Dimitri Leonidas
Dimitri Leonidas | |
|---|---|
| Leonidas in 2014 | |
| Born | (1987年11月14日) 14 November 1987 (age 37) Brent, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Relatives | Stephanie Leonidas (sister) Georgina Leonidas (sister) |
Dimitri Leonidas (born 14 November 1987) is an English actor, best known for his roles in the films The Monuments Men , and Rosewater (both 2014) and the television series Riviera (2017–2020).
Early life
[edit ]Leonidas was born on 14 November 1987 in Brent, London, the son of a Greek Cypriot father and an English mother.[1] He also has Welsh ancestry through his mother.[2] He has three sisters: Stephanie and Georgina, both actresses, and Helena, a teacher.[3]
Career
[edit ]Leonidas first appeared in a film in 1997, as an extra in Charles Sturridge's FairyTale: A True Story .[4] His first speaking part came in 2001 in the BBC series Grange Hill , in which he stayed for four seasons. Until 2008, he was credited mostly as Shane Leonidas.
In 2009, he co-starred in the teen horror Tormented , and in 2010 he appeared in Centurion , starring Michael Fassbender. In the following years, his works included the TV series Sinbad , a guest role in Doctor Who and the Spanish film Animals .
Leonidas had a breakthrough year in 2013: he was cast by George Clooney in his Second World War drama The Monuments Men , starring Clooney himself, Matt Damon, Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett. He also landed a role in Jon Stewart's Rosewater . This led him to be named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow.[5]
In 2015, Leonidas had a brief role in the Emmy-nominated[6] television film Killing Jesus . He then appeared in the action film Renegades and in the comedy-horror Kill Ben Lyk. From 2017 to 2020, he was part of the cast of the series Riviera ,[7] followed by a role in the Netflix science fiction/crime-drama The One. In 2023, he played the role of Hober Mallow in season two of the Apple TV+ science fiction series Foundation.[8]
Filmography
[edit ]Film
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | FairyTale: A True Story | — | Extra |
| 2009 | Tormented | Alex | |
| 2010 | Centurion | Leonidas | |
| 2012 | Animals | Mark | |
| 2014 | The Monuments Men | Sam Epstein | |
| Rosewater | Davood | ||
| 2017 | Renegades | Jack Porter | |
| 2018 | Kill Ben Lyk | Roberto |
Television
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Casualty | Ross | Episode: "Heroes and Villains" |
| 2001–2004 | Grange Hill | Josh Irvine | Television debut: 23 January 2001[9] |
| 2002 | The Bill | Josh Harvey | Episode: "Honeytrap" |
| 2005 | The Bill | Ryan Greaves | Episode: "Word to the Wise" |
| 2007 | Holby City | Jez Patterson | Episode: "I Feel Pretty" |
| Doctors | Mike Andreus | Episode: "Chemistry" | |
| 2008 | Banged Up Abroad | Scott White | Episode: "Kuwait" |
| 2011 | Hustle | Pete Wilson | Episode: "The Fall of Railton FC" |
| Doctor Who | Howie Spragg | Episode: "The God Complex" | |
| 2012 | Sinbad | Anwar | 12 episodes |
| 2015 | Killing Jesus | James | Television film |
| 2017–2020 | Riviera | Christos Clios | 21 episodes |
| 2018 | Genius | Kostas Axelos | Episode: "Picasso: Chapter Nine" |
| 2021 | The One | James Whiting | 8 episodes |
| 2023 | Foundation | Hober Mallow | Season 2; 7 episodes |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air | Sgt. George J. Petrohelos | Miniseries, episode: "Part Five" |
| Those About to Die | Scorpus | 10 episodes[10] |
Theatre
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Through a Glass Darkly | Max |
References
[edit ]- ^ Day, Elizabeth; Lamont, Tom (5 January 2014). "Rising stars of 2014 – film: Dimitri Leonidas". The Guardian.
- ^ Edelstein, David (11 November 2014). "Jon Stewart's Rosewater Is Dramatic in a Way That's Rare in Political Filmmaking". Vulture.
- ^ "Dimitri Leonidas - "Monuments Men" - intervista a Occupy Deejay". Occupy Deejay. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Dimitri Leonidas's CV at Independent Talent Group" . Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Screen unveils 2013 UK Stars of Tomorrow" . Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "67th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners: Outstanding Television Movie - 2015" . Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Goodman, Tim (13 September 2017). "Riviera: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter .
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (1 February 2022). "Foundation: Apple TV+ Sci-Fi Drama Adds 10 to Season 2 Cast, Unveils First Look". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Grange Hill - Episode #24.1". IMDb . Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Petski, Denise (7 April 2024). "'Those About To Die' Unveils Premiere Date & Teaser". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
[edit ]- 1987 births
- English people of Greek Cypriot descent
- English male television actors
- English television actors
- Living people
- Actors from the London Borough of Brent
- Male actors from London
- 21st-century English male actors
- English male film actors
- English male child actors
- English people of Welsh descent