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Robert Sean Leonard - Dr. James Wilson

Robert Sean Leonard has carved a distinguished career on stage and screen. Leonard won a 2001 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance in "The Invention of Love." In 2003, he was nominated in the same category for his performance in "Long Day's Journey into Night," which also starred Brian Dennehy, Vanessa Redgrave and Philip Seymour Hoffman. He was most recently seen on stage in "The Violet Hour."

Leonard's extensive theater credits include the Broadway productions of "The Music Man"; "The Iceman Cometh" with Kevin Spacey; "Arcadia"; "Candida," for which he received a Tony nomination; "The Speed of Darkness"; "Breaking the Code"; and "Brighton Beach Memoirs." He also appeared in the West End production of "Our Town."

In 2001, Leonard starred in Richard Linklater's film "Tape" with Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, and was in the ensemble drama "Chelsea Walls," directed by Hawke and based on the play of the same name.

Born in New Jersey, Leonard began acting at age 14 at the Public Theater in New York. At 19, he made his film debut in the acclaimed "Dead Poets Society" starring opposite Robin Williams and Hawke. His film credits include "Much Ado About Nothing," "The Age of Innocence" and "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge."

While filming HOUSE, Leonard lives in Los Angeles with his wife, daughter and two dogs.


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