Dimitri Leonidas

Dimitri Leonidas (born 14 November 1987) is an English actor, best known for his roles in The Monuments Men, Rosewater and Riviera.

Dimitri Leonidas
Leonidas in February 2014
Born (1987-11-14) 14 November 1987
Brent, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
RelativesStephanie 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
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

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001–04 Grange Hill Josh Irving 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
2010 Through a Glass Darkly Max
gollark: I'm not.
gollark: I'm availableish now, but I have to do a thing before [TIME EXPUNGED].
gollark: Yes, freer.
gollark: I'm not playing either, waiting until I have freer time.
gollark: We have that much excess capacity *now* and can cheaply upscale the coal site.

References
  1. Day, Elizabeth; Lamont, Tom (5 January 2014). "Rising stars of 2014 – film: Dimitri Leonidas". The Guardian.
  2. Edelstein, David (11 November 2014). "Jon Stewart's Rosewater Is Dramatic in a Way That's Rare in Political Filmmaking". Vulture.
  3. "Dimitri Leonidas - "Monuments Men" - intervista a Occupy Deejay". Occupy Deejay. 11 February 2014 – via YouTube.
  4. "Dimitri Leonidas's CV at Independent Talent Group". Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. "Through A Glass Darkly". Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  6. "Screen unveils 2013 UK Stars of Tomorrow". Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  7. "67th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners: Outstanding Television Movie - 2015". Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. "70th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners: Outstanding Limited Series - 2018". Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  9. "Grange Hill - Episode #24.1". Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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