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David Leon

David Leon

Born: 1980-07-24 • 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.

Filmography
Bliss! poster
Bliss!
2016 • Charlie Henderson
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Walking with the Enemy
2014 • Lajos
Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia poster
Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia
2012 • Dan (segment "I Don't Care")
I Don't Care poster
I Don't Care
2010 • Dan
RocknRolla poster
RocknRolla
2008 • Malcolm
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Clapham Junction
2007 • Alfie Cartwright
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Lives of the Saints
2007 • Othello
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These Foolish Things
2006 • Robin Gardner
Boy Eats Girl poster
Boy Eats Girl
2005 • Nathan
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Alexander
2004 • Hermolaous (uncredited)