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Leon Preston Robinson, usually credited as simply Leon, is an American actor and singer, who began his professional career as a film actor in the early 1980s. Robinson is best known for his roles as David Ruffin in the TV Movie The Temptations (1998), J.T. Matthews in the 1991 Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats, Derice Bannock in the 1993 film Cool Runnings, and as Shep in the 1994 basketball drama film Above the Rim.
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story | Emerson | 2023 |
| Swarm | Harris | 2023 |
| A Day to Die | Tyrone Pettis / Tyron Pettis | 2022 |
| Roman | Bishop | 2022 |
| Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas | Jasper / Jasper Penderson | 2020 |
| The Glorias | Frank | 2020 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
| City on a Hill | Reverend Isaiah Hughes | 2019 |
| 40 and Single | Dan Mayor | 2018 |
| Her Only Choice | Melvin | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story | Emerson | 2023 |
| Swarm | Harris | 2023 |
| A Day to Die | Tyrone Pettis / Tyron Pettis | 2022 |
| Roman | Bishop | 2022 |
| Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas | Jasper / Jasper Penderson | 2020 |
| The Glorias | Frank | 2020 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
| City on a Hill | Reverend Isaiah Hughes | 2019 |
| 40 and Single | Dan Mayor | 2018 |
| Her Only Choice | Melvin | 2018 |
| Rel | Nickels | 2018 |
| Making the Five Heartbeats | Self | 2018 |
| The Chi | Alonzo | 2018 |
| Recovery Road | Alan | 2016 |
| I Really Hate My Ex | Sean | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Musical Guest | 2015 |
| Where Children Play | David Mccain | 2015 |
| The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell | Guest | 2014 |
| 37: A Final Promise | Dr. Koehm | 2014 |
| Against the Jab | DJ Mike | 2014 |
| Unsung Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
| And Then There Was You | Joshua Gilbert | 2013 |
| Je'Caryous Johnson's Marriage Material | Michael | 2013 |
| From This Day Forward | Deon | 2012 |
| Reel Black Love | 2012 | |
| Blue Bloods | Cameron Gooding | 2010 |
| Are We There Yet? | Dr. Harvey Cleveland | 2010 |
| 3 Ways to Get a Husband | Devon | 2010 |
| Capers | Ronald | 2009 |
| Diary of a Single Mom | Mike | 2009 |
| The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Self | 2008 |
| Cover | Ryan Chambers | 2007 |
| The Heart Specialist | 2006 | |
| Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Slim | 2005 |
| Friends and Lovers | Tyrel | 2005 |
| Super Secret Movie Rules | Self | 2004 |
| Buffalo Soldiers | Stoney | 2002 |
| Hack | Ulysses Sims | 2002 |
| Ali | Brother 'Joe' | 2001 |
| Crossing Jordan | Detective Vicellous Owens | 2001 |
| Resurrection Blvd. | Lawrence Hill | 2000 |
| Little Richard | Little Richard | 2000 |
| Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story | Jackie Wilson | 1999 |
| Bats | Jimmy Sands | 1999 |
| Mean Streak | Altman Rogers | 1999 |
| Friends & Lovers | Manny | 1999 |
| The Temptations | David Ruffin | 1998 |
| Side Streets | Errol Boyce | 1998 |
| C-16: FBI | Robert Robinson | 1997 |
| Oz | Jefferson Keane / Tizi Ouzou | 1997 |
| The Price of Kissing | Larry | 1997 |
| B*A*P*S | Leon / Himself | 1997 |
| Pure Danger | Felix | 1996 |
| Spirit Lost | John | 1996 |
| Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Uncle Melvin | 1996 |
| Waiting to Exhale | Russell | 1995 |
| C.P.W. | Gabe Sands | 1995 |
| Lauren Hutton and... | Self | 1995 |
| Above the Rim | Shep | 1994 |
| Bad Attitude | Eddie Johnson | 1993 |
| Cool Runnings | Derice Bannock | 1993 |
| Cliffhanger 2 | Kynette | 1993 |
| Cliffhanger | Kynette | 1993 |
| The Five Heartbeats | J.T. | 1991 |
| A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story | Michael Thomas | 1989 |
| The Women of Brewster Place | Abshu | 1989 |
| Madonna: Like a Prayer | Jesus | 1989 |
| Midnight Caller | Nathan 'Skate' Fillmore | 1988 |
| Colors | Killer-Bee | 1988 |
| The Lawless Land | Roadkill / Road Kill | 1988 |
| The Father Clements Story | Ice | 1987 |
| Biography | Derice Bannock | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Ronald 'Pinto' Sewell | 1986 |
| Band of the Hand | Moss | 1986 |
| Streetwalkin' | Jason | 1985 |
| The Flamingo Kid | Fortune Smith | 1984 |
| Hunter | Iceman | 1984 |
| Sole Survivor | Gang Leader | 1984 |
| All the Right Moves | Shadow | 1983 |
| CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Bobby Joe Tucker | 1978 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| 40 and Single | 2018 |
| Where Children Play | 2015 |
| The Price of Kissing | 1997 |
| Bad Attitude | 1993 |
