Len Cariou

Len Cariou

9/30/1939 (86 years old)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).

Filmography (84 titles)

WildwoodMovie

Wildwood

(voice) · 2026

American Classic7.3Show

American Classic

Linus Bean · 2026

Boston Blue6.9Show

Boston Blue

Henry Reagan · 2025

Show of TitlesMovie

Show of Titles

"Mame" Performer · 2021

Stars in the HouseShow

Stars in the House

Self · 2020

When They See Us8.2Show

When They See Us

DA Robert Morgenthau · 2019

Bumblebee6.7Movie

Bumblebee

Hank · 2018

Death Wish6.2Movie

Death Wish

Ben · 2018

Spotlight7.8Movie

Spotlight

Cardinal Law · 2015

Prisoners8.1Movie

Prisoners

Father Patrick Dunn · 2013

Wallander: The Troubled Man5.8Movie

Wallander: The Troubled Man

Atkins · 2013

Blue Bloods7.8Show

Blue Bloods

Henry Reagan · 2010

Into the Storm6.4Movie

Into the Storm

President Franklin D. Roosevelt · 2009

The Onion Movie6.1Movie

The Onion Movie

Norm Archer · 2008

Damages7.4Show

Damages

Louis Tobin · 2007

14086.7Movie

1408

Mike's Father · 2007

Army Wives7.5Show

Army Wives

Randall Meade · 2007

Flags of Our Fathers6.9Movie

Flags of Our Fathers

Mr. Beech · 2006

Brotherhood6.8Show

Brotherhood

Judd Fitzgerald · 2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysMovie

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night") · 2006

The Greatest Game Ever Played7.3Movie

The Greatest Game Ever Played

Stedman Comstock · 2005

Boynton Beach Club5.8Movie

Boynton Beach Club

Jack · 2005

Wallander6.9Show

Wallander

Atkins · 2005

Sex Traffic6.8Show

Sex Traffic

Magnus Herzoff · 2004

The Skulls III5.2Movie

The Skulls III

Dean Lawton · 2004

Secret Window6.6Movie

Secret Window

Sheriff Dave Newsome · 2004

About Schmidt6.9Movie

About Schmidt

Ray Nichols · 2002

Thirteen Days7.0Movie

Thirteen Days

Dean Acheson · 2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation7.6Show

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Frank McCarty · 2000

Nuremberg7.4Show

Nuremberg

Francis Biddle · 2000