David Leon

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David Jeremy Leon (born July 24, 1980 in Newcastle upon Tyne ) is a British actor and director .

Life

David Leon is the son of secretary Ann J. Brown and worker Anthony N. Leon. Because of his father's Jewish beliefs, he describes himself as half-Jewish. In his youth he played briefly with the Blackburn Rovers . Leon went to Dame Allan's School in Fenham, a district to the west of Newcastle upon Tyne, and began training at the National Youth Theater .

Career

In 2004 David Leon dropped out of drama school to star in Oliver Stone's film Alexander . He gained greater fame as an actor primarily from the British crime series Vera - A Very Special Case . From 2011 to 2014 he starred with Brenda Blethyn in the first 16 episodes of the series. He was the director of Black Ice , the 30th episode in the series.

Orthodox , Leon's third short film as a writer and director, has been featured in several international festivals, including the 58th BFI London Film Festival .

Filmography

  • 2004: Alexander as Hermolaous
  • 2004–2005: Cutting It as Troy Gillespie (TV series) - 12 episodes
  • 2005: Boy Eats Girl as Nathan
  • 2006: These Foolish Things as Robin Gardner
  • 2006: The Wild West as Billy the Kid (TV mini-series)
  • 2006: The Lives of the Saints as Othello
  • 2006: Strictly Confidential as Jeff (TV series) - 1 episode
  • 2007: Clapham Junction as Alfie Cartwright (TV one-off drama)
  • 2008: Love Me Still as Freddie
  • 2008: Rock N Rolla as Malcolm
  • 2010: Coming Up as Dan (TV series) - episode "I Don't Care"
  • 2011-2014: Vera - A very special case as DS Joe Ashworth (TV series) - 16 episodes (seasons 1–4)
  • 2012: The Glass House
  • 2013: Walking with the Enemy as Lajos
  • 2013: Grace and Danger as Cifaretto
  • 2014: The Refugees as Álex
  • 2017: In The Dark BBC TV Drama as DI Adam Perrin

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Free for those who can't afford it Supported by those who can at theguardian.com, accessed March 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Emine Saner: David Leon: A whole new ball game . In: The Guardian (UK) , April 27, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2013. 
  3. ↑ a b Vera actor David Leon teams up with Boardwalk Empire's Stephen Graham for debut feature at chroniclelive.co, accessed on March 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Rob Carnevale: Vera - David Leon interview . In: indieLondon . Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ Filmmaker David Leon plans feature version with Stephen Graham on hollywoodreporter.com, accessed March 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ Ash Percival: 'In The Dark' Cast: Here's Where You've Seen The Stars Of The BBC's Latest Drama Before . In: HuffPost UK . 11th July 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Leon, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Leon, David Jeremy (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Newcastle upon Tyne