Leo Vincent Woodall (born 14 September 1996) is a British actor. He is known for 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).
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| Born | Leo Vincent Woodall 14 September 1996 Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK |
| Alma mater | ArtsEd (BA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2019–present |
Early life and education
editWoodall 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
editWoodall 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 over 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 major breakthrough in Woodall’s career,[16] and the series was the most-watched globally during the week of 12 February 2024, with 9.9 million views.[17]
In May 2024, Woodall began filming Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy with Renée Zellweger; playing Roxster, Bridget's new younger love interest. Woodall will also play the lead in the upcoming Apple TV+ thriller Prime Target.[18]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cherry | Rodgers | |
| 2025 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy | Roxster | Post-production[19] |
| TBA | Nomad | Ben | Post-production |
| Nuremberg | Sgt. Howie Triest | Post-production | |
| Tuner | Filming |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Holby City | Jake Reader | Episode: "Things My Mother Told Me" |
| 2022 | Vampire Academy | Adrian Ivashkov | 2 episodes |
| The White Lotus | Jack | Main role (season 2) Won—SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series[20] | |
| 2023 | Citadel | Duke | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | One Day | Dexter Mayhew | 14 episodes, main role Pending—National Film Award UK for Best Actor in a TV Series[21] |
| TBA | Prime Target | Edward Brook | Main role |
References
edit- ^ Russell, Scarlett (27 November 2022). "Meet Leo Woodall, the White Lotus star about to break the internet". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Twersky, Carolyn (28 November 2022). "Make Some Room for The White Lotus's Leo Woodall". W Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Leo Woodall". ArtsEd. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (12 January 2019). "What's their beef? Why today's leading men are driven to be buff". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Sheena Chohan to feature in a Hollywood film". The Daily Star. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Lussier, Germain (3 July 2019). "A New Sci-Fi Movie Had 2 Minutes to Capture a Solar Eclipse, Here's What Happened". io9. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Mantle, Connor (17 January 2021). "Tom Holland Stars As Army Medic In New Movie 'Cherry' | Film News". Conversations About Her. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (10 February 2022). "'White Lotus' Season 2 Casts Theo James, Meghann Fahy, Will Sharpe, Leo Woodall". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ 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'". The Wrap. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Martin, Laura (21 November 2022). "'The White Lotus' Meets 'Love Island': How the Essex Lad Infiltrated Prestige TV". Esquire. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Gant, Charles (28 June 2023). "Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Leo Woodall (actor)". Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Osborne, Bridget (13 February 2024). "ArtsEd graduate Leo Woodall has huge success with new Netflix series One Day - Chiswick Calendar Features". The Chiswick Calendar. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Khosla, Proma (8 February 2024). "Netflix's 'One Day' Remake Will Rip Your Heart Out (Complimentary)". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Mussen, Maddy (12 February 2024). "Introducing Leo Woodall: The White Lotus's Essex boy turned One Day dreamboat". Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Seitz, Loree (20 February 2024). "One Day, Love is Blind Season 6 Lure Netflix TV Viewers". TheWrap. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (9 April 2024). "Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant & Emma Thompson To Return For 'Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy'; Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall Also Set". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ February 26, Dan Snierson Updated; EST, 2023 at 11:00 PM. "See the full list of SAG Award winners". EW.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
External links
edit- Leo Woodall at IMDb