Leland Gantt | |
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Born |
McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | Point Park College ( BA) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
Leland Gantt is an American actor and writer known for his roles in various television series and films. Gantt is also a theatre actor, and has appeared in a one-man show, Rhapsody in Black. [1] [2] [3]
Gantt was born and raised in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. [4] After graduating from McKeesport Area High School, he attended the Indiana University of Pennsylvania before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Point Park College. [5] After struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, Gantt was inspired to pursue acting by a theatre teacher and moved to New York City in 1983. [6]
After moving to New York, Gantt appeared in Broadway productions of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, [7] Fences, Richard III, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Gem of the Ocean, Judas Iscariot, [8] and The Fall of Heaven. [9] [10] In 1991, Gantt was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Let Me Live, losing to Kevin Spacey. [11] [12]
Gantt has also appeared in episodes of Law & Order and JAG. He portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1987 miniseries Hoover vs. The Kennedys. [13] He also starred in The Affair. [14]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Rockin' Road Trip | Curtis Smith | |
1990 | Presumed Innocent | Leon Wells | |
1991 | The Super | Male Tenant | |
1992 | Malcolm X | Wilbur Kinley | |
1998 | Pants on Fire | Allen | |
1998 | Out of the Past | Bayard Rustin | Documentary; voice |
2000 | Requiem for a Dream | Ward Attendant Penn | |
2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Livingston | |
2020 | Another Year Together | Keith |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1987 | Hoover vs. The Kennedys | Martin Luther King Jr. | 2 episodes |
1993, 2001 | Law & Order | FBI Agent Jeff Washington / Jonas 'Skate' Stark | |
1995 | New York Undercover | Jerome Willard | Episode: "All in the Family" |
1995 | The Affair | Barrett | Television film |
1995 | JAG | Briefing Officer | Episode: "Scimitar" |
2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Stew Matos | Episode: "Fallacy" |
2018 | Titans | Thurman | Episode: "Atlas Shrugged" |
2019 | The Good Fight | Partner Thomas | Episode: "The One with the Celebrity Divorce" |
Leland Gantt | |
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Born |
McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | Point Park College ( BA) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
Leland Gantt is an American actor and writer known for his roles in various television series and films. Gantt is also a theatre actor, and has appeared in a one-man show, Rhapsody in Black. [1] [2] [3]
Gantt was born and raised in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. [4] After graduating from McKeesport Area High School, he attended the Indiana University of Pennsylvania before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Point Park College. [5] After struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, Gantt was inspired to pursue acting by a theatre teacher and moved to New York City in 1983. [6]
After moving to New York, Gantt appeared in Broadway productions of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, [7] Fences, Richard III, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Gem of the Ocean, Judas Iscariot, [8] and The Fall of Heaven. [9] [10] In 1991, Gantt was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Let Me Live, losing to Kevin Spacey. [11] [12]
Gantt has also appeared in episodes of Law & Order and JAG. He portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1987 miniseries Hoover vs. The Kennedys. [13] He also starred in The Affair. [14]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1985 | Rockin' Road Trip | Curtis Smith | |
1990 | Presumed Innocent | Leon Wells | |
1991 | The Super | Male Tenant | |
1992 | Malcolm X | Wilbur Kinley | |
1998 | Pants on Fire | Allen | |
1998 | Out of the Past | Bayard Rustin | Documentary; voice |
2000 | Requiem for a Dream | Ward Attendant Penn | |
2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Livingston | |
2020 | Another Year Together | Keith |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1987 | Hoover vs. The Kennedys | Martin Luther King Jr. | 2 episodes |
1993, 2001 | Law & Order | FBI Agent Jeff Washington / Jonas 'Skate' Stark | |
1995 | New York Undercover | Jerome Willard | Episode: "All in the Family" |
1995 | The Affair | Barrett | Television film |
1995 | JAG | Briefing Officer | Episode: "Scimitar" |
2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Stew Matos | Episode: "Fallacy" |
2018 | Titans | Thurman | Episode: "Atlas Shrugged" |
2019 | The Good Fight | Partner Thomas | Episode: "The One with the Celebrity Divorce" |