|-
| align="center"| 2023
| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| ''[[The Gilded Age (TV series)|The Gilded Age]]''
| {{nom}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 05:32, 4 January 2025

Robert Sean Leonard
Leonard in 2007
Born
Robert Lawrence Leonard

(1969-02-28) February 28, 1969 (age 55)
Westwood, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materFordham University
Columbia University
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Spouse
Gabriella Salick
​
(m. 2008)​
Children2

Robert Lawrence Leonard (born February 28, 1969),[1] known by his stage name Robert Sean Leonard, is an American actor. He is known for playing Dr. James Wilson in the television series House (2004–2012) and Neil Perry in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society.

Leonard won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in The Invention of Love in 2001. His other theater credits include Candida, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Breaking the Code, The Speed of Darkness, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Arcadia, The Music Man, Born Yesterday, Fifth of July, and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Early life and education

[edit]

Leonard grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where he graduated from Ridgewood High School. He studied at Fordham University and later the Columbia University School of General Studies.[2] He studied theater at HB Studio.[3]

Career

[edit]

Because he shares his birth name with another actor, Leonard modified his name for his Screen Actors Guild membership, using "Sean", the name of his brother, as a middle name.[4]

Leonard is a three-time Tony Award nominee, and won Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2001 for his role as A. E. Housman in Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love. He had previously played the role of Valentine in the New York premiere of Stoppard's Arcadia at Lincoln Center in 1995. He was nominated for a Tony in 2003 for his portrayal of Edmund Tyrone in a well-received revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night; it co-starred Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brian Dennehy, and Vanessa Redgrave. Leonard has also appeared in Broadway musical productions, in 2001 replacing Craig Bierko as the lead performer in a revival of The Music Man. Leonard co-starred as Paul Verrall in the 2011 Broadway revival of Born Yesterday.[5]

In 1993, Leonard had a leading role in the film Swing Kids, playing Peter Müller.[6] In 1997, he received rave reviews for his role in the television film In the Gloaming, directed by Christopher Reeve. Entertainment Weekly said that Leonard "does a first-rate job of juggling Danny's mixture of despair, neediness, and mordant jokiness."[7]

From 2004, he played Dr. James Wilson, head of the oncology department, on the FOX TV series House, until the series ended in 2012. In 2007 Leonard appeared on Entertainment Weekly's 100 list as "Dr. Underrated".[8]

From 2013 to 2014, Leonard had a recurring role as Dr. Roger Kadar on the television series Falling Skies.[9]

In 2016, Leonard played King Arthur in David Lee's adaptation of the musical Camelot at the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut.[10] From February to April 2017, he appeared in the Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George, as Jules/Bob.[11]

In 2023 Leonard had a supporting role in HBO's The Gilded Age playing the Reverend Luke Forte.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Leonard maintains a close friendship with House co-star Hugh Laurie.[12] He and Ethan Hawke, his costar in Dead Poets Society and Tape, have been friends since childhood.[13] Hawke and Leonard founded the Malaparte theater company, along with James Waterston, Steve Zahn, and Frank Whaley.[14][15]

In 2008, Leonard married Gabriella Salick. The couple have two daughters.[16][17]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 The Manhattan Project Max Credited as Robert Leonard
1988 My Best Friend Is a Vampire Jeremy Capello
1989 Dead Poets Society Neil Perry
1990 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge Douglas Bridge
1991 Married to It Chuck Bishop
1993 Swing Kids Peter Müller
Much Ado About Nothing Count Claudio
The Age of Innocence Ted Archer
A Dog Race in Alaska Short film
1994 Safe Passage Alfred Singer
1996 Killer: A Journal of Murder Henry Lesser
I Love You, I Love You Not Angel of Death
1997 In the Gloaming Danny
1998 Standoff Jamie Doolin
The Last Days of Disco Tom Platt
Ground Control Cruise
2001 Tape Jon Salter
Driven Demille Bly
Chelsea Walls Terry Olsen
2003 The I Inside Peter Cable

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 My Two Loves Larry Taylor Television film
1987 Bluffing It Rusty Duggan TV movie
1993 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Himself Season 2 Episode 31, aired July 19, 1993
1994 Normandy: The Great Crusade Rusty Sales Voice, television film
1996 The Boys Next Door Barry Klemper Television film
1999 Wasteland Jesse's ex Episode: "My Ex-Friend's Wedding"
2000 The Outer Limits Robby Archer Episode: "Nest"
2001 A Glimpse of Hell Lt. Daniel P. Meyer Television film
2002 Corsairs Television film
2003 Malcolm in the Middle Agent Episode: "Softball"
A Painted House Jesse Chandler TV movie
2004–2012 House Dr. James Wilson Main cast
2010 American Experience Herman Melville Voice, episode: "Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World"
2013 The Blacklist Frederick Barnes Episode: "Frederick Barnes"
2013–2014 Falling Skies Dr. Roger Kadar Recurring; 9 episodes
2014 The Good Wife Del Paul Episode: "Dear God"
2015 Battle Creek Brock Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
2015–2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ADA Kenneth O'Dwyer 3 episodes
2017 Blue Bloods Charles Beard Episode: "Lost Souls"
2019 The Hot Zone Walter Humboldt Miniseries
The Good Doctor Shamus O'Malley Episode: "Claire"[18]
2022 The First Lady Harry S. Truman Episode: "Victory Dance"
2023 The Gilded Age Reverend Luke Forte[19] Recurring; season 2[20]

Theatre

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Year Title Role
1986 Brighton Beach Memoirs Eugene Jerome
1987–1988 Breaking the Code Christopher Morcom
1990 Romeo and Juliet Romeo
1991 The Speed of Darkness Eddie
1993 Candida Eugene Marchbanks
1994 Philadelphia, Here I Come! Gareth O'Donnell in Private
1995 Arcadia Valentine Coverly
1999 The Iceman Cometh Don Parritt
2000–2001 The Music Man Harold Hill
2001 The Invention of Love A. E. Housman
2003 Long Day's Journey into Night Edmund Tyrone
The Violet Hour John Pace Seavering
2011–2012 Born Yesterday Paul Verrall
2013 To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch
Pygmalion Professor Henry Higgins
2016 Prodigal Son Alan Hoffman
Camelot King Arthur
2017 Sunday in the Park with George Jules/Bob
Richard II Richard II[21]
2018 Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo Peter
2025 Betrayal Jerry

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1990 Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Actor Dead Poets Society Won
1993 Tony Award Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Candida Nominated
1997 Online Film & Television Association Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries In the Gloaming Nominated
2001 Tony Award Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play The Invention of Love Won
2003 Long Day's Journey into Night Nominated
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series House Nominated
2011 People's Choice Award Favorite TV Doctor Won
2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Gilded Age Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History". Playbill. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Alvin Klein (January 5, 1986). "For Stage Novice, 'Acting Is It'". The New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2008.
  3. ^ HB Studio Alumni
  4. ^ "Robert Sean Leonard, David Javerbaum, Plus a Look at Fall TV". Playbill. June 1, 2008. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2008.
  5. ^ "Born Yesterday :: Home". bornyesterdayonbroadway.com. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  6. ^ Johnson, Malcolm (March 5, 1993). "For the love of jazz, they were really 'Swing Kids'". Hartford Courant. p. 38. Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Tucker, Ken (April 18, 1997). "Classy comes home". Entertainment Weekly. No. 375. p. 53.
  8. ^ Snierson, Dan (June 29, 2007), "Robert Sean Leonard". Entertainment Weekly. (941/942):69
  9. ^ Boehm, Mike (January 13, 2013). "Robert Sean Leonard's first love". Los Angeles Times. p. 95. Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Shameer Cohen, Sherry. "BWW Review: 'Camelot' in Westport" broadwayworld.com, October 11, 2016
  11. ^ Viaga, Robert (February 11, 2017). "Jake Gyllenhall/ 'Sunday in the Park With George' Begins Previews Feb. 11". Playbill.
  12. ^ The Rod Ryan Show: Interview with Robert Sean Leonard Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. None. Retrieved on December 3, 2011.
  13. ^ Warren Curry HALLOWED HALLS: An interview with Chelsea Walls star Robert Sean Leonard. douban.com. 4/18/02
  14. ^ Wynn Rousuck, J. (March 16, 1997). "Model Role Actor: He's got a list of movie and Broadway credits. Now, Robert Sean Leonard is adding Baltimore's Center Stage to his resume". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  15. ^ Brown, Emma (February 8, 2013). "Life's a Baal For Jonthan Marc Sherman". Interview magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  16. ^ "Robert Sean Leonard Wife: Who Is Gabriella Salick?". Vim Buzz. June 4, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  17. ^ Staff Author (December 8, 2009). "Robert Sean Leonard 'Looking Forward' to Raising Daughter Away From Hollywood". People. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  18. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (September 10, 2019). "The Good Doctor: Robert Sean Leonard to Guest-Star in Season 3, Reuniting With House Creator — Get First Look". TVLine. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  19. ^ "The Gilded Age season 2 release date speculation, cast, plot, and news". The Digital Fix. July 26, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  20. ^ "The Gilded Age Season 2: Everything we know about the lavish period drama's return". House & Garden. June 28, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  21. ^ Gans, Andrew (June 6, 2017). "See Who's Joining Robert Sean Leonard in King Richard II". Playbill. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
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