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David Leon

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

ENNot rated

Director, Writer

Bliss! poster

Bliss!

EN · 20169.0

as Charlie Henderson

Orthodox poster

Orthodox

EN · 20154.4

Writer, Director, Producer

Walking with the Enemy poster

Walking with the Enemy

EN · 20146.3

as Lajos

Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia poster

Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia

EN · 20121.0

as Dan (segment "I Don't Care"), Director, Writer, Producer

Orthodox poster

Orthodox

EN · 20127.0

Director, Writer

I Don't Care poster

I Don't Care

EN · 20103.0

as Dan

Man and Boy poster

Man and Boy

EN · 20106.2

Director, Writer, Producer

Father

2009

Father

EN · 2009Not rated

Director, Co-Producer

RocknRolla poster

RocknRolla

EN · 20087.0

as Malcolm

Lives of the Saints poster

Lives of the Saints

EN · 20076.6

as Othello

Clapham Junction poster

Clapham Junction

EN · 20076.5

as Alfie Cartwright

These Foolish Things poster

These Foolish Things

EN · 20065.8

as Robin Gardner

Boy Eats Girl poster

Boy Eats Girl

EN · 20054.9

as Nathan

Alexander poster

Alexander

EN · 20046.0

as Hermolaous (uncredited)