Background
Leon was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, where his mother (Ann J Brown) was a secretary and his father (Anthony North Leon) worked in a power station.
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David Leon
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He completed his first feature-length film, also called Orthodox, in 2015.
Career
As an actor, he is best known for appearing in photographer Rankin"s directoral debut Lives of the Saints as Othello and Guy Ritchie"s film RocknRolla. From 2011 to 2014, he co-starred with Brenda Blethyn in the Independent Television detective series Vera. Leon has directed several short films Father, Manitoba and Boy and Orthodox.
He briefly played for the Blackburn Rovers F.C. He is a graduate of the National Youth.
Leon dropped out of drama school to shoot the film Alexander with Oliver Stone in Morocco.
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 lieutenant In 2007 David played Billy the Kid in the British Broadcasting Corporation"s mini series The Wild West.
In 2010 he played Jesus in Mark Haddon"s play Polar Bears at the Donmar Warehouse.
From 2011 to 2014 he played Doctor of Science Joe Ashworth in the Independent Television detective series Vera alongside Brenda Blethyn. Orthodox, Leon"s third short film as writer/director, was accepted into several international festivals including the 58th BFI London Film Festival.
The feature-length version of Orthodox was completed in 2015.
