David Jeremy Leon (born 24 July 1980) is an English actor, director, writer and producer. As an actor, he is known for appearing in Rankin and Chris Cottam's 2002 feature film, Lives of the Saints (as the character Othello), [1] and director Guy Ritchie's 2008 feature, RocknRolla, as …

Dec 29, 2023 · Brenda Blethyn has opened up about David Leon's return to ITV drama Vera - and the real reason he came back after a decade. DS Joe Ashworth - played by David - was last seen on the show...

He played the lead character in renowned photographer Rankin's debut feature 'The Lives of the Saints' written by Toni Grisoni and appeared in Guy Ritchies Empire award-winning Rock'n'Rolla, in which he plays Scottish junkie Malcolm a part initially written for Brad Pitt. He is regarded as one of the UK's brightest up and coming talents. Bliss!

Jan 9, 2024 · DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) found her feathers ruffled when her original right-hand-man DI Joe Ashworth (David Leon) made a surprise return to Northumberland and City Police after 10 years working away in London in the first episode of …

David Jeremy Leon, better known simply as David Leon, is an English actor, director, producer and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his roles as Othello on Lives of the Saints and as Malcolm in the Guy Ritchie’s film RocknRolla.

Jan 1, 2025 · Vera fans were thrilled last year when actor David Leon reprised his role in the ITV crime drama as DS Joe Ashworth, although his life is very different from his on-screen character.

He played the lead character in renowned photographer Rankin's debut feature 'The Lives of the Saints' written by Toni Grisoni and appeared in Guy Ritchies Empire award-winning Rock'n'Rolla, in which he plays Scottish junkie Malcolm a part initially written for Brad Pitt. He is regarded as one of the UK's brightest up and coming talents.

Jan 8, 2024 · David Leon recently explained that he left Vera as DS Joe Ashworth ten years ago simply because felt the time was right to move on. As per The Mirror, he expressed admiration for Kenny Doughty (who replaced Joe as DS Aiden Healy) and revealed this insight.

Apr 7, 2023 · Vera fans were delighted when it was announced that David Leon would be returning to the programme. The actor played Joe Ashworth, sidekick to Brenda Blethyn's DCI Vera...

Jan 14, 2024 · Actor David Leon has returned to his role as DS Joe Ashworth in ITV's Vera, but he almost took a different career path altogether before shooting to fame in another TV series