Dimitri Leonidas
Dimitri Leonidas (born 14 November 1987) is an English actor, best known for his roles in The Monuments Men, Rosewater and Riviera.
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Leonidas in February 2014 | |
Born | Brent, London, England | 14 November 1987
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Relatives | Stephanie Leonidas (sister) Georgina Leonidas (sister) |
Early life
Leonidas was born 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
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 horror/slasher Tormented, and in 2010 he appeared in Centurion, which starred Michael Fassbender, Dominic West and Olga Kurylenko. In 2010, he also had his first professional theatre role [5] in Through a Glass Darkly, starring Ruth Wilson. In the following years, his works included the TV series Sinbad 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 and landed a role in Jon Stewart’s Rosewater. This led him to be named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow. [6]
In 2015, he played a supporting role in the Emmy-nominated [7] television film Killing Jesus. In 2017, Leonidas joined the cast of the series Riviera, which starred Julia Stiles. He also appeared in the action thriller film Renegades and in 2018 he had a role in the comedy-horror Kill Ben Lyk. That same year he guest-starred in Genius, which was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series. [8]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | FairyTale: A True Story | Extra | |
2009 | Tormented | Alex | |
2010 | Centurion | Leonidas | |
2012 | Animals | Mark | |
2014 | The Monuments Men | Sam Epstein | |
2014 | Rosewater | Davood | |
2017 | Renegades | Jack Porter | |
2018 | Kill Ben Lyk | Roberto |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001–04 | Grange Hill | Josh Irvine | Television debut: 23 January 2001 [9] |
2001 | Casualty | Ross | |
2002 | The Bill | Josh Harvey | |
2005 | The Bill | Ryan Greaves | |
2007 | Holby City | Jez Patterson | |
2007 | Doctors | Mike Andreus | |
2008 | Banged Up Abroad | Scott White | |
2011 | Hustle | Pete Wilson | |
2011 | Doctor Who | Howie Spragg | Episode: "The God Complex" |
2012 | Sinbad | Anwar | |
2015 | Killing Jesus | James | |
2017 | Riviera | Christos Clios | |
2018 | Genius | Kostas Axelos |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Through a Glass Darkly | Max |
References
- 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 – via YouTube.
- "Dimitri Leonidas's CV at Independent Talent Group". Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "Through A Glass Darkly". Retrieved 3 November 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.
- "70th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners: Outstanding Limited Series - 2018". Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- "Grange Hill - Episode #24.1". Retrieved 10 November 2019.