Allen Leech
Aktor, Produkcja
18 maja 1981 (44 years)
Allen Leech (born 18 May 1981) is an Irish actor best known for his role as Tom Branson on the historical drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015). He made his professional acting debut with a small part in a 1998 production of A Streetcar Named Desire, made his first major film appearance as Vincent Cusack in Cowboys & Angels, and earned an Irish Film & Television Awards nomination in 2004 with his performance as Mo Chara in Man About Dog.
He appeared as Willi in the Queen and Peacock (2000), at the Garter Lane Arts Centre. The following years, he was in The Morning After Optimism (2001) and then Da (2002). His breakthrough film performance was in Cowboys and Angels (2003), followed by a role in the 2004 cross-country caper film Man About Dog. He played the role of Shane Kirwan in Ireland's RTÉ series Love Is the Drug (2004), for which he received a Best Actor nomination from the Irish Film and Television Awards. He followed that up with the role of Willy in the television series Legend (2006), for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination from Irish Film and Television Awards.
In 2010, he appeared on the small screen in The Tudors (2010) as the doomed Francis Dereham. Leech also appeared in ITV 2010s television series Downton Abbey as chauffeur Tom Branson. He played the role of officer Sam Leonard in television series Primeval in 2011 in series five. He also starred in the 2012 film adaptation The Sweeney. In 2014 he starred as the spy John Cairncross, in The Imitation Game. He played Freddie Mercury's personal manager, Paul Prenter, in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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He appeared as Willi in the Queen and Peacock (2000), at the Garter Lane Arts Centre. The following years, he was in The Morning After Optimism (2001) and then Da (2002). His breakthrough film performance was in Cowboys and Angels (2003), followed by a role in the 2004 cross-country caper film Man About Dog. He played the role of Shane Kirwan in Ireland's RTÉ series Love Is the Drug (2004), for which he received a Best Actor nomination from the Irish Film and Television Awards. He followed that up with the role of Willy in the television series Legend (2006), for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination from Irish Film and Television Awards.
In 2010, he appeared on the small screen in The Tudors (2010) as the doomed Francis Dereham. Leech also appeared in ITV 2010s television series Downton Abbey as chauffeur Tom Branson. He played the role of officer Sam Leonard in television series Primeval in 2011 in series five. He also starred in the 2012 film adaptation The Sweeney. In 2014 he starred as the spy John Cairncross, in The Imitation Game. He played Freddie Mercury's personal manager, Paul Prenter, in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Description above is from the Wikipedia article Allen Leech, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmografia
| 2026 | The Westies · as Brendan Cahill |
| 2025 | Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale · as Tom Branson |
| 2025 | Bulldozer · as Greg Roddy |
| 2024 | You Can't Run Forever · as Eddie |
| 2024 | Too Good to be True · as Elliott Fielding |
| 2023 | The Vanishing Triangle · as Detective David Burkely |
| 2023 | Cold Meat · as David |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era · as Tom Branson |
| 2021 | As Luck Would Have It · as Brennan |
| 2019 | Downton Abbey · as Tom Branson |
| 2018 | Doing Money · as Dougie |
| 2018 | Bohemian Rhapsody · as Paul Prenter |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor · as Ariel Reznik |
| 2017 | The Hunter's Prayer · as Richard AddisonNa Plex |
| 2017 | Bellevue · as Eddie Roe |
| 2014 | Text Santa 2014 · as Tom Branson |
| 2014 | The Imitation Game · as John CairncrossNa Plex |
| 2013 | In Fear · as Max |
| 2013 | Grand Piano · as WayneNa Plex |
| 2012 | Downton Abbey Revisited · as Tom Branson |
| 2012 | The Sweeney · as Dc Simon EllisNa Plex |
| 2011 | Black Mirror · as Pike |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey · as Tom Branson |
| 2010 | Rewind · as Karl |
| 2009 | From Time to Time · as Fred BoggisNa Plex |
| 2007 | Heroes and Villains · as Edeco |
| 2007 | The Tudors · as Francis Dereham |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | Legend (2006) · as Willy |
| 2005 | Rome · as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa |
| 2004 | Love Is the Drug · as Shane Kirwan |
| 2004 | Man About Dog · as Mo Chara |
| 2004 | Battlefield Britain · as Jacobite |
| 2003 | Cowboys & Angels · as Vincent |
| 2003 | Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor · as British Officer |
| 2002 | The Escapist · as Policeman 1 (smashed Car) |
| 2025 | |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show · as Self |
| 2016 | 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 2013 | 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2012 | Home & Family · as Self |
| 2012 | Sunday Brunch · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Downton Abbey: Behind the Drama · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | The ONE Show · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood · as Self |
| 2003 | The Panel (Ireland) · as Self |
| 2001 | Lorraine · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today · as Self - Guest |
| 2024 | Too Good to be True · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | The Vanishing Triangle · as Executive Producer |