Leon has starred in many movies and series over the last 30 years such as "Oz" and "Waiting to Exhale."
His main critical success comes from starring in musical biopics. He played David Ruffin of The Temptations in the Emmy-winning NBC miniseries "The Temptations," Little Richard in the self-titled NBC TV movie, and J.T. Matthews in the movie "The Five Heartbeats."
After his success portraying different musical artists, Leon started his own music career, forming a reggae and soul band called "Leon & The Peoples."
Earlier this year, Leon also appeared in an episode of the serial killer Prime Video series "Swarm."
In June, Leon posted on X that he and other members of the "Cool Runnings" cast had reunited for the film's 30th anniversary.