Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

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

The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

Madonna: Madame X

Madonna: Madame X

First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story

First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story

Friends and Lovers

Friends and Lovers

I Really Hate My Ex

I Really Hate My Ex

The Cheaters Club

The Cheaters Club

From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

Acting

Cool Runnings

1993

Cool Runnings

as

Derice Bannock

Bats

1999

Bats

as

Jimmy Sands

Cliffhanger

1993

Cliffhanger

as

Kynette

2014

37

as

Dr. Koehm

Sole Survivor

1984

Sole Survivor

as

Gang Leader

The Five Heartbeats

1991

The Five Heartbeats

as

J.T.

And Then There Was You

2013

And Then There Was You

as

Joshua Gilbert

B.A.P.S

1997

B.A.P.S

as

Leon

Friends & Lovers

1999

Friends & Lovers

as

Manny

The Flamingo Kid

1984

The Flamingo Kid

as

Fortune Smith

A Day to Die

2022

A Day to Die

as

Tyron Pettis

Colors

1988

Colors

as

Killer-Bee

The Price of Kissing

1997

The Price of Kissing

as

Larry

Mean Streak

1999

Mean Streak

as

Altman Rogers

Spirit Lost

1997

Spirit Lost

as

John

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

1999

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

as

Jackie Wilson

Little Richard

2000

Little Richard

as

Little Richard

Side Streets

1998

Side Streets

as

Errol Boyce

Madonna: Madame X

2021

Madonna: Madame X

as

Innocent Man/Saint (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Lawless Land

1988

The Lawless Land

as

Roadkill

The Father Clements Story

1987

The Father Clements Story

as

First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story

2023

First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story

as

Emerson

Above the Rim

1994

Above the Rim

as

Shep

The Temptations Le film de leur ascension vers la gloire

The Temptations Le film de leur ascension vers la gloire

as

David Ruffin

Friends and Lovers

2005

Friends and Lovers

as

Tyrel

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

1996

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

as

Uncle Melvin

I Really Hate My Ex

2015

I Really Hate My Ex

as

Sean

Buffalo Soldiers

2002

Buffalo Soldiers

as

Stoney

Band of the Hand

1986

Band of the Hand

as

Moss

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

1989

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

as

Michael Thomas

Streetwalkin'

1985

Streetwalkin'

as

Jason

The Cheaters Club

2014

The Cheaters Club

as

James

The Women of Brewster Place

1989

The Women of Brewster Place

as

Abshu

Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story

as

Self

All the Right Moves

1983

All the Right Moves

as

Shadow

The Rhythm and the Blues

2024

The Rhythm and the Blues

as

Eddie Taylor Sr.

Cover

2007

Cover

as

Ryan Chambers

From This Day Forward

2012

From This Day Forward

as

Deon

Her Only Choice

2018

Her Only Choice

as

Melvin

Waiting to Exhale

1995

Waiting to Exhale

as

Russell

Flying Blind

1990

Flying Blind

as

Soul Ties

2015

Soul Ties

as

Dale Sr.

Diary of a Single Mom

2009

Diary of a Single Mom

as

Mike

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

as

Slim

The Glorias

2020

The Glorias

as

Frank

Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas

2020

Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas

as

Jasper

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

1990

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

as

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

Runaway Car

1997

Runaway Car

as

Officer Isaiah 'Beau' Beaufort

Where Children Play

2015

Where Children Play

as

David McCain

Bad Attitude

1993

Bad Attitude

as

Eddie Johnson

Wildcards

Wildcards

as

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Ronald "Pinto" Sewell

Central Park West

Central Park West

as

Hunter

Hunter

as

Iceman

City on a Hill

City on a Hill

as

Reverend Isaiah Hughes

Swarm

Swarm

as

Harris

Oz

as

Jefferson Keane

The Temptations

The Temptations

as

David Ruffin

Recovery Road

Recovery Road

as

Alan

Hack

Hack

as

Ulysses Sims

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

as

Vicellous Owens

40 and Single

40 and Single

as

Dan Mayor

The Chi

The Chi

as

Alonzo

Production

The Price of Kissing

1997

The Price of Kissing

as

Bad Attitude

1993

Bad Attitude

as

Crew

Directing