Leon

Career timeline

1. 1962 · Born

   Born in New York City, New York, USA

2. 1983 · Screen debut

   All the Right Moves (Movie)

3. 1993 · Breakthrough

   Cliffhanger (Movie)

4. 1997 · First production

   The Price of Kissing (Movie)

5. 2026 · Latest release

   Wildcards (Movie)

Career in numbers

13 1980s

21 1990s

9 2000s

12 2010s

8 2020s

• Drama47
• Comedy13
• Thriller12
• Romance12
• Crime11
• Tv Movie9

Highest-rated title Madonna: The Immaculate Collection 1990 8.6 Most popular title Cliffhanger 1993 6.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Leon in our catalogue.

Robert Townsend

4 titles together

Troy Byer

2 titles together

Mel Jackson

2 titles together

Jenifer Lewis

2 titles together

Stanley Clarke

2 titles together

1. — Jingle Hellz Upcoming as Khan Movie
2. 2026 Wildcards Movie
3. 2024 The Rhythm and the Blues as Eddie Taylor Sr. Movie
4. 2023 First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story as Emerson Movie
5. 2023 Swarm as Harris 6.6 TV
6. 2022 A Day to Die as Tyron Pettis 5.7 Movie
7. 2021 Madonna: Madame X as Innocent Man/Saint (archive footage) (uncredited) 7.8 Movie
8. 2020 The Glorias as Frank 6.5 Movie
9. 2020 Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas as Jasper 7.0 Movie
10. 2019 City on a Hill as Reverend Isaiah Hughes 7.3 TV
11. 2018 40 and Single as Dan Mayor TV
12. 2018 Her Only Choice as Melvin Movie
13. 2018 The Chi as Alonzo 7.9 TV
14. 2016 Recovery Road as Alan 6.4 TV
15. 2015 Soul Ties as Dale Sr. Movie
16. 2015 I Really Hate My Ex as Sean Movie
17. 2015 Where Children Play as David McCain Movie
18. 2014 The Cheaters Club as James Movie
19. 2014 37 as Dr. Koehm Movie
20. 2013 And Then There Was You as Joshua Gilbert Movie
21. 2012 From This Day Forward as Deon Movie
22. 2009 The Brooklyn Heist as Ronald Movie
23. 2009 Diary of a Single Mom as Mike Movie
24. 2007 Cover as Ryan Chambers Movie
25. 2005 Get Rich or Die Tryin' as Slim 6.9 Movie
26. 2005 Friends and Lovers as Tyrel Movie
27. 2002 Buffalo Soldiers as Stoney 6.3 Movie
28. 2002 Hack as Ulysses Sims TV
29. 2001 Crossing Jordan as Vicellous Owens 7.2 TV
30. 2000 Little Richard as Little Richard Movie
31. 1999 Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story as Jackie Wilson Movie
32. 1999 Bats as Jimmy Sands 4.6 Movie
33. 1999 Mean Streak as Altman Rogers Movie
34. 1999 Friends & Lovers as Manny 4.9 Movie
35. 1998 The Temptations as David Ruffin 8.0 TV
36. 1998 Side Streets as Errol Boyce Movie
37. 1997 Oz as Jefferson Keane 8.0 TV
38. 1997 The Price of Kissing as Larry Movie
39. 1997 B.A.P.S as Leon 5.4 Movie
40. 1997 Spirit Lost as John Movie
41. 1997 Runaway Car as Officer Isaiah 'Beau' Beaufort 5.4 Movie
42. 1996 Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored as Uncle Melvin Movie
43. 1995 Waiting to Exhale as Russell 6.2 Movie
44. 1995 Central Park West TV
45. 1994 Above the Rim as Shep 7.1 Movie
46. 1993 Bad Attitude as Eddie Johnson Movie
47. 1993 Cool Runnings as Derice Bannock 7.0 Movie
48. 1993 Cliffhanger as Kynette 6.5 Movie
49. 1991 The Five Heartbeats as J.T. 7.2 Movie
50. 1990 Madonna: The Immaculate Collection as Innocent Man / Saint (segment "Like a Prayer") 8.6 Movie
51. 1990 Flying Blind as Larry Brown Movie
52. 1989 A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story as Michael Thomas Movie
53. 1989 The Women of Brewster Place as Abshu TV
54. 1989 The Women of Brewster Place as Abshu 6.9 Movie
55. 1988 Colors as Killer-Bee 6.5 Movie
56. 1988 The Lawless Land as Roadkill Movie
57. 1987 The Father Clements Story Movie
58. 1986 L.A. Law as Ronald "Pinto" Sewell 7.0 TV
59. 1986 Band of the Hand as Moss 6.2 Movie
60. 1985 Streetwalkin' as Jason 4.9 Movie
61. 1984 The Flamingo Kid as Fortune Smith 6.0 Movie
62. 1984 Hunter as Iceman 7.1 TV
63. 1984 Sole Survivor as Gang Leader 5.7 Movie
64. 1983 All the Right Moves as Shadow 5.8 Movie

1. 1997 The Price of Kissing Movie

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