Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-03-08 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Leon Robinson

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

6.5%

Cliffhanger

May 28, 1993

7.0%

Cool Runnings

Oct 1, 1993

6.8%

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Nov 9, 2005

8.0%

Oz

Jul 12, 1997

6.5%

Colors

Apr 15, 1988

6.3%

Buffalo Soldiers

Oct 31, 2002

5.8%

All the Right Moves

Oct 21, 1983

5.7%

A Day to Die

Mar 4, 2022

7.0%

Above the Rim

Mar 23, 1994

4.6%

Bats

Oct 22, 1999

8.0%

The Chi

Jan 7, 2018

6.3%

Waiting to Exhale

Dec 22, 1995

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Acting

—		The Temptations Le film de leur ascension vers la gloire as David Ruffin
—		Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story as Self
—		Wildcards

2024

The Rhythm and the Blues as Eddie Taylor Sr.

2023		First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story as Emerson
2023		Swarm as Harris

2022

A Day to Die as Tyron Pettis

2021

Madonna: Madame X as Innocent Man/Saint (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020		The Glorias as Frank
2020		Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas as Jasper

2019

City on a Hill as Reverend Isaiah Hughes

2018		40 and Single as Dan Mayor
2018		Her Only Choice as Melvin
2018		The Chi as Alonzo

2016

Recovery Road as Alan

2015		Soul Ties as Dale Sr.
2015		I Really Hate My Ex as Sean
2015		Where Children Play as David McCain

2014		The Cheaters Club as James
2014		37 as Dr. Koehm

2013

And Then There Was You as Joshua Gilbert

2012

From This Day Forward as Deon

2009

Diary of a Single Mom as Mike

2007

Cover as Ryan Chambers

2005		Get Rich or Die Tryin' as Slim
2005		Friends and Lovers as Tyrel

2002		Buffalo Soldiers as Stoney
2002		Hack as Ulysses Sims

2001

Crossing Jordan as Vicellous Owens

2000

Little Richard as Little Richard

1999		Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story as Jackie Wilson
1999		Bats as Jimmy Sands
1999		Mean Streak as Altman Rogers
1999		Friends & Lovers as Manny

1998		The Temptations as David Ruffin
1998		Side Streets as Errol Boyce

1997		Oz as Jefferson Keane
1997		The Price of Kissing as Larry
1997		B.A.P.S as Leon
1997		Spirit Lost as John
1997		Runaway Car as Officer Isaiah 'Beau' Beaufort

1996

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored as Uncle Melvin

1995		Waiting to Exhale as Russell
1995		Central Park West

1994

Above the Rim as Shep

1993		Bad Attitude as Eddie Johnson
1993		Cool Runnings as Derice Bannock
1993		Cliffhanger as Kynette

1991

The Five Heartbeats as J.T.

1990		Madonna: The Immaculate Collection as Innocent Man / Saint (segment "Like a Prayer")
1990		Flying Blind

1989		A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story as Michael Thomas
1989		The Women of Brewster Place as Abshu

1988		Colors as Killer-Bee
1988		The Lawless Land as Roadkill

1987

The Father Clements Story

1986		L.A. Law as Ronald "Pinto" Sewell
1986		Band of the Hand as Moss

1985

Streetwalkin' as Jason

1984		The Flamingo Kid as Fortune Smith
1984		Hunter as Iceman
1984		Sole Survivor as Gang Leader

1983

All the Right Moves as Shadow

Production

1997

The Price of Kissing as Producer

1993

Bad Attitude as Associate Producer