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Allen Leech

Acting

Allen Leech

Allen Leech is an actor born on May 18, 1981 in Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland. He is known for The Imitation Game, Grand Piano and In Fear. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
May 18, 1981
Place of birth
Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
Also known as
Аллен Лич · Alan Leech · آلن لیچ

Biography

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. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Allen Leech, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2026The Westiesas Brendan Cahill · 8 episodes
  2. 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand Finaleas Tom Branson
  3. 2025Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finaleas Self
  4. 2025BULLDOZERas Greg Roddy · 1 episode
  5. 2024You Can't Run Foreveras Eddie
  6. 2024Cold Meatas David
  7. 2024Captivatedas Elliott Fielding · 4 episodes · Executive producer
  8. 2023The Vanishing Triangleas Detective David Burkely · 6 episodes · Executive producer
  9. 2022My Name Is Andreaas Lover's Husband
  10. 2022Downton Abbey: A New Eraas Tom Branson
  11. 2021As Luck Would Have Itas Brennan
  12. 2019Downton Abbeyas Tom Branson
  13. 2019Doing Moneyas Dougie
  14. 2018Bohemian Rhapsodyas Paul Prenter
  15. 2017The Good Doctoras Ariel Reznik · 1 episode
  16. 2017The Hunter's Prayeras Richard Addison
  17. 2017Bellevueas Eddie Roe · 8 episodes
  18. 2014The Imitation Gameas John Cairncross
  19. 2013Grand Pianoas Wayne
  20. 2013In Fearas Max
  21. 2012The Sweeneyas DC Simon Ellis
  22. 2011Black Mirroras Pike · 1 episode
  23. 2010Downton Abbeyas Tom Branson · 40 episodes
  24. 2010Rewindas Karl
  25. 2009From Time to Timeas Fred Boggis
  26. 2008Factory Farmed
  27. 2008Attila the Hunas Edeco
  28. 2007Heroes and Villainsas Edeco · 1 episode
  29. 2007Deep Breaths
  30. 2007The Tudorsas Francis Dereham · 3 episodes
  31. 2007Primeval1 episode
  32. 2006Legendas Willy · 6 episodes
  33. 2005Romeas Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa · 8 episodes
  34. 2004Love Is The Drugas Shane Kirwan · 5 episodes
  35. 2004Man About Dogas Mo Chara
  36. 2004Cowboys & Angelsas Vincent
  37. 2003Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honoras British Officer
  38. 2002The Escapistas Policeman 1 (Smashed Car)
  39. 2000Iníon an Fhiaclóraas Rory