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Allen Leech

Allen Leech

Known For Acting
Birthday May 18, 1981 (44)
Birthplace Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Allen Leech (born 18 May 1981) is an Irish actor best known for his role as Tom Branson on the historical drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015). He made his professional acting debut with a small part in a 1998 production of A Streetcar Named Desire, made his first major film appearance as Vincent ... Cusack in Cowboys & Angels, and earned an Irish Film & Television Awards nomination in 2004 with his performance as Mo Chara in Man About Dog. He appeared as Willi in the Queen and Peacock (2000), at the Garter Lane Arts Centre. The following years, he was in The Morning After Optimism (2001) and then Da (2002). His breakthrough film performance was in Cowboys and Angels (2003), followed by a role in the 2004 cross-country caper film Man About Dog. He played the role of Shane Kirwan in Ireland's RTÉ series Love Is the Drug (2004), for which he received a Best Actor nomination from the Irish Film and Television Awards. He followed that up with the role of Willy in the television series Legend (2006), for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination from Irish Film and Television Awards. In 2010, he appeared on the small screen in The Tudors (2010) as the doomed Francis Dereham. Leech also appeared in ITV 2010s television series Downton Abbey as chauffeur Tom Branson. He played the role of officer Sam Leonard in television series Primeval in 2011 in series five. He also starred in the 2012 film adaptation The Sweeney. In 2014 he starred as the spy John Cairncross, in The Imitation Game. He played Freddie Mercury's personal manager, Paul Prenter, in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Allen Leech, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

2025

as Tom Branson

Cold Meat

Cold Meat

2024

as David

You Can't Run Forever

You Can't Run Forever

2024

as Eddie

My Name Is Andrea

My Name Is Andrea

2022

as Lover's Husband

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

as Tom Branson

As Luck Would Have It

As Luck Would Have It

2021

as Brennan

Doing Money

Doing Money

2019

as Dougie

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2019

as Tom Branson

Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018

as Paul Prenter

The Hunter's Prayer

The Hunter's Prayer

2017

as Richard Addison

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

2014

as John Cairncross

In Fear

In Fear

2013

as Max

Grand Piano

Grand Piano

2013

as Wayne

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

2012

as DC Simon Ellis

Rewind

Rewind

2010

as Karl

From Time to Time

From Time to Time

2009

as Fred Boggis

Attila the Hun

Attila the Hun

2008

as Edeco

Man About Dog

Man About Dog

2004

as Mo Chara

Cowboys & Angels

Cowboys & Angels

2004

as Vincent

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

2003

as British Officer

The Escapist

The Escapist

2002

as Policeman 1 (Smashed Car)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Downton Abbey

as Tom Branson

Episodes: 40

First Aired: Sep 26, 2010

Rome

as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 28, 2005

Bellevue

as Eddie Roe

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 20, 2017

The Vanishing Triangle

as Detective David Burkely

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 26, 2023

Love Is The Drug

as Shane Kirwan

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 15, 2004

Too Good to Be True

as Elliott Fielding

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 14, 2024

The Tudors

as Francis Dereham

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 01, 2007

Black Mirror

as Pike

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 2011

Heroes and Villains

as Edeco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2007

The Good Doctor

as Ariel Reznik

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2017

BULLDOZER

as Greg Roddy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 2025

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Primeval

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 10, 2007

The View

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2019

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