Leon Ockenden

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Leon Ockenden
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Ockenden in The Cosmonaut (2013)
Born (1978-08-16) 16 August 1978 (age 46)
Looe, Cornwall, England
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Spouse
(m. 2010)
Children1

Leon Ockenden (born 16 August 1978) is an English actor, director and writer who works in TV, film, theatre and radio. He grew up in the resort town of Looe, Cornwall. [1] He is best known for his role as Norman Jayden in Heavy Rain .

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Career

Ockenden left school at the age of 16 to become a baker. After working in hotel kitchens in Sweden and Germany for one year, he returned to Britain to work as a pastry chef at the Hilton Hotel on London's Park Lane. He studied performing arts at the College of Further Education in Plymouth. He then received a scholarship from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where he took a three-year acting course and graduated in 2003. [2] [1]

Ockenden appeared in the British/Australian drama television series Tripping Over , playing a carpenter named Callum. He lent his voice and likeness to the 2010 video game Heavy Rain , in which he played Federal Bureau of Investigation profiler Norman Jayden. Before the show was cancelled in 2015, he was a regular of the British drama television series Waterloo Road , in which he played the role of Hector Reid, a jocular and sometimes vitriolic teacher of PE. After Waterloo Road, Ockenden has had other roles as a recurring cast member. One of these roles includes the character of Will Chatterton in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street . He has also joined the presenting team on the chat show This Morning as one of its regular chefs for its cooking segment.

He also appeared in a television advert for Verisure in 2021. [3]

Personal life

Ockenden married actress Vanessa Hehir on 24 October 2010. They have a daughter. Ockenden is a fan of Liverpool. [4]

Filmography

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Vegabond ShoesChampagne waiterShort film
2009 Mr. Right Lawrence
2009 Dread Jimmy Cake
2011BaroqueLover/fighterShort film
2011The Field of VisionCpt. Joe TemskiShort film
2012 Red Tails Co-pilot
2013 The Cosmonaut Stas
2013Don't Miss the CupPeterShort film
2015ElianaDudeShort film
2016 Across the River Cake shop owner
2020 The Reckoning Morton Tobias
2021R.I.A.Robert
The WillowsPeterShort film
2022The BullsLeonShort film
The Lair Oswald Jones
2024The RedRoomHugoShort film
TBA Lioness Viscount DavenportPre-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Judge John Deed NickEpisode: "Economic Imperative"
The Private Life of Samuel Pepys PembletonTelevision film
2004 Midsomer Murders Jamie CruickshankEpisode: "The Maid in Splendour"
Hawking RosencrantzTelevision film
Hustle SimonEpisode: "A Touch of Class"
Family Affairs Sam Taylor Series regular (May–December)
2005 Totally Frank MilesEpisode: "Bed"
2006 Tripping Over Callum6 episodes
2007–2008 Heartbeat Dr Chris Oakley10 episodes
2008 Heroes and Villains Earl of Leicester Episode: "Richard the Lionheart"
2009 Casualty Luke RileyEpisode: "Every Breath You Take"
2010 Secret Diary of a Call Girl ConnorEpisode No. 3.7
Identity DI Terry EgglestonEpisode: "Chelsea Girl"
An Old Fashioned ChristmasCameronTelevision film
New Tricks Kevin HumphreysEpisode: "Good Morning Lemmings"
2011 The Runaway BruceEpisode No. 1.4
2012Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett StoryPhilipTelevision film
Secrets of the Dead Vasily Arkhipov Episode: "The Man Who Saved the World"
2013 Casualty Adam RidleEpisode: "Punch Drunk Love"
Open Desert  [ de ]DavidTelevision film
The Cosmonaut: Transmedia Experience StasMain cast (31 episodes)
2014 Waterloo Road Hector Reid20 episodes
2015 Mr Selfridge Serge De Bolotoff10 episodes
Supreme TweeterTweeterEpisode: "Follow the Leader"
The Coroner Danny BallEpisode: "That's the Way to Do It"
2016 This Morning Guest Chef10 Episodes, stood in for Phil Vickery
2016–2017 Coronation Street Will Chatterton Recurring role; 40 episodes
2022 Father Brown Richard BelcroftEpisode: "The Viper's Tongue"
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Alex PritchardMiniseries; 2 episodes
Whitstable Pearl ScottEpisode: "The Gumshoe and the Femme Fatale"
2023Ancient Empires Philip II Episode: "Alexander The Great"
2024 Senna James Hunt

Video games

YearTitleRole
2010 Heavy Rain Norman Jayden

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRole
2005"Desire" Geri Halliwell Boss

Theatre

References

  1. 1 2 Crawford, Sue (30 March 2008). "Heartbeat Heart-throb Leon Ockenden Sets Pulses Racing". Daily Mirror . Trinity Mirror . Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. "Interview – Leon Ockendon (Norman Jayden)". YouTube. 24 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. "Verisure Advert in the AnswerBank: Media & TV".
  4. "'I was sick to my stomach,' says Vanessa Hehir on love scenes with her husband". Daily Express . 1 November 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2016.