Damien Leake

Born: 1952-08-12, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Damien Leake (born August 12, 1952) is an American actor and record-holding masters track and field athlete. Starting with a role in 1973's Serpico, he has had a continuous career appearing in some 70 motion pictures, plus numerous television and stage acting roles. Through the 1980s he was typecast as a "a tender, sensitive . . . half-crazed killer" including roles in Death Wish and Apocalypse Now. He has branched out to other jobs related to the entertainment industry. He claims to having been a singer, dancer, director, musician, composer, musical director, vocal arranger, playwright, stage fight choreographer and ventriloquist.

Filmography

• The Mentalist (2008)
• Ghost Whisperer (2005)
• Without a Trace (2002)
• Scandal (2012)
• Boston Legal (2004)
• Crossing Jordan (2001)
• Nip/Tuck (2003)
• How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
• The Cosby Show (1984)
• Strong Medicine (2000)
• 1923 (2022)
• Good Girls (2018)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• Dollhouse (2009)
• The Rookie: Feds (2022)
• Greek (2007)
• Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
• Eleventh Hour (2008)
• Highlander (1986)
• Messiah (2020)
• Sea of Love (1989)
• Mighty Joe Young (1998)
• The Devil's Own (1997)
• Serpico (1973)
• 88 Minutes (2007)
• Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
• The Experiment (2010)
• The Cotton Club (1984)
• Breaking In (2018)
• The Great Debaters (2007)