Name	Robert Sean Leonard
Height	6 ft
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	28-February-1969
Place of Birth	Westwood, New Jersey, USA
Famous for	Acting

One actor who has deserved much acknowledgment and fame, and has had to do without it on a number of occasions, is Robert Sean Leonard, known by most as Dr. James Wilson on "House M.D." (2004). But his career has spanned a number of classic films, alongside such greats as Daniel Day-Lewis, Christian Bale, Paul Newman, and Denzel Washington.
Born Robert Lawrence Leonard in Westland, New Jersey, he attended first Fordham University and then Columbia University. Afterwards, he was accepted into the Screen Actor's Guild, changing his middle name to 'Sean'. Leonard's first acting role was My Two Loves (1986) (TV) where he was cast in a small role. That same year, he was also in The Manhattan Project (1986). The film is a suspense thriller starring John Lithgow, and is about a science experiment taken too far.
Leonard continued on from these firsts and landed a role in Bluffing It (1987) (TV), and then acted in another teen comedy: My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987). His next role is easily one of his most memorable. He took the second billing in Dead Poets Society (1989) opposite Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke. His character of Neil Perry is a young student whose passion for acting is smothered in fear of his father's wrath, and his parents' domination of his life. While Robin Williams earned himself an Oscar nomination, Leonard gave a truly Oscar-worthy performance.