Robert Sean Leonard (born Robert Lawrence Leonard on February 28, 1969, in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is a Tony Award-winning American actor who is most noted for his role as an aspiring actor Neil Perry in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society.
He is a three-time Tony Award nominee (1993, 2001 and 2003), winning in 2001 (Best Actor - Featured Play) for his role as A.E. Housman in Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love.
Currently, he plays Dr. James Wilson, head of the oncology department, on the FOX TV series House.
He is engaged to Gabriella Salick, an international show jumper and classics scholar, whom he met at Columbia University. He also maintains a close friendship with House co-star Hugh Laurie[citation needed], as well as childhood friend and Dead Poets Society co-star, Ethan Hawke.
