Person
Damien Leake
Acting · 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.
Known for
The Mentalist
High Powered Attorney
NCIS
Henry Bennett
S.W.A.T.
Wesley
Nip/Tuck
Dr. Moss
CSI: Miami
Judge Berber
The West Wing
Dr. Ted Tatum
Married... with Children
Principal Alburton
Without a Trace
Chaplain
Ghost Whisperer
Dr. Chiles
Boston Legal
Referee
Filmography
- 2026Tuna on RyeArthur
- 2024The BaxtersPastor Mark
- 20221923Marvin
- 2022The Rookie: FedsAgent Bob Telford
- 2020MessiahGeorge
- 2018Breaking InIsaac
- 2018Good GirlsPastor Collins
- 2017S.W.A.T.Wesley
- 2017Sleepwalker
- 2016Bad TwinDr. Martine
- 2016The Bad TwinDr. Martine
- 2014How to Get Away with MurderDr. Healy
- 2012ScandalJudge Leo Theroux
- 2010The ExperimentGovenor
- 2009Men of a Certain AgeRoy
- 2009Prison Break: The Final BreakDetective Marlin
- 2009DollhouseMinister
- 2008Eleventh HourDr. Sidney Hayward
- 2008The MentalistHigh Powered Attorney
- 2007The Great DebatersWilson
- 2007Saving GraceCalvin Revo
- 2007GreekProfessor Sommerfield
- 200788 MinutesThe Judge
- 2005Ghost WhispererDr. Chiles
- 2004Boston LegalReferee
- 2003NCISHenry Bennett
- 2003Nip/TuckDr. Moss
- 2002Without a TraceChaplain
- 2002CSI: MiamiJudge Berber
- 2001Crossing JordanOtis
- 2000Strong MedicinePrincipal
- 1999The West WingDr. Ted Tatum
- 1999Family Law
- 1998Mighty Joe YoungCop
- 1998Ask HarrietMarty
- 1997The Devil's OwnArt Fisher
- 1996Looking for RichardSelf
- 1991Separate but EqualDr. Kenneth Clark
- 1991Separate but EqualDr. Kenneth Clark
- 1991He Said, She SaidRay, the Technical Director
- 1989Born on the Fourth of JulyPatient - VA Hospital
- 1989Sea of LoveErnest Lee
- 1989Collision CourseTenement Man
- 1988Last RitesDetective Brown
- 1987Married... with ChildrenPrincipal Alburton
- 1986HighlanderTony
- 1984The Cotton ClubBub Jewett
- 1984The Cosby ShowAndy Anderson
- 1984The Killing FloorFrank Custer
- 1982American PlayhouseDale 'D.J.' Jackson
- 1979Apocalypse NowMachine Gunner
- 1974Death WishAlley Mugger #2 (uncredited)
- 1973SerpicoJoey
- 1972Hitch: A Portrait of a Black Leader As a Young ManHitch
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