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David Leon

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 07/24/1980 (43) | Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England (United Kingdom (UK))
David Jeremy Leon (born 24 July 1980) is an English actor, director, writer and producer. As an actor, he is known for appearing in Rankin and Chris Cottam's 2002 feature film, Lives of the Saints (as the character Othello), and director Guy Ritchie's 2008 feature, RocknRolla, as Malcolm. From 2011 to 2014, Leon co-starred with Brenda Blethyn in the ITV detective series Vera. He returned to the series in 2024. Leon's directorial debut, the 2010 short, Man and Boy, co-directed with Marcus McSweeney, won the award for best narrative short at the Tribeca Film Festival. His next short film, the 2012 Orthodox, an entry in the 58th BFI's London Film Festival, led to his first feature-length film of the same name, which was released in 2015. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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Orthodox tells the story of Benjamin, an Orthodox Jewish man who alienated himself from his community by becoming a boxer. When his life took a wrong turn he ended up in prison, losing his wife and ch ...

Orthodox

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2015 | 2.2/5 | 1h 38min
Drama, Crime
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Set in the Clapham district of south London, England, the film is inspired by true events. The paths of several men intersect during a dramatic thirty-six hours in which their lives are changed foreve ...

Clapham Junction

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2007 | 3.4/5 | 1h 39min
Drama, TV Movie
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Mr Karva runs a shady little empire in North London. We don't know exactly how he makes his money but we know it's probably not very nice. Mr Karva's stepson, Othello, has ambitions to take the old ma ...

Lives of the Saints

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2007 | 3.0/5 | 1h 37min
Drama
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When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, includ ...

RocknRolla

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2008 | 3.5/5 | 1h 54min
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Movies with David Leon as Actor(9)

as Charlie Henderson2016 Bliss!
as Lajos2014 Walking with the Enemy
as Dan (segment "I Don't Care")2012 Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia
as Dan2010 I Don't Care
as Malcolm2008 RocknRolla
as Alfie Cartwright2007 Clapham Junction
as Othello2007 Lives of the Saints
as Robin Gardner2006 These Foolish Things
as Nathan2005 Boy Eats Girl

TV Shows/Series with David Leon as Actor(3)

as DS Joe Ashworth2011 Vera
as DI Joe Ashworth2011 Vera
as Troy Gillespie2002 Cutting It

Movies with David Leon as Crew(11)

Directing/Director2023 Stable
Writing/Writer2023 Stable
Directing/Director2015 Orthodox
Production/Producer2015 Orthodox
Writing/Writer2015 Orthodox
Directing/Director2012 Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia
Production/Producer2012 Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia
Writing/Writer2012 Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia
Directing/Director2010 Man and Boy
Production/Producer2010 Man and Boy
Writing/Writer2010 Man and Boy

TV Shows/Series with David Leon as Crew(1)

Writing/Co-Writer2024 Too Good to Be True

Full Name: David Leon
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 07/24 1980 (July) in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 43 years + 277 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Dame Allan's School
David Leon frequently works together with these people:
Marcus McSweeney (4x, Crew)
Guy Ritchie (3x, Crew)
Geoff Bell (3x, Actor)
Aleem Khan (3x, Crew)
Sybil H. Mair (3x, Crew)
Julia Taylor-Stanley (3x, Crew)
Hong Khaou (3x, Crew)
Rupert Bryan (3x, Crew)
Rita Osei (3x, Crew)
Clare Calbraith (3x, Actress)
Faryal (3x, Crew)
Bronson Webb (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:242080, Added: 08/07/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024