Leon

Biography

Leon Preston Robinson IV (usually credited as simply "Leon") is an American actor and singer, who began his professional career as an actor in 1981.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

56

Birth Date

1962-03-08 00:00:00

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Cool Runnings
• 

  The Five Heartbeats
• 

  Little Richard
• 

  Spirit Lost
• Wildcards
• 

  The Rhythm and the Blues

Credits

• actors (55 credits)

  • Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Jingle Hellz

    Khan

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Wildcards

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Rhythm and the Blues

    Eddie Taylor Sr.

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story

    Emerson

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • A Day to Die

    Tyron Pettis

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Madonna: Madame X

    Innocent Man/Saint (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Glorias

    Frank

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas

    Jasper

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • City on a Hill

    - Pax Bostonia (2021) ... Reverend Isaiah Hughes actor actors

    - East of Eden (2021) ... Reverend Isaiah Hughes actor actors

    - Overtime White and Overtime Stupid (2021) ... Reverend Isaiah Hughes actor actors

    - Is the Total Black, Being Spoken (2021) ... Reverend Isaiah Hughes actor actors

    - I Need a Goat (2021) ... Reverend Isaiah Hughes actor actors
    2019
  • Her Only Choice

    Melvin

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Chi

    - Legacy (2024) ... Alonzo actor actors

    - Saints & Sinners (2024) ... Alonzo actor actors

    - Want This Smoke (2024) ... Alonzo actor actors

    - New Chi City (2023) ... Alonzo actor actors
    2018
  • Soul Ties

    Dale Sr.

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • I Really Hate My Ex

    Sean

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Where Children Play

    David McCain

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Cheaters Club

    James

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • 37

    Dr. Koehm

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • And Then There Was You

    Joshua Gilbert

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • From This Day Forward

    Deon

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Brooklyn Heist

    Ronald

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Diary of a Single Mom

    Mike

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Cover

    Ryan Chambers

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Get Rich or Die Tryin'

    Slim

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Friends and Lovers

    Tyrel

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Buffalo Soldiers

    Stoney

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Little Richard

    Little Richard

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

    Jackie Wilson

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Bats

    Jimmy Sands

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Mean Streak

    Altman Rogers

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Friends & Lovers

    Manny

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Side Streets

    Errol Boyce

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Price of Kissing

    Larry

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • B.A.P.S

    Leon

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Spirit Lost

    John

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Runaway Car

    Officer Isaiah 'Beau' Beaufort

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Oz

    - A Game of Checkers (1997) ... Jefferson Keane actor actors

    - Capital P (1997) ... Jefferson Keane actor actors

    - God's Chillin' (1997) ... Jefferson Keane actor actors

    - Visits, Conjugal and Otherwise (1997) ... Jefferson Keane actor actors

    - The Routine (1997) ... Jefferson Keane actor actors
    1997
  • Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

    Uncle Melvin

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Waiting to Exhale

    Russell

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Cool Runnings

    Derice Bannock

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Cliffhanger

    Kynette

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The Five Heartbeats

    J.T.

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

    Innocent Man / Saint (segment "Like a Prayer")

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Flying Blind

    Larry Brown

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

    Michael Thomas

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Women of Brewster Place

    Abshu

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Colors

    Killer-Bee

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • The Lawless Land

    Roadkill

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • The Father Clements Story

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Band of the Hand

    Moss

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • L.A. Law

    - Blood, Sweat and Fears (1990) ... Ronald "Pinto" Sewell actor actors
    1986
  • Streetwalkin'

    Jason

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Flamingo Kid

    Fortune Smith

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Sole Survivor

    Gang Leader

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Hunter

    - Investment in Death (1989) ... Iceman actor actors
    1984
  • All the Right Moves

    Shadow

    actor

    actors
    1983

• production (1 credits)

  • The Price of Kissing

    producer

    production
    1997