
Acting
David Leon
EN cinema · 15 credits
Born
24 July 1980 (age 46)
Birthplace
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England, UK
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
Filmography
Stable
Stable
Director, Writer

Bliss!
as Charlie Henderson

Orthodox
Writer, Director, Producer

Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia
as Dan (segment "I Don't Care"), Director, Writer, Producer

Orthodox
Director, Writer

I Don't Care
as Dan

Man and Boy
Director, Writer, Producer
Father
2009
Father
Director, Co-Producer

RocknRolla
as Malcolm

Lives of the Saints
as Othello

Clapham Junction
as Alfie Cartwright

These Foolish Things
as Robin Gardner

Boy Eats Girl
as Nathan

Alexander
as Hermolaous (uncredited)


