Leo Bill Explained

Leo Bill
Birthname:Leo Martin Bill
Birth Date:1980 8, df=y
Birth Place:Ealing, London, England
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:2001–present
Father:Stephen Bill
Mother:Sheila Kelley

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Gosford ParkJim
2002All or NothingYoung Man
Two Men Went to WarPrivate Leslie Cuthbertson
28 Days LaterPrivate Jones
2003LD 50 Lethal DoseDanny
2004Vera DrakeRonny
2005Kinky BootsHarry Sampson
These Foolish ThingsGarstin
2006The Living and the DeadJames Brocklebank
The FallOrderly / Charles Darwin
Loony in the WoodsBouffe
2007Becoming JaneJohn Warren
2008Me and Orson WellesNorman Lloyd
2010Alice in WonderlandHamish
2011The Girl with the Dragon TattooTrinity
2014A Long Way DownDr. Stephens
Mr. TurnerJE Mayall
2015National Theatre Live

Hamlet

Horatio
2016Alice Through the Looking GlassHamish
2018PeterlooJohn Tyas
In Fabric Reg Speaks
2019National Theatre Live

The Tragedy of King Richard the Second

Henry Bolingbroke
Rare BeastsPete
2021CruellaHeadmaster

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Eh Brian! It's a WhopperPaul2 episodes
1991ScreenPlayMichael MeeksEpisode: "Broke"
2002AttachmentsMatEpisode: "The Domino Effect"
CelebTroy BlokeSeries regular
Crime and PunishmentDrinkerTV film
2003Midsomer MurdersDarrenEpisode: "A Tale of Two Hamlets"
SpooksCorporal Eric WoodsEpisode: "Strike Force"
Canterbury TalesTerryMini-series
EroicaRiesTV film
2004Messiah: The PromiseGerry WhiteMini-series
2005Silent WitnessRichardEpisode: "The Meaning of Death"
A Very Social SecretaryFlemming TV film
2007JekyllDaveMini-series
Lead BalloonGarryEpisode: "Idiot"
2008Sense and SensibilityRobert FerrarsMini-series
Ashes to AshesRyan Burns1 episode
2009Home TimeSteve3 episodes
2010Doctor WhoPilotEpisode:"A Christmas Carol"
2013PramfaceRichardEpisode: "The Edge of Hell"
The BorgiasCardinal Costanzo3 episodes
The White QueenReginald BrayMini-series
2017TabooWiltonSeries regular
StrikeJohn BristowEpisode: "The Cuckoo's Calling"
2018The Long SongJohn HowarthMini-series
2019Keeping the Wolf OutBertalan Lázár
2020HitmenThe DJEpisode: "Dog"
2022Becoming ElizabethHenry Grey

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Index entry. 8 July 2020. FreeBMD. ONS.
  2. Web site: Leo Bill.