Allen Leech
Born: 1981-05-18 in Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Tom Branson
- BULLDOZER as Greg Roddy
- Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale as Self
2024
- Cold Meat as David
- Too Good to Be True as Elliott Fielding
- You Can't Run Forever as Eddie
2023
- The Vanishing Triangle as Detective David Burkely
2022
- Downton Abbey: A New Era as Tom Branson
- My Name Is Andrea as Lover's Husband
2021
- As Luck Would Have It as Brennan
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Doing Money as Dougie
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- Downton Abbey as Tom Branson
2018
- Bohemian Rhapsody as Paul Prenter
2017
- The Good Doctor as Ariel Reznik
- The Hunter's Prayer as Richard Addison
- Bellevue as Eddie Roe
2015
2014
- The Imitation Game as John Cairncross
2013
- In Fear as Max
- Grand Piano as Wayne
2012
- The Sweeney as DC Simon Ellis
2011
- Black Mirror as Pike
2010
- Downton Abbey as Tom Branson
- Rewind as Karl
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- From Time to Time as Fred Boggis
2008
- Factory Farmed
- Attila the Hun as Edeco
2007
- The Tudors as Francis Dereham
- Primeval
- Deep Breaths
- Heroes and Villains as Edeco
2005
- Rome as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
2004
- Cowboys & Angels as Vincent
- Man About Dog as Mo Chara
- Love Is The Drug as Shane Kirwan
2003
- Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor as British Officer
2002
- The Escapist as Policeman 1 (Smashed Car)
2000
- Iníon an Fhiaclóra as Rory
1997
- The View as Self - Guest