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

Platoon 24/7 2026
In the Dark 2017 ★ 6.3
Bliss! 2016 ★ 9.0
The Refugees 2015 ★ 7.1
Walking with the Enemy 2014 ★ 6.3
Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia 2012 ★ 1.0
Vera 2011 ★ 7.4
I Don't Care 2010 ★ 3.0
RocknRolla 2008 ★ 6.9
Clapham Junction 2007 ★ 6.5
Lives of the Saints 2007 ★ 6.6
These Foolish Things 2006 ★ 5.8
Boy Eats Girl 2005 ★ 4.9
Alexander 2004 ★ 6.0
Cutting It 2002 ★ 7.0