David Leon
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| David Jeremy Leon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 July 1980 Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
David Jeremy Leon[1] (born 24 July 1980) is an English actor, director, writer and producer. As an actor, he is best known for appearing in photographer Rankin's directoral debut Lives of the Saints as Othello and Guy Ritchie's film RocknRolla. From 2011 to 2014, he co-starred with Brenda Blethyn in the ITV detective series Vera.[2] Leon has directed several short films Father, Man and Boy and Orthodox. He completed his first feature-length film, also called Orthodox, in 2015.
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Biography
Leon was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, where his mother (Ann J Brown) was a secretary and his father (Anthony N Leon) worked in a power station. He briefly played for the Blackburn Rovers F.C..[3] He is a graduate of the National Youth Theatre.
Career
Leon dropped out of drama school to shoot the film Alexander with Oliver Stone in Morocco.[2]
In 2006, he had a main role in the film These Foolish Things, which also starred Terence Stamp, Lauren Bacall, and Anjelica Huston. The film's lead actress was Zoe Tapper, who guest-starred in an episode of Cutting It.
In 2007 David played Billy the Kid in the BBC's mini series The Wild West. In 2010 he played Jesus in Mark Haddon's play Polar Bears at the Donmar Warehouse.
From 2011 to 2014 he played DS Joe Ashworth in the ITV detective series Vera alongside Brenda Blethyn.[4]
Orthodox, Leon's third short film as writer/director, was accepted into several international festivals including the 58th BFI London Film Festival. The feature-length version of Orthodox was completed in 2015.[5]
Filmography
Director
- 2009: Father (short) (co-director with Marcus McSweeney)
- 2010: Man and Boy (short) (co-director with Marcus McSweeney) - Best narrative short, Tribeca Film Festival[6]
- 2012: Orthodox (short)
- 2015: Orthodox (feature)
Producer
- 2009: Father (short)
- 2010: Man and Boy (short)
- 2012: Orthodox (short)
- 2015: Orthodox (feature)
Actor
- 2004: Alexander as Hermolaous
- 2004-2005: Cutting It as Troy Gillespie (TV series) - 12 episodes
- 2006: These Foolish Things as Robin Gardner
- 2006: The Wild West as Billy the Kid (TV mini-series)
- 2006: The Lives of the Saints as Othello
- 2006: Strictly Confidential as Jeff (TV series) - 1 episode
- 2007: Clapham Junction as Alfie Cartwright (TV one-off Drama)
- 2008: Love Me Still as Freddie
- 2008: RocknRolla as Malcolm
- 2010: Coming Up as Dan (TV series) - 1 episode
- 2011-2014: Vera as DS Joe Ashworth (TV series) - 16 episodes (Series 1-4)
- 2012: The Glass House as Lajos
- 2013: Walking with the Enemy
- 2013: Grace and Danger as Cifaretto
- 2014: The Refugees as Álex
Theatre
- 2010: Polar Bears as Jesus
References
- ↑ Birth Certificate at General Register Office. Retrieved May 2014.
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External links
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- 1980 births
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- Living people
- Actors from Newcastle upon Tyne
- Date of birth missing (living people)
- National Youth Theatre members
