Len Cariou Biography

Fast Facts

• Was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2004
• Won a Tony Award for Best Actor for his starring role in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" in 1979
• Attended the prep school Miles MacDonnell Collegiate, where he directed and starred in school plays
• Made his screen acting debut in the film "One Man" in 1977
• Began his acting career on stage at the Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
• Made his Broadway debut acting in a 1968 production of "The House of Atreus․"
• Quote: "(On performing onstage): "Funnily enough, one of the things that you have strive to do is repeat․ You have to find a way to do it․ And then you have to find a way to do it so it's interesting for you․ You have to create it every time out․""
• Known mainly as an actor, he made his stage directorial debut with a 1972 production of "Of Mice and Men․"
• Was the original Sweeney Todd in Stephen Sondheim's 1979 musical stage production of "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street․"
• Best known for his role as Henry Reagan in "Blue Bloods" and as Sheriff Dave Newsome in "Secret Window․"