Robert Sean Leonard as Count Claudio, a close friend of Don Pedro and Benedick, and fiancé to Hero, with whom he has been in love since before the men went to war against Don John. He does not believe Hero when she protests her innocence, and humiliates her by publicly casting her off during their wedding ceremony. When Borachio finally confesses and Hero 's innocence becomes clear, Claudio is devastated over his part in her "death '' (as Hero 's father leads him to believe). He agrees to marry Hero 's cousin at Leonato 's request, and is reunited with his love when it is revealed that "sweet Hero '' is still alive and now his bride in truth.
who plays claudio in much ado about nothing
Robert Sean Leonard