Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard (born Robert Lawrence Leonard on February 28, 1969, in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is a Tony Award-winning American actor who is most noted for his role as an aspiring actor Neil Perry in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society.

He is a three-time Tony Award nominee (1993, 2001 and 2003), winning in 2001 (Best Actor - Featured Play) for his role as A.E. Housman in Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love.

Currently, he plays Dr. James Wilson, head of the oncology department, on the Fox TV series House.

He is engaged to Gabriella Salick, an equestrienne and a classics scholar, whom he met at Columbia University. He also maintains a close friendship with House co-star Hugh Laurie.

Selected filmography

• House (2004 - Current) (TV series)
• A Painted House (2003) (TV)
• The i Inside (2003)
• Chelsea Walls (2001)
• Driven (2001)
• Tape (2001)
• A Glimpse of Hell (2001) (TV)
• Ground Control (1998)
• The Last Days of Disco (1998)
• The Boys Next Door (1996) (TV)
• In the Gloaming (1997)
• I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)
• Killer: A Journal Of Murder (1996)
• The Age of Innocence (1993)
• Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
• Swing Kids (1993)
• Married to It (1991)
• Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
• Dead Poets Society (1989)
• My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1988)

Awards

Won

• 2001 Tony Award — Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play : for his portrayal as A. E. Housman in Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love

Nominated

• 2003 Tony Award — Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: for his performance in Eugene O'Neill's Long Days Journey into Night
• 1993 Tony Award — Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: for his performance in George Bernard Shaw's Candida
• 1994 15th Annual Young Artist Award — Outstanding Youth Ensemble In A Motion Picture: Swing Kids, along with Christian Bale, David Tom, and Frank Whaley.

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