Dimitri Leonidas | |
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 Leonidas in 2014 | |
| Born | 14 November 1987 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–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 Monuments Men , Rosewater and Riviera .
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]
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 2019, 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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2004 | Grange Hill | Josh Irvine | Television debut: 23 January 2001 [9] |
| 2001 | Casualty | Ross | Episode: "Heroes and Villains" |
| 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" |
| 2007 | Doctors | Mike Andreus | Episode: "Chemistry" |
| 2008 | Banged Up Abroad | Scott White | Episode: "Kuwait" |
| 2011 | Hustle | Pete Wilson | Episode: "The Fall of Railton FC" |
| 2011 | Doctor Who | Howie Spragg | Episode: "The God Complex" |
| 2012 | Sinbad | Anwar | |
| 2015 | Killing Jesus | James | |
| 2017–2019 | Riviera | Christos Clios | |
| 2018 | Genius | Kostas Axelos | "Chapter Nine" |
| 2021 | The One | James Whiting | |
| 2023 | Foundation | Hober Mallow | Season 2 |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air | Sgt. George J. Petrohelos | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2024 | Those About to Die | Scorpus | Upcoming series [10] |
| 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 | |
| 2018 | Kill Ben Lyk | Roberto |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Through a Glass Darkly | Max |
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