Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 24, 1980
Place of Birth
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England, UK
Credits
22 titles
David Leon
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.
Known For
Filmography
Platoon 24/7
Narrator (voice)
Captivated
Co-Writer
Killing Eve
Second Unit Director
In the Dark
DI Adam Perrin
Bliss!
Charlie Henderson
Orthodox
Writer
The Refugees
Alex
Walking with the Enemy
Lajos
Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia
Dan (segment "I Don't Care")
Orthodox
Director
Vera
DS Joe Ashworth
I Don't Care
Dan
Man and Boy
Director
Father
Director
RocknRolla
Malcolm
Clapham Junction
Alfie Cartwright
Lives of the Saints
Othello
These Foolish Things
Robin Gardner
Boy Eats Girl
Nathan
Alexander
Hermolaous (uncredited)
Cutting It
Troy Gillespie
Stable
Director