Acting
Leon
- Titles
- 51movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1985 to 2024, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 17top three billing
- Average score
54/100
- Highest rated
The Temptations82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Pop Culture3.7average 2.2
- Coming of Age4.4average 2.9
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.1average 5.2
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
- Romance4.6average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.7, average 2.5
- Fantasy1.0, average 1.8
- Absurdist Humor1.4, average 2.0
- Scare2.0, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 5
- Relationship Drama 2
- Contemporary Setting 2
- Fast-Paced 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Crime Drama 2
- Urban Crime 2
- Biographical Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Robert TownsendActorThe Five Heartbeats, Diary of a Single Mom, Little Richard
Kate NautaActorAnd Then There Was You, 37
Brian J. WhiteActorAnd Then There Was You, Where Children Play
Randall BatinkoffActorStreetwalkin', 37
Jenifer LewisActorThe Temptations, Little Richard
Miranda BaileyActor40 and Single, Where Children Play
Diahann CarrollActorThe Five Heartbeats, Diary of a Single Mom
Harry LennixActorThe Five Heartbeats, A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
Vivica A. FoxActorCover, First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story
Leila DjansiDirectorAnd Then There Was You, Where Children Play
Movies and TV shows
201990s
20 titles · average score 59
28
Bats (1999)
as Jimmy Sands
Mean Streak (1999)
as Altman Rogers
59
Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999)
as Jackie Wilson
46
Friends & Lovers (1999)
as Manny
82
The Temptations (1998)
TV show · as David Ruffin
61
Side Streets (1998)
as Errol Boyce
45
The Price of Kissing (1997)
as Larry
39
Spirit Lost (1997)
as John
84
Oz (1997)
TV show · as Jefferson Keane
36
B.A.P.S (1997)
as Leon
52
Runaway Car (1997)
as Officer Isaiah 'Beau' Beaufort
67
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996)
as Uncle Melvin
61
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
as Russell
40
Central Park West (1995)
TV show
61
Above the Rim (1994)
as Shep
70
Cool Runnings (1993)
as Derice Bannock
62
Cliffhanger (1993)
as Kynette
Bad Attitude (1993)
as Eddie Johnson
74
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
as J.T.
85
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990)
as Innocent Man / Saint (segment "Like a Prayer")