Damien Leake

Damien Leake

Acting
Born 1952-08-12The 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.

Movies (25)

Apocalypse Now
8.3

Apocalypse Now

1979Movie8.3
Highlander
6.9

Highlander

1986Movie6.9
Born on the Fourth of July
7.0

Born on the Fourth of July

1989Movie7.0
Serpico
7.5

Serpico

1973Movie7.5
88 Minutes
5.8

88 Minutes

2007Movie5.8
Death Wish
6.9

Death Wish

1974Movie6.9
Mighty Joe Young
6.3

Mighty Joe Young

1998Movie6.3
Sea of Love
6.6

Sea of Love

1989Movie6.6
Prison Break: The Final Break
7.5

Prison Break: The Final Break

2009Movie7.5
The Cotton Club
6.5

The Cotton Club

1984Movie6.5
The Great Debaters
7.3

The Great Debaters

2007Movie7.3
The Devil's Own
6.2

The Devil's Own

1997Movie6.2
Breaking In
5.9

Breaking In

2018Movie5.9
The Experiment
6.4

The Experiment

2010Movie6.4
Sleepwalker
4.7

Sleepwalker

2017Movie4.7
Looking for Richard
6.8

Looking for Richard

1996Movie6.8
He Said, She Said
5.9

He Said, She Said

1991Movie5.9
Collision Course
4.2

Collision Course

1989Movie4.2
Last Rites
4.7

Last Rites

1988Movie4.7
Bad Twin
5.2

Bad Twin

2016Movie5.2
Separate but Equal
6.5

Separate but Equal

1991Movie6.5
The Bad Twin
4.7

The Bad Twin

2016Movie4.7
The Killing Floor
8.0

The Killing Floor

1984Movie8.0
Tuna on Rye

Tuna on Rye

2026Movie
Hitch: A Portrait of a Black Leader As a Young Man

Hitch: A Portrait of a Black Leader As a Young Man

1972Movie

TV Shows (29)

The Mentalist
8.4

The Mentalist

2008Series8.4
NCIS
7.6

NCIS

2003Series7.6
S.W.A.T.
8.0

S.W.A.T.

2017Series8.0
Married... with Children
7.7

Married... with Children

1987Series7.7
CSI: Miami
7.7

CSI: Miami

2002Series7.7
The West Wing
8.3

The West Wing

1999Series8.3
Ghost Whisperer
8.1

Ghost Whisperer

2005Series8.1
Without a Trace
7.2

Without a Trace

2002Series7.2
Boston Legal
7.9

Boston Legal

2004Series7.9
Scandal
7.2

Scandal

2012Series7.2
How to Get Away with Murder
7.8

How to Get Away with Murder

2014Series7.8
Nip/Tuck
7.2

Nip/Tuck

2003Series7.2
Crossing Jordan
7.2

Crossing Jordan

2001Series7.2
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
The Cosby Show
7.0

The Cosby Show

1984Series7.0
Strong Medicine
7.4

Strong Medicine

2000Series7.4
1923
8.3

1923

2022Series8.3
Saving Grace
7.4

Saving Grace

2007Series7.4
Good Girls
7.8

Good Girls

2018Series7.8
Dollhouse
7.2

Dollhouse

2009Series7.2
The Rookie: Feds
7.0

The Rookie: Feds

2022Series7.0
Family Law
8.1

Family Law

1999Series8.1
Greek
6.7

Greek

2007Series6.7
Eleventh Hour
6.6

Eleventh Hour

2008Series6.6
Messiah
7.3

Messiah

2020Series7.3
The Baxters
7.2

The Baxters

2024Series7.2
Men of a Certain Age
7.7

Men of a Certain Age

2009Series7.7
Separate but Equal
6.0

Separate but Equal

1991Series6.0
Ask Harriet
7.0

Ask Harriet

1998Series7.0