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| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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| Allen Leech | |
|---|---|
| File:National Television Awards 2012 - Allen Leech.jpgLeech at the 2012 National Television Awards | |
| Born | (1981-05-18) 18 May 1981 (age 43) Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Allen Leech (born 18 May 1981) is an Irish stage, television and film actor, best known for his role as Marcus Agrippa in the 2007 HBO television series Rome, and his role as chauffeur Tom Branson in ITV's Downton Abbey television series.
Early life and education
Allen Leech, from Killiney in south Dublin, attended St. Michael's College in Ballsbridge and graduated in 1999. He then studied Drama and Theatre Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. While a first-year Trinity student he secured a role in Foresight's production of Conor McPherson's This Lime Tree Bower.
Career
Leech's first professional stage role was at the Gate in their production of A Streetcar Named Desire. "I was the gentleman caller to Frances McDormand's Blanche Dubois. The Coen brothers were walking backstage, and me a naive 16-year-old."
He appeared as Willi in the Queen and Peacock, at the Garter Lane Arts Centre. The following years, Leech was in Tom Murphy's The Morning After Optimism and then Hugh Leonard's Da at the Abbey.
Leech's breakthrough film performance was in Cowboys and Angels, in which he played Vincent, a gay fashion student, followed by the 2004 cross country caper film Man About Dog, in which Leech plays Mo-Chara, one of three Belfast scallies who get in way above their heads.
Leech was voted sexiest Irish male in 2005 in U Magazine.
Leech played the role of Shane Kirwan in the Ireland's RTÉ series Love is the Drug, in 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, which is the story of three different Irish families. He received a Best Supporting Actor nomination from Irish Film and Television Awards for his performance.
In 2007, Leech appeared in the HBO drama series Rome as Marcus Agrippa, Octavian's top soldier and friend.
The film, Rewind, opened in Ireland on 25 March 2011.
In 2010, he appeared on the small screen in The Tudors as the doomed Francis Dereham, former lover of Catherine Howard. Leech also appears in ITV 2010 and 2011 television series Downton Abbey as chauffeur Tom Branson, whose political ideologies clash with the upper class. He plays the role of officer Sam Leonard in television series Primeval in 2011 in series five. Leech also stars in the 2012 film adaptation The Sweeney.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Iníon an Fhiaclóra | Rory | Short |
| 2002 | The Escapist | Policeman 1 | |
| 2003 | Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor | British Officer | TV movie |
| Cowboys and Angels | Vincent Cusack | ||
| 2004 | Battlefield Britain | Jacobite | TV series documentary (1 episode: "Culloden: The Jacobite's Last Stand") |
| Man About Dog | Mo Chara | ||
| Love Is the Drug | Shane Kirwen | TV series (4 episodes) | |
| 2006 | Legend | Willy | TV series (6 episodes) Nominated – IFTA Award – Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Television |
| 2007 | Rome | Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa | TV series (8 episodes) |
| Deep Breaths | Danny | Short | |
| 2008 | Heroes and Villains | Edeco | TV series documentary (1 episode: "Attila the Hun") |
| 2009 | From Time to Time | Fred Boggis | |
| 2010 | Rewind | Karl | |
| The Tudors | Francis Dereham | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| Downton Abbey | Tom Branson | TV series (Recurring from series 1) | |
| 2011 | Primeval | Officer Sam Leonard | TV series (Series 5, 1 episode) |
| Downton Abbey | Tom Branson | TV series (Series 2, 8 episodes) | |
| Black Mirror | Pike | TV series (1 episode: The National Anthem) | |
| 2012 | The Sweeney | Simon Ellis | Film adaptation |
| Downton Abbey | Tom Branson | TV series (Series 3) |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | A Streetcar Named Desire | The Gate | |
| 1999 | This Lime Tree Bower | New Theatre | |
| 2000 | Queen and Peacock | Willi | Garter Lane Arts Centre |
| 2001 | The Morning After Optimism | The Abbey Theatre | |
| 2002 | Da | The Abbey Theatre | |
| 2008 | Everybody Loves Sylvia | Project Arts Centre | |
| 2011 | Ecstasy | Mick | Hampstead Theatre |
Appearances
| Year | Appearance | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Panel | TV series (1 episode: "Episode #2.5") |
| 2005 | 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards | TV documentary |
| 2007 | 4th Irish Film and Television Awards | Presenter |
Awards
| Year | Group | Award | Result | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | IFTA Awards | Best New Talent | Nominated | Cowboys & Angels |
| 2005 | IFTA Awards | Best Actor in Television | Nominated | Love Is the Drug |
| 2007 | IFTA Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Television | Nominated | Legend |
References
- ^ HBO Rome Official Site
- Matt Wolf: "A Streetcar Named Desire", , 18 May 1998
- Robert Koehler: "Cowboys & Angels", , 13 July 2004
- Rich Cline: "Man About Dog". ShadowsOnTheWall.co.UK,
- Jamie Russell: "Man About Dog" (2004), , 14 November 2004
- http://twitter.com/#!/rewindthefilm
- http://www.troikatalent.com/#/kat-gosling/allen-leech/ Allen Leech's Troika agency profile