Leo Woodall

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Leo Woodall
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Woodall in 2024
Born
Leo Vincent Woodall

(1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 28)
London, England
Alma mater ArtsEd (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Leo Vincent Woodall (born 14 September 1996) is an English actor. He gained recognition with his roles in the second season of the HBO satirical anthology series The White Lotus (2022) and in the Netflix romantic drama miniseries One Day (2024). Woodall has since starred in the Apple TV+ thriller series Prime Target and the romantic comedy Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (both 2025).

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Early life and education

Woodall was born in Shepherd's Bush, West London. [1] He comes from a family of actors, including his father Andrew, stepfather, and grandmother; his parents met at drama school. He has said he is a descendant of Maxine Elliott. [2]

Woodall attended Shene School. He wanted to go into sports, but decided to pursue acting after seeing the series Peaky Blinders when he was 19. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in acting from Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in 2019. [3] [4]

Career

Woodall made his television debut with a guest appearance in a 2019 episode of the BBC One medical soap opera Holby City . He also appeared in the short film Man Down. That summer he was cast in the upcoming feature film Nomad out of 28,000 submissions. [5] Filming took place in more than 20 countries. [6]

In the meantime Woodall made his feature film debut in Cherry , directed by the Russo brothers. [7] He played Adrian Ivashkov in the Peacock series Vampire Academy . He joined the main cast of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus for its second season in Sicily as Jack, a young man from Essex. [8] [9] To prepare for the role and adopt the character's accent, he watched videos of television personality Joey Essex. [10] He was named a 2023 Screen International Star of Tomorrow. [11] He had a recurring role in the Amazon Prime series Citadel in 2023. [12]

Woodall starred in his first lead role as Dexter Mayhew, opposite Ambika Mod, in One Day , the 2024 Netflix adaptation of novel of the same name by David Nicholls. [13] The series tells the story of two young people who become best friends following a platonic one-night stand. Along with positive reception for the series, Woodall received critical acclaim for his performance. [14] Writing for IndieWire , Proma Khosla described him as "especially devastating", and said he was "a tornado of charisma with a permanent yet never smug smirk and a romcom smolder that should send his forbears cowering at the notion". [15] The role was a breakthrough in Woodall’s career. [16]

In 2025, Woodall played the lead role of a mathematician in the Apple TV+ thriller series Prime Target and starred in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy with Renée Zellweger, playing Roxster, Jones' younger and brazen new love interest. [17]

Personal life

Since November 2023, Woodall confirmed being in a relationship with his The White Lotus costar Meghann Fahy. [18] [19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Cherry Rodgers
2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Roxster McDuff
Tuner Niki WhitePost-production
Nuremberg Sgt. Howie TriestPost-production
TBA Nomad BenPost-production
TBATonyPost-production [20]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Holby City Jake ReaderEpisode: "Things My Mother Told Me"
2022 Vampire Academy Adrian Ivashkov2 episodes
The White Lotus JackMain role, season 2
SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series [21]
2023 Citadel Duke2 episodes
2024 One Day Dexter Mayhew14 episodes, main role
Nominated—National Film Award UK for Best Actor in a TV Series [22]
2025 Prime Target Edward BrooksMiniseries, lead role
TBA Vladimir VladimirFilming [23]

References

  1. ↑ Russell, Scarlett (27 November 2022). "Meet Leo Woodall, the White Lotus star about to break the internet". The Sunday Times . London. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Twersky, Carolyn (28 November 2022). "Make Some Room for The White Lotus's Leo Woodall". W Magazine . Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Leo Woodall". ArtsEd. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Thorpe, Vanessa (12 January 2019). "What's their beef? Why today's leading men are driven to be buff". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sheena Chohan to feature in a Hollywood film". The Daily Star . Dhaka. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Lussier, Germain (3 July 2019). "A New Sci-Fi Movie Had 2 Minutes to Capture a Solar Eclipse, Here's What Happened". io9 . Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Mantle, Connor (17 January 2021). "Tom Holland Stars As Army Medic In New Movie 'Cherry'". Conversations About Her. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Otterson, Joe (10 February 2022). "'White Lotus' Season 2 Casts Theo James, Meghann Fahy, Will Sharpe, Leo Woodall". Variety . Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Seitz, Loree (20 November 2022). "'The White Lotus' Star Leo Woodall on Jack and Portia's Flirty Fling: 'He's the Polar Opposite to Albie'". TheWrap . Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. ↑ Martin, Laura (21 November 2022). "'The White Lotus' Meets 'Love Island': How the Essex Lad Infiltrated Prestige TV". Esquire . Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  11. ↑ Gant, Charles (28 June 2023). "Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Leo Woodall (actor)". Screen Daily . Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Petski, Denise (31 March 2021). "'Citadel': Osy Ikhile & 'Midnight Sky's' Caoilinn Springall Join Amazon's Russo Brothers Global Event Series; 7 Set To Recur". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (23 June 2022). "'The White Lotus' Actor Leo Woodall & 'This Is Going To Hurt' Breakout Ambika Mod To Lead Netflix Drama 'One Day'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  14. ↑ Osborne, Bridget (13 February 2024). "ArtsEd graduate Leo Woodall has huge success with new Netflix series One Day". The Chiswick Calendar. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  15. ↑ Khosla, Proma (8 February 2024). "Netflix's 'One Day' Remake Will Rip Your Heart Out (Complimentary)". IndieWire . Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  16. ↑ Mussen, Maddy (12 February 2024). "Introducing Leo Woodall: The White Lotus's Essex boy turned One Day dreamboat". Evening Standard . London. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  17. ↑ Goldbart, Max (14 February 2024). "Leo Woodall & Quintessa Swindell Leading Apple TV+ Maths Thriller 'Prime Target' From Ridley Scott's Scott Free & New Regency". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "Under the umbrella". The Daily Telegraph. 24 November 2023. p. 74. ProQuest   2892748616. After months of speculation, Meghann Fahy and Leo Woodall have finally confirmed their off-screen romance. The White Lotus co-stars, who both appeared in season two of the hit series, were spotted kissing while out walking in the rain in New York City this week. Despite previous shyness, Fahy, 33, and Woodall, 27, seemed happy to go public.
  19. ↑ "Meghann Fahy Offers Rare Insight Into Relationship With Leo Woodall". Harper's BAZAAR. 11 April 2025.
  20. ↑ Grobar, Matt (12 August 2025). "Stavros Halkias Rounds Out Cast Of A24's Anthony Bourdain Biopic 'Tony'". Deadline. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  21. ↑ Snierson, Dan (26 February 2023). "See the full list of SAG Award winners". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  22. ↑ Armstrong, Jeff (29 April 2024). "The National Film Awards unveils nominations for 10th anniversary celebration". National Film Academy . Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  23. ↑ Gittins, Susan (2 July 2025). "Netflix's VLADIMIR With Rachel Weisz & Leo Woodall Begins Filming in Toronto". Hollywood North Buzz. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
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