
David Leon
Known for acting · Born 24 July 1980 · 46 · Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England, UK
23 credits
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

Killing Eve
2018

Vera
2011

Boy Eats Girl
2005

Cutting It
2002

Captivated
2024

Lives of the Saints
2007

These Foolish Things
2006

Orthodox
2015

The Refugees
2015

Man and Boy
2010

Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia
2012

In the Dark
2017