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.

Filmography

• 2025War Dawgz — Virgil Sykes
• Insecure — Stanley
• This Is Us — James
• 2010Consinsual — Detective Edwards
• Gemini Division
• 2006Black Snake Moan — Deke Woods
• 2006The Shaggy Dog — Mercenary
• 2005Coach Carter — Preseason Game Referee
• 2005The Man — Mark
• LAX — Security Guard
• 2004Twisted — Mills' Aide
• 2003Basic — Actor's Assistant
• Miss Match — Bailiff
• 2002Changing Lanes — Newsroom Reporter
• 2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones — Roth-Del Masona - Arena Jedi (uncredited)
• 2002xXx — NSA Agent
• 1998The Negotiator — Allen
• 1997Eve's Bayou — Maynard
• 1997Jackie Brown — Driver
• 1997One Eight Seven — New York Assistant Principal
• 1996A Time to Kill — Man in Lumberyard
• 1996Girl 6 — Co-Agent
• 1995Clockers — Onion, Bar Patron
• 1995Major Payne — Bleeding Soldier
• 1994Drop Squad — XB
• 1993Dangerous Game — Prop Guy
• 1992Bad Lieutenant — Cop #2
• 1992Malcolm X — Leon Davis
• 1990King of New York — Blood
• Law & Order — Lucas, CSU Technician
• 1990Mo' Better Blues — Rod
• 1990The Return of Superfly — Joey Maxwell
• 1989Do the Right Thing — Punchy
• 1988School Daze — General George Patton
• 1988The Laser Man — Sgt. Williams

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2019Young & Naive — Self