Biography
Leonard Joseph “Len” Cariou (born September 30, 1939) is a Canadian actor. He gained prominence for his Tony Award-winning title role in the original cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979). Prior, Cariou had earned nominations for his performances in musicals Applause (1970) and A Little Night Music (1973). Cariou has had supporting roles in films such as The Four Seasons (1981), Thirteen Days (2000), About Schmidt (2002), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Prisoners (2013), and Spotlight (2015). On television, he is known for recurring roles in the shows Murder, She Wrote (1985–1992), Brotherhood (2005-2006), and Damages (2010) and his starring role in Blue Bloods (2010–2024).
Filmography
Cast Credits
Show of Titles
Character: "Mame" Performer
MOVIE • 2021
Stars in the House
Character: Self
TV • 2020
When They See Us
Character: DA Robert Morgenthau
TV • 2019
Bumblebee
Character: Hank
MOVIE • 2018
Death Wish
Character: Ben
MOVIE • 2018
Spotlight
Character: Cardinal Law
MOVIE • 2015
Prisoners
Character: Father Patrick Dunn
MOVIE • 2013
Wallander: The Troubled Man
Character: Atkins
MOVIE • 2013
Blue Bloods
Character: Henry Reagan
TV • 2010
Into the Storm
Character: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
MOVIE • 2009
The Onion Movie
Character: Norm Archer
MOVIE • 2008
1408
Character: Mike's Father
MOVIE • 2007
Flags of Our Fathers
Character: Mr. Beech
MOVIE • 2006
Brotherhood
Character: Judd Fitzgerald
TV • 2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Character: James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
MOVIE • 2006
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Character: Stedman Comstock
MOVIE • 2005
Boynton Beach Club
Character: Jack
MOVIE • 2005
Wallander
Character: Atkins
TV • 2005
Sex Traffic
Character: Magnus Herzoff
TV • 2004
The Skulls III
Character: Dean Lawton
MOVIE • 2004