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My Take
Robert Sean Leonard is my favorite kind of actor: one who could have chased movie stardom and quietly declined. After breaking hearts as Neil Perry in Dead Poets Society, he spent eight seasons making Hugh Laurie's misanthropy bearable as Dr. Wilson, arguably the harder job. What I respect most is that his true home is the stage; the 2001 Tony Award confirmed what theater people already knew. He treats acting as a craft rather than a brand, and his restraint gives co-stars room to shine. In an industry addicted to attention, his career is a masterclass in choosing the work over the spotlight.
Overview
Robert Lawrence Leonard (born February 28, 1969), known as Robert Sean Leonard, is an American actor. He has received a Tony Award and a Obie Award over the course of a career on both stage and screen started in the 1980s. He is best known for his portrayal of Neil Perry in the drama film Dead Poets Society (1989) and Dr. James Wilson in the medical drama series House (2004–2012).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Sean Leonard
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・ショーン・レナード
- Reading
- ろばーと・しょーん・れなーど
- Born
- February 28, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Westwood, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / stage actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Ridgewood High School
- University
- Columbia University
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.