Len Cariou
Known For
Acting
Born
1939-09-30 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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).
Most Known For
Law & Order
as Edgar Beezley
Law & Order
as Captain Allard Bunker
Law & Order
as Mac Geller
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Frank McCarty
Blue Bloods
as Henry Reagan
Star Trek: Voyager
as Admiral Edward Janeway
The West Wing
as Alan Damson
Murder, She Wrote
as Michael Hagarty
Great Performances
as Self
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
The Practice
as Defense Attorney Weiland
The Outer Limits
as Father Anton Jonascu
The Outer Limits
as Doc Wells
Damages
as Louis Tobin
Army Wives
as Randall Meade
Prisoners
as Father Patrick Dunn
Stars in the House
as Self
Bumblebee
as Hank
Wallander
as Atkins
When They See Us
as DA Robert Morgenthau