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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1980-07-24 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England, UK

David Leon

Biography:

David Leon (born 1980) is an English actor perhaps best known for portraying the character Othello in photographer Rankin's directorial debut "Lives of the Saints", Guy Ritchie's film "Rock'N'Rolla" and British television series Cutting It, set in a Manchester hair-dressing salon.

In 2007 Leon Played Billy the Kid in the acclaimed biopic for the BBC and starred in the Channel 4 drama Clapham Junction directed by Adrian Shergold.

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'. He is also known for his role as Nathan in Boy Eats Girl, a zombie film. In 2010 he played Jesus in Mark Haddon's play Polar Bears at the Donmar Warehouse. He currently resides in London. In 2011 he played DS Joe Ashworth in the ITV detective show Vera along side Brenda Blethyn.

Known For

Acting

2017

In the Dark as DI Adam Perrin

2016

Bliss! as Charlie Henderson

2015

The Refugees as Alex

2014

2012

Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia as Dan (segment "I Don't Care")

2011

Vera as DS Joe Ashworth
Vera as DI Joe Ashworth

2010

2008

RocknRolla as Malcolm

2007

Clapham Junction as Alfie Cartwright

2006

These Foolish Things as Robin Gardner

2005

Boy Eats Girl as Nathan

2004

Alexander as Hermolaous (uncredited)

2002

Cutting It as Troy Gillespie

Production

2015

Orthodox as Producer

2010

Man and Boy as Producer

Writing

2024

Too Good to Be True as Co-Writer

2015

Orthodox as Writer

2010

Man and Boy as Writer

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Stable as Writer

Directing

2018

Killing Eve as Second Unit Director

2015

Orthodox as Director

2012

2010

Man and Boy as Director

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Stable as Director

Creator

2024