Leo Bill

Leo Bill
Born
Leo Martin Bill

(1980-08-31) 31 August 1980 (age 44)
Ealing, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Parents

Leo Martin Bill (born 31 August 1980)[1] is an English actor, best known for his role as James Brocklebank in the 2006 film The Living and the Dead, as well as The Fall, Alice in Wonderland, and the FX/BBC One drama series Taboo. He is son of actors Sheila Kelley and Stephen Bill.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Gosford Park Jim
2002 All or Nothing Young Man
Two Men Went to War Private Leslie Cuthbertson
28 Days Later Private Jones
2003 LD 50 Lethal Dose Danny
2004 Vera Drake Ronny
2005 Kinky Boots Harry Sampson
These Foolish Things Garstin
2006 The Living and the Dead James Brocklebank
The Fall Orderly / Charles Darwin
Loony in the Woods Bouffe
2007 Becoming Jane John Warren
2008 Me and Orson Welles Norman Lloyd
2010 Alice in Wonderland Hamish
2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trinity
2014 A Long Way Down Dr. Stephens
Mr. Turner JE Mayall
2015 National Theatre Live: Hamlet Horatio
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Hamish
2018 Peterloo John Tyas
In Fabric Reg Speaks
2019 National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second Henry Bolingbroke
Rare Beasts Pete
2021 Cruella Headmaster

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Eh Brian! It's a Whopper Paul 2 episodes
1991 ScreenPlay Michael Meeks Episode: "Broke"
2002 Attachments Mat Episode: "The Domino Effect"
Celeb Troy Bloke Series regular
Crime and Punishment Drinker TV film
2003 Midsomer Murders Darren Episode: "A Tale of Two Hamlets"
Spooks Corporal Eric Woods Episode: "Strike Force"
Canterbury Tales Terry Mini-series
Eroica Ries TV film
2004 Messiah: The Promise Gerry White Mini-series
2005 Silent Witness Richard Episode: "The Meaning of Death"
A Very Social Secretary Flemming TV film
2007 Jekyll Dave Mini-series
Lead Balloon Garry Episode: "Idiot"
2008 Sense and Sensibility Robert Ferrars Mini-series
Ashes to Ashes Ryan Burns 1 episode
2009 Home Time Steve 3 episodes
2010 Doctor Who Pilot Episode:"A Christmas Carol"
2013 Pramface Richard Episode: "The Edge of Hell"
The Borgias Cardinal Costanzo 3 episodes
The White Queen Reginald Bray Mini-series
2017 Taboo Wilton Series regular
Strike John Bristow Episode: "The Cuckoo's Calling"
2018 The Long Song John Howarth Mini-series
2019 Keeping the Wolf Out Bertalan Lázár
2020 Hitmen The DJ Episode: "Dog"
2022 Becoming Elizabeth Henry Grey
2023–present Funny Woman Tony Holmes Series regular

Theatre

In 2010, he appeared as Alistair Ryle in Posh by Laura Wade at the Royal Court Theatre in London. In 2011, he played Charles Surface in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal at the Barbican Theatre, directed by Deborah Warner. In 2015, he appeared as Horatio in a production of Hamlet at the same venue, alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Film
2006 Fantastic Fest Best Actor Won The Living and the Dead

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Leo Bill".