Leo Staar

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Leo Staar
Born (1986-07-24) 24 July 1986 (age 37)
OccupationActor
Years active2009 – present
Television Call the Midwife , Maigret
Children1

Leo Staar (born 24 July 1986) is an English actor, best known for his portrayals of Alec Jesmond in Call the Midwife and Inspector Lapointe in Maigret .

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Biography

Leo Staar was born in London and grew up in Worthing, West Sussex. After graduating from drama school in 2009, he went straight into theatre, playing the roles of Ferdinand in The Tempest and Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet in the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival. He also played Mr Wickham in a stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice . In 2010, he appeared in Thea Sharrock's production of Terence Rattigan's After the Dance , alongside Benedict Cumberbatch at the National Theatre. That same year, he played a minor role in the Natonial Theatre Live cinema broadcast of Sir Nicholas Hynter's production of Hamlet , with Rory Kinnear in the title role. In 2011, he appeared in Josie Rourke's production of Much Ado About Nothing at Wyndham's Theatre, alongside David Tennant and Catherine Tate. [1]

Staar became known to the public in 2013 when he landed his first major television role in the BBC medical drama Call the Midwife , where he played the recurring character Alec Jesmond, who became the boyfriend of main character Jenny Lee. He appeared in six episodes until the character died in a tragic accident. [2] He then made guest appearances on Casualty , Lewis and Death in Paradise .

In 2015, Staar landed his next major television role when he was cast as Inspector Lapointe in the ITV detective drama Maigret , based on the books by Georges Simenon and starring Rowan Atkinson in the title role. The series ran from 2016 to 2017. [3] In 2019, he played Denning in the BBC mini-series Summer of Rockets , opposite Toby Stephens and Keeley Hawes. [4] He appeared in Fabio D'Andrea's music video The Sleeping Beauty, where he played a widowed father whose young daughter dreams of becoming a ballerina. The video was officially released in 2020. [5]

In 2022, Staar appeared in the spy movie, The 355 , opposite Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, Penélope Cruz and Sebastian Stan.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011An Outstanding PerformerCharlieShort film
2019Cheating CharlieVolkerShort Film
2022 The 355 Grady

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Dark Matters: Twisted But True Ed Forman/Krasnogorskiy2 episodes
2013 Dancing on the Edge Young Upper Class Man1 episode
2013-2014 Call the Midwife Alec Jesmond6 episodes
2014 Casualty Will JamisonEpisode: "To Yourself Be True"
2014 Lewis Simon EastwoodEpisodes: "Entry Wounds parts 1&2"
2015 Death in Paradise Simon ParkeEpisode: "Til Death Do You Part"
2016 Maigret Sets a Trap Inspector LapointeTV film
2016 Maigret's Dead Man Inspector LapointeTV film
2017 Maigret's Night at the Crossroads Inspector LapointeTV film
2017 Maigret in Montemartre Inspector LapointeTV film
2018 Jack Ryan WilliamsEpisode: "Pilot"
2019 Summer of Rockets Denning5 episodes
2022 Van der Valk Florian BarbyEpisode: "Blood in Amsterdam"
2023 Silent Witness Calvin DunnEpisodes: "Effective Range - Part 1&2"

Live Streaming Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 National Theatre Live Hamlet Cornelius/PriestLive via satellite

Music videos

YearArtistTitleRole
2020 Fabio D'Andrea The Sleeping BeautyThe Father

Audio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 The Avengers: Steed and Mrs Peel [6] Jack/Agent Rogers/RocliffeComic Strip Audio

Video games

YearTitleRole
2014 Dreamfall Chapters Reza Temiz (voice)

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 The Tempest Ferdinand Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
2009 Romeo and Juliet Benvolio Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
2009 Pride and Prejudice Mr Wickham Theatre Royal, Bath
2010 After the Dance Partygoer/Dr George Banner/Cyril Carter Royal National Theatre
2010 Hamlet Cornelius/Priest Royal National Theatre
2011 Much Ado About Nothing Messenger Wyndham's Theatre
2012Celebrity Night at Café RedHarry Trafalgar Theatre
2015Hello/GoodbyeLeo Hampstead Theatre
2018 The Country Wife Harcourt Southwark Playhouse

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