Leonard L. Thomas

Biography

Leonard Lee Thomas (born August 31, 1961) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Big Brother ADP General Patton in Spike Lee's film School Daze. Since the beginning of his acting career beginning with School Daze, Thomas has appeared in over twenty movies, often in a minor role alongside Samuel L. Jackson, and is frequently credited as his assistant. In particular, his most notable film roles are in Spike Lee movies including School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, and Malcolm X. He also starred other movies such as Bad Lieutenant and Black Snake Moan and TV shows like Gemini Division and Law & Order. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard L. Thomas, licensed under CC BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

as Roth-Del Masona - Arena Jedi (uncredited)

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as NSA Agent

A Time to Kill

as Man in Lumberyard

The Negotiator

as Allen

Do the Right Thing

as Punchy

Malcolm X

as Leon Davis

This Is Us

as James

Changing Lanes

as Newsroom Reporter

Bad Lieutenant

as Cop #2

Black Snake Moan

as Deke Woods