
Leonard Roberts
Department: Acting
Biography
Leonard Roberts (born November 17, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sean Taylor in Drumline and its' sequel Drumline: A New Beat, Forrest Gates on the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, D. L. Hawkins on Heroes, and D'Andre Mackey in He Got Game. He's also known for his roles as Ben Howard on the new 2023 Goosebumps series, Zeke Allen on The CW's All American: Homecoming, Alex on Peacock's The Girl in the Woods, Dennis Schatzman on FX's America Crime Story, Instructor Rolle in American Sniper, Hayes in Savages, Detective Monroe on The Client List, Tyrone in Hoodlum, and Eddie Coles in Love Jones. He's had recurring roles as Ronnie Cooper on 9-1-1, King Idri of Loria on Syfy's The Magicians, Ray on CBS's Mom, and Jason Avery on ABC's Castle.
Known For

The '60s
1999

Drumline
2002

Red Sands
2009

Hoodlum
1997

Love Jones
1997

Joe and Max
2002

Pizza Man
2011

Drumline: A New Beat
2014

American Sniper
2014

Dancer and the Dame
2015

Any Day
2015

The Other V Word
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My Favorite Five
2015

Blackstar Warrior
2010

Love Is All You Need?
2016

Masquerade
2000

He Got Game
1998

The Last Adam
2006

Fixed
2018

Headgame
2018

Savages
2012

Castle
2009

Due South
1994

CSI: Miami
2002

Providence
1999

Heroes
2006

Bones
2005

24
2001

Private Practice
2007

Smallville
2001

NCIS
2003

JAG
1995

ER
1994

FreakyLinks
2000

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997

Live from E!
2002

Tru Calling
2003

Marvel's Agent Carter
2015

Mom
2013

The Girl in the Woods
2021

The Mentalist
2008

Mary + Jane
2016

The Client List
2012

All American: Homecoming
2022

The Magicians
2015

Goosebumps
2023

All American
2018

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

The League
2009

American Crime Story
2016

Rebel
2021

The Upshaws
2021

9-1-1
2018

Hawaii Five-0
2010

Charmed
2018

Threat Matrix
2003

The Neighborhood
2018

Bosch: Legacy
2022

Ballard
2025

Franklin & Bash
2011

The '60s
1999

CSI: Miami
2002