
Actor
Born September 30, 1939 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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).

Wildwood
(voice)

Official 1992 World Series Film
Self - Narrator

American Classic
Linus Bean

Boston Blue
Henry Reagan

Show of Titles
"Mame" Performer

Stars in the House
Self

When They See Us
DA Robert Morgenthau

Bumblebee
Hank

Death Wish
Ben

Spotlight
Cardinal Law

Prisoners
Father Patrick Dunn

Wallander: The Troubled Man
Atkins

Blue Bloods
Henry Reagan

Into the Storm
President Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Onion Movie
Norm Archer

Damages
Louis Tobin

1408
Mike's Father

Army Wives
Randall Meade

Flags of Our Fathers
Mr. Beech

Brotherhood
Judd Fitzgerald

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")

The Greatest Game Ever Played
Stedman Comstock

Boynton Beach Club
Jack

Wallander
Atkins

Sex Traffic
Magnus Herzoff

The Skulls III
Dean Lawton

Secret Window
Sheriff Dave Newsome

About Schmidt
Ray Nichols

Thirteen Days
Dean Acheson

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Frank McCarty

Nuremberg
Francis Biddle

In the Company of Spies
The President

The West Wing
Alan Damson

Border Line
Jerry

Race for the Record
Narrator (voice)

The Practice
Defense Attorney Weiland

New York Underground
Narrator

The Summer of Ben Tyler
Spencer Maitland

1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
Self - Narrator

FX: The Series
Charles Emery

Executive Decision
Secretary of Defense Charles White

Swift Justice
Al Swift

A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
Harry Jansen

1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film
Himself - Narrator

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Walt Disney

Never Talk to Strangers
Henry Taylor

The Man in the Attic
Joe Heldmann

Derby
Henry Woods

The Outer Limits
Father Anton Jonascu

Star Trek: Voyager
Admiral Edward Janeway

Getting In
Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs

Love on the Run
Noah Cross

Witness to the Execution
Jake Tyler

1993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series Film
Self - Narrator

The Sea Wolf
Dr. Picard

Class of '61
Dr. Leland Peyton

Miracle on Interstate 880
Buck Helm

Law & Order
Edgar Beezley

An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
Narrator

The Johnstown Flood
Narrator

American Experience
Narrator (voice)

Lady in White
Phil Terragarossa

A Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities
Narrator

There Were Times, Dear
Bob Millard

An Amazin' Era
Narrator

Killer in the Mirror

Surviving
David Brogan

Murder, She Wrote
Michael Hagarty

Louisiana
Oswald

The Tempest
Prospero

The Taming of the Shrew
Petruchio

The Four Seasons
Nick Callan

Madame X
John Abbott

Who'll Save Our Children?
Matt Laver

Drying Up the Streets
Larry

Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales
Narrator

Canada Vignettes: Spence's Republic
Narrator

Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson
Narrator

A Little Night Music
Frederick Egerman

One Man
Jason Brady

Great Performances
Self

Tony Awards
Self - Nominee