Robert Lawrence Leonard (lahir 28 Februari 1969), dengan nama panggung Robert Sean Leonard, adalah aktor berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat. Namanya mulai dikenal saat memerankan sebagai Dr. James Wilson dalam serial drama televisi House (2004–2012) dan Neil Perry dalam film Dead Poets Society. Leonard memenangi penghargaan Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play berkat penampilannya dalam The Invention of Love tahun 2001. Penampilan lainnya di Teater Broadway di antaranya Candida, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Breaking the Code, The Speed of Darkness, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Arcadia, The Music Man, Born Yesterday, dan To Kill a Mockingbird. Sejak 2013 sampai 2014, Leonard mendapatkan peran sebagai Dr. Roger Kadar dalam serial drama televisi berjudul Falling Skies.
| Robert Sean Leonard | |
|---|---|
Robert Sean Leonard, 2007 | |
| Lahir | Robert Lawrence Leonard 28 Februari 1969 Westwood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Pekerjaan | Actor |
| Tahun aktif | 1986–present |
| Suami/istri | Gabriella Salick (m. 2008) |
| Anak | 2 |
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Leonard lahir di Westwood, New Jersey, putera dari Joyce Patricia (née Peterson), seorang perawat, dan Robert Leonard, seorang guru di Collier High School. Dia tumbuh besar di Ridgewood, di mana dia menempuh pendidikan di Ridgewood High School sebelum melanjutkan di Fordham University dan kemudian di Columbia University School of General Studies.
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Leonard, selama tiga kali masuk nominasi dalam ajang penghargaan Tony Award (1993, 2001 dan 2003), memenangi penghargaan pada tahun 2001 (Best Actor – Featured Play) atas perannya sebagai A. E. Housman dalam karya Tom Stoppard berjudul The Invention of Love. Sebelumnya, dia bergabung dengan proyek-proyek Stoppard, berperan sebagai Valentine dalam film Arcadia di Lincoln Center tahun 1995. Nominasi yang diterima tahun 2003 dari Tony Award adalah untuk perannya sebagai Edmund Tyrone dalam film garapan Eugene O'Neill berjudul Long Day's Journey Into Night yang juga didukung oleh Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brian Dennehy dan Vanessa Redgrave. Leonard juga tampil dalam pertunjukan musikal di Broadway tahun 2001 menggantika Craig Bierko sebagai penampil utama, dalam karya The Music Man. Pada 8 Februari 2011 diumumkan bahwa Leonard akan ikut membintangi sebagai Paul Verrall dalam pertunjukan teater Broadway berjudul Born Yesterday awal Maret. Tahun 1997, Leonard menerima peran dari film televisi garapan Christopher Reeve berjudul In the Gloaming.
Sejak 2004 dia berperan sebagai Dr. James Wilson, kepala Departemen Oncology dalam serial drama di kanal FOX berjudul House, sampai dengan serial itu berakhir pada tahun 2012. Tahun 2007 nama Leonard tampil dalam Entertainment's Weekly's 100 list as "Dr. Underrated." 2016, bermain sebagai Raja Arthur dalam pertunjukan musik adaptasi karya David Lee' arahan Camelot di Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, CT.
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Film dan televisi sunting
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Manhattan Project | Max | |
| 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 | |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio | |
| 1993 | The Age of Innocence | Ted Archer | |
| 1994 | Safe Passage | Alfred Singer | |
| 1996 | The Boys Next Door | Barry Klemper | |
| 1996 | Killer: A Journal of Murder | Henry Lesser | |
| 1996 | I Love You, I Love You Not | Angel of Death | |
| 1997 | In the Gloaming | Danny | |
| 1998 | Standoff | Jamie Doolin | |
| 1998 | The Last Days of Disco | Tom Platt | |
| 1998 | Ground Control | Cruise | |
| 2000 | The Outer Limits | Robby Archer | Season 6, Episode 20 |
| 2001 | Tape | Jon Salter | |
| 2001 | A Glimpse of Hell | Lieutenant Daniel P. Meyer | |
| 2001 | Driven | Demille Bly | |
| 2001 | Chelsea Walls | Terry Olsen | |
| 2003 | The I Inside | Peter Cable | |
| 2003 | A Painted House | Jesse Chandler | |
| 2003 | Malcolm in the Middle | Agent | Season 5, Episode 12 |
| 2004–12 | House | Dr. James Wilson | Main Cast |
| 2013–14 | Falling Skies | Dr. Roger Kadar | Recurring |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Frederick Barnes | Episode 7 |
| 2014 | The Good Wife | Del Paul | Season 6, Episode 3 |
| 2015–16 | Law & Order: SVU | ADA Kenneth O'Dwyer | Season 16, Episode 21 Season 17, Episode 3 |
| 2015 | Battle Creek | Brock | Season 1, Episode 13 |
| 2017 | Blue Bloods | Charles Beard | Season 7, Episode 15 |
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| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Eugene Jerome |
| 1987–88 | Breaking the Code | Christopher Morcom |
| 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 |
| 2000–01 | The Music Man | Harold Hill |
| 2001 | The Invention of Love | A. E. Housman |
| 2003 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Edmund Tyrone |
| 2003 | The Violet Hour | John Pace Seavering |
| 2011–12 | Born Yesterday | Paul Verrall |
| 2013 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Atticus Finch |
| 2013 | Pygmalion | Professor Henry Higgins |
| 2016 | Prodigal Son | Alan Hoffman |
| 2016 | Camelot | King Arthur |
| 2017 | Sunday in the Park with George | Jules |
Penghargaan sunting
- 2001: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play – The Invention of Love
- 1990: Chicago Film Critics Association for Most Promising Actor – Dead Poets Society
- 1993: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play – Candida
- 1997: Online Film & Television Association for Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries – In the Gloaming
- 2003: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play – Long Day's Journey into Night
- 2009: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series – House, M.D.
- 2011: People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Doctor – House, M.D.
Referensi sunting
- Robert Sean Leonard Biography (1969–). Filmreference.com (February 28, 1969). Retrieved on December 3, 2011.
- STAGE TO SCREENS: Robert Sean Leonard, David Javerbaum, Plus a Look at Fall TV. Playbill.com (June 2, 2008). Retrieved on December 3, 2011.
- http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?n=joyce-leonard&pid=169478441&fhid=17068
- Alvin Klein (January 5, 1986). "For Stage Novice, 'Acting Is It'". The New York Times. Diakses tanggal January 17, 2008.
- Born Yesterday:: Home. Bornyesterdayonbroadway.com. Retrieved on December 3, 2011.
- Tucker, Ken (April 18, 1997), "Classy comes home". Entertainment Weekly. (375):53
- Snierson, Dan (June 29, 2007), "Robert Sean Leonard". Entertainment Weekly. (941/942):69
- The Rod Ryan Show: Interview with Robert Sean Leonard 2011-07-23 di Wayback Machine.. None. Retrieved on December 3, 2011.
- Warren Curry HALLOWED HALLS: An interview with Chelsea Walls star Robert Sean Leonard. douban.com. 4/18/02
- Wynn Rousuck, J. (March 16, 1997). . The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Publishing. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2016-03-04. Diakses tanggal January 13, 2016.
- Brown, Emma (February 8, 2013). "LIFE'S A BAAL FOR JONATHAN MARC SHERMAN". Interview magazine. Brant Publications. Diakses tanggal January 13, 2016.
Pranala luar sunting
- Robert Sean Leonard di Internet Broadway Database
- Robert Sean Leonard di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
- (Inggris) Robert Sean Leonard di Internet Off-Broadway Database