Acting
Andrew Pleavin
EN, FR cinema · 18 credits
Born
13 April 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Andrew Pleavin (born 13 April 1968, London, England) is an English actor, 1.78 m tall. He spent his early years in Transvaal, South Africa, then returned to the UK at 12, where he trained in martial arts (achieving black belt at 18) before studying at the Drama Centre London (1993–1996) under Christopher Fettes and Yat Malmgren. He is best known as Daxos, the Arcadian king, in 300 (2006) and its sequel 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). Other notable film roles include Batman Begins (2005), Inception (2010), London Has Fallen (2016), and American Assassin (2017). On television, he appeared in Attila (2001, as Orestes), The Bill (1999–2005), Messiah III: The Promise (2004), and Witchville (2010). He was previously married to Romla Walker (m. 2007, divorced); they have one child.
Known for
Filmography
American Assassin
as Admiral Bristow
A Royal Winter
as Andre
London Has Fallen
as Agent Bronson
High Strung
as Slater
Love by Design
as Oscar
Witchville
as Erik
Inception
as Businessman
Blood: The Last Vampire
as Frank Nielsen
The Last Chance
as Charley
300
as Daxos
Batman Begins
as Uniformed Policeman #2
Unstoppable
as Cherney
The Bombmaker
2001
The Bombmaker
as SAS Captain Crosbie
Attila
as Orestes