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.

Known For

L.A. Law

Ronald "Pinto" Sewell

Crossing Jordan

Vicellous Owens

The Chi

Alonzo

Oz

Jefferson Keane

Hack

Ulysses Sims

City on a Hill

Reverend Isaiah Hughes

Central Park West

Hunter

Iceman

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	The Rhythm and the Blues	Eddie Taylor Sr.
2023	First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story	Emerson
2022	A Day to Die	Tyron Pettis
2021	Madonna: Madame X	Innocent Man/Saint (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020	The Glorias	Frank
2020	Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas	Jasper
2018	Her Only Choice	Melvin
2015	I Really Hate My Ex	Sean
2015	Soul Ties	Dale Sr.
2015	Where Children Play	David McCain
2014	37	Dr. Koehm
2014	The Cheaters Club	James
2013	And Then There Was You	Joshua Gilbert
2012	From This Day Forward	Deon
2009	Diary of a Single Mom	Mike
2009	The Brooklyn Heist	Ronald
2007	Cover	Ryan Chambers
2005	Friends and Lovers	Tyrel
2005	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	Slim
2002	Buffalo Soldiers	Stoney
2000	Little Richard	Little Richard
1999	Bats	Jimmy Sands
1999	Friends & Lovers	Manny
1999	Mean Streak	Altman Rogers
1999	Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story	Jackie Wilson
1998	Side Streets	Errol Boyce
1997	B.A.P.S	Leon
1997	The Price of Kissing	Larry
1997	Spirit Lost	John
1997	Runaway Car	Officer Isaiah 'Beau' Beaufort
1996	Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored	Uncle Melvin
1995	Waiting to Exhale	Russell
1994	Above the Rim	Shep
1993	Cool Runnings	Derice Bannock
1993	Cliffhanger	Kynette
1993	Bad Attitude	Eddie Johnson
1991	The Five Heartbeats	J.T.
1990	Flying Blind
1990	Madonna: The Immaculate Collection	Innocent Man / Saint (segment "Like a Prayer")
1989	A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story	Michael Thomas
1989	The Women of Brewster Place	Abshu
1988	Colors	Killer-Bee
1988	The Lawless Land	Roadkill
1987	The Father Clements Story
1986	Band of the Hand	Moss
1985	Streetwalkin'	Jason
1984	Sole Survivor	Gang Leader
1984	The Flamingo Kid	Fortune Smith
1983	All the Right Moves	Shadow
	Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story	Self
	Wildcards

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	Swarm	Harris
2019	City on a Hill	Reverend Isaiah Hughes
2018	40 and Single	Dan Mayor
2018	The Chi	Alonzo
2016	Recovery Road	Alan
2002	Hack	Ulysses Sims
2001	Crossing Jordan	Vicellous Owens
1998	The Temptations	David Ruffin
1997	Oz	Jefferson Keane
1995	Central Park West
1986	L.A. Law	Ronald "Pinto" Sewell
1984	Hunter	Iceman