Leonard is a three-time Tony Award nominee, and won Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2001 for his role as A. E. Housman in Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love. He had previously played the role of Valentine in the New York premiere of Stoppard's Arcadia at Lincoln Center in 1995. He was nominated for a Tony in 2003 for his portrayal of Edmund Tyrone in a well-received revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night; it co-starred Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brian Dennehy, and Vanessa Redgrave. Leonard has also appeared in Broadway musical productions, in 2001 replacing Craig Bierko as the lead performer in a revival of The Music Man. Leonard co-starred as Paul Verrall in the 2011 Broadway revival of Born Yesterday.
In 1997, Leonard received rave reviews for his role in the television film In the Gloaming, directed by Christopher Reeve. Entertainment Weekly said that Leonard "does a first-rate job of juggling Danny's mixture of despair, neediness, and mordant jokiness."
From 2004, he played Dr. James Wilson, head of the oncology department, on the FOX TV series House, until the series ended in 2012. In 2007 Leonard appeared on Entertainment Weekly's 100 list as "Dr. Underrated".
In 2016, Leonard played King Arthur in David Lee's adaptation of the musical Camelot at the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut. From February to April 2017, he appeared in the Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George, as Jules/Bob.
His recent television credits include The Gilded Age (2023), The First Lady (2022), and The Good Doctor (2019).
Robert Sean Leonard, Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo
Robert Sean Leonard, At Home at the Zoo
Robert Sean Leonard, Long Day's Journey into Night
Robert Sean Leonard, The Invention of Love
Robert Sean Leonard, The Invention of Love
Robert Sean Leonard , Candida
Robert Sean Leonard has appeared on Broadway in 13 shows.
Robert Sean Leonard has not appeared in the West End.
Robert Sean Leonard has been nominated for several awards, including the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo, a Performance Award at the Obie Awards for At Home at the Zoo, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for Long Day's Journey into Night, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Invention of Love, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for both The Invention of Love and Candida.
Robert Sean Leonard has won the Performance Award (Obie Awards) for At Home at the Zoo, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Invention of Love, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Invention of Love.
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