Acting credits
15
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
David Leon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 13Series: 7Crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 97050
IMDb ID: nm1952567
Known for: Acting
Born: July 24, 1980
Age: 45
Place of birth: Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2002 - 2026
Years active: 25
Average TMDB rating: 6.44
Wikidata: Q5236494
Other jobs
Director (2)Co-Writer (1)Producer (1)Second Unit Director (1)Writer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with David Leon.
9.0
Bliss!
as Charlie Henderson
2016 Movie
4.4
Orthodox
Producer
2015 Movie
6.3
Walking with the Enemy
as Lajos
2014 Movie
1.0
Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia
as Dan (segment "I Don't Care")
2012 Movie
Orthodox
Writer
2012 Movie
3.0
I Don't Care
as Dan
2010 Movie
6.2
Man and Boy
Director
2010 Movie
6.9
RocknRolla
as Malcolm
2008 Movie
6.5
Clapham Junction
as Alfie Cartwright
2007 Movie
6.1
Lives of the Saints
as Othello
2007 Movie
5.8
These Foolish Things
as Robin Gardner
2006 Movie
4.8
Boy Eats Girl
as Nathan
2005 Movie
6.0
Alexander
as Hermolaous (uncredited)
2004 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with David Leon.
Platoon 24/7
as Narrator (voice) • 3 eps
2026 Series
6.2
Captivated
Co-Writer • 4 eps
2024 Series
7.9
Killing Eve
Second Unit Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.3
In the Dark
as DI Adam Perrin • 4 eps
2017 Series
7.1
The Refugees
as Alex • 8 eps
2015 Series
7.4
Vera
as DS Joe Ashworth • 16 eps
2011 Series
6.7
Cutting It
as Troy Gillespie • 12 eps
2002 Series