John Spencer

ABOUT JOHN SPENCER

Emmy Award-nominated actor who played White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry on the NBC political drama The West Wing . He also played roles in the 1998 thriller Twilight and the 1996 action movie The Rock .

He began his acting on the Patty Duke show on television, and transitioned into film starting with a small role in the 1983 film WarGames.

He was nominated four times for an Emmy Award, in addition to a Golden Globe Award, for his role on The West Wing.

He was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey in a blue-collar Irish family.

He also had a four-season role on L.A. Law, co-starring with Blair Underwood .