- Birth nameLeonard Frank Anderson IV
- Nickname
- Loni
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Len Anderson IV is known for 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), The Brink (2015) and Captain Phillips (2013).
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- An avid fisherman, Len was poised to become a marine biologist while acting at the community theatre. The release of "Top Gun" changed that plan. Len joined the Marines, attended flight school, and flew F/A-18s with combat tours from the deck of an aircraft carrier. He eventually did fulfill his dream and attended the Top Gun school in January 2000.
- First professional acting job was a Public Service Anouncement commercial emphasizing school bus safety at the age of 12.
- Since 1989, has held the Proctor High School record for pole vault at 13 feet, 4 inches.
- Has over 3000 hours flying military jet aircraft, primarily F/A-18s, including three years as a Blue Angels demonstration pilot. He also holds an Airline Pilot Transport License and is qualified in the Boeing 727, 757 and MD-11.
- As a child, was a respected singing talent and performed a solo in an opera with Lucianno Pavaratti.
- I've lost track of the number of times I've been supersonic. If you are ruling out drug use, I guess that's something not many other actors can say.
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