Actor

Allen Leech

May 18, 1981 · Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland

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.

Notable work

8
The Imitation Game (2014)
as John Cairncross
8
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
as Paul Prenter
8.5
The Good Doctor (2017)
as Ariel Reznik
8.3
Black Mirror (2011)
as Pike
8.2
Rome (2005)
as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
7.1
Downton Abbey (2019)
as Tom Branson
8.1
Downton Abbey (2010)
as Tom Branson
7.8
The Tudors (2007)
as Francis Dereham
7.2
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
as Tom Branson
6
Grand Piano (2013)
as Wayne
5.7
The Hunter's Prayer (2017)
as Richard Addison
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
as Self

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