Leon Ford
Introduction '''Leon Ford''' is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television and theatre productions. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''The Cooks'', ''Changi'' and the telemovie ''Stepfather of the Bride''.
Early life Ford attended Telopea Park School and Narrabundah College in Canberra, Australia.
Career ===Film & television===Ford portrayed 1st Lieutenant Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones in the Emmy award-winning HBO miniseries ''The Pacific'', which follows the story of World War II Marines through different battles of the Pacific theater of war.He has also appeared in many other television series and films including ''All Saints'', ''East West 101'' and ''McLeod's Daughters'', the 2005 movie ''The Great Raid'' and voiced a character in the 2008 stop motion animated movie ''$9.99''. He recently appeared in the joint BBC and Stan production ''Ten Pound Poms'' and Baz Luhrmann's feature film Elvis.===Stage===Stage roles include playing pious charlatan Tartuffe in the 2014 Bell Shakespeare version of ''Tartuffe'', based on the French play originally written by Molière.===Directing/writing===In addition to acting, Ford is both a director and screenwriter. In 2010, Ford notably wrote and directed the movie ''Griff the Invisible'', starring Ryan Kwanten as a man who is bullied by his coworkers during the day, but a superhero by night. The film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where it was well received by audiences and critics. Ford attended Binger Filmlab in 2008, where he developed short film ''The Mechanicals''.===Author===Ford is also an accomplished author. In 2009, penned "What Doesn't Kill You", the story of a man waking up to find that, instead of the ideal life he'd been living, everything has gone horribly wrong overnight. He wakes up in the wrong house, his wife doesn't love him anymore, he no longer has a job, one of his friends betrayed him in the worst possible way and his car exploded.
Filmography ===Television=== Year Title Credit Notes 1996  ''Water Rats''  First Probationer  1 episode 2001  ''Changi'' as Young Bill Dwyer  Miniseries, 6 episodes 2001/08  ''All Saints''  Ian Neal / Patrick Foster  2 episodes  2002  ''Young Lions''  Josef Pozinak  1 episode 2002  ''McLeod's Daughters''  Mick Woodland  1 episode 2002  ''BackBerner''  Blair Fife  1 episode 2004-05  ''The Cooks''  Dishpig  13 episodes 2005  ''The Great Raid''  American POW at Palawan  Miniseries 2005  ''Hex''  Max Risen  2 episodes 2006 ''Tsunami: The Aftermath''  Joe Meddler  Miniseries, 2 episodes 2007  ''East West 101''  John Duff  1 episode 2009  ''My Place''  Vernon  1 episode 2010  ''The Pacific''  1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones  Miniseries. 3 episodes 2012  ''Monday Bites''   2013  ''Offspring''  Dean  1 episode 2014  ''The Moodys''  Gavin  Miniseries, 1 episode 2012-14  ''Puberty Blues''  Mr Candy  8 episodes 2014  ''ANZAC Girls''  Major John Prior  3 episodes 2014  ''Devil's Playground''  Brother Warren  Miniseries, 6 episodes 2015  ''House of Hancock''  Alan Camp  1 episode 2015  ''Gallipoli''  Charles Bean  Miniseries, 7 episodes 2017-19  ''The Letdown''  Ruben  11 episodes 2022  ''God's Favourite Idiot''  Reverend Milton Throp  6 episodes 2023  ''Ten Pound Poms''  Bill Anderson  6 episodes===Film=== Year Title Credit Notes 2004  ''Lost Things''  Gary  Feature film  2004  ''Go Big''  Lars Foster  TV movie 2006  ''The Last Chip''  Croupier Craig  Short film 2006  ''Glitch''  Norton  Short film 2006  ''Stepfather of the Bride''  Lachlan  TV movie 2008  ''Emerald Falls''  Peterson  TV movie 2008  ''$9.99''  Stanton (voice)  Animated feature film 2010  ''Beneath Hill 60''  Lieutenant Robert Clayton  Feature film  2012  ''The Great Raid''  American POW at Palawan  TV movie 2012  ''Mabo''  Henry Reynolds  TV movie 2012  ''Julian''  Mr Braybon  Short film 2013  ''Things We Do For Love''  Evan  Short film 2015  ''Ruben Guthrie''  Dimitri  Feature film  2016  ''Comedy Showroom: The Letdown''  Ruben  TV movie 2016  ''The Light Between Oceans''  Franz Johannes Roennfeldt  Feature film  2020  ''Rams''  De Vries  Feature film  2022  ''Elvis''  Tom Diskin  Feature film
Writing/directing ===Television=== Year Title Credit Notes 2003  ''Life Support''  Writer  4 episodes 2010-11  ''Rush''  Writer  3 episodes 2012  ''Monday Bites''  Writer/director  2012  ''House Husbands''  Writer  Season 1, episode 8 2012-17  ''Offspring''  Writer  10 episodes 2015  ''No Activity''  Writer  1 episode 2018  ''Squinters''  Writer  Miniseries, 6 episodes 2018  ''Wanted''  Writer  1 episode 2019-20  ''Upright''  Creator/writer  8 episodes 2021-23  ''Love Me''  Writer/producer  Miniseries, 4 episodes===Film=== Year Title Credit Notes 1999  ''The Big Date''  Writer/director/producer  Short film  2005  ''The Mechanicals''  Writer/director  Short film 2006  ''Glitch''  Writer/director  Short film 2007  ''Katoomba''  Writer/director  Short film 2010 ''Griff the Invisible''  Writer/director  Feature film  2016  ''Young Labor''  Director/editor  Short film 2023  ''The Portable Door''  Writer  Feature film
Stage  Year Title Role Type  1998  ''Henry IV, Parts I & II''  Gloucester / Mouldy Boy / Messenger / Servant  Bell Shakespeare - National tour 1999  ''Interactive World Theatre''   Ensemble Theatre 1999  ''Henry V''  Gloucester  Athenaeum Theatre, Sydney Opera House, The Playhouse, Civic Square for Bell Shakespeare 2000 ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''  Lysander  Bell Shakespeare - National tour  2001  ''The Coming of Stork''  Tony  Stables Theatre for Naked Theatre Company  2002  ''The Soldier's Tale''  Soldier  Bell Shakespeare 2002  ''Hippolytus''  Hippolytus   Government House Ballroom, Sydney for Bell Shakespeare 2002  ''The Credeaux Canvas''  Winston  Stables Theatre, Sydney 2002  ''Progress''  Oliver  Old Fitzroy Theatre 2002  ''Presence''  Jake  Griffin Theatre / Stables Theatre, Sydney 2003  ''Hamlet''  Hamlet  Australian tour for Bell Shakespeare 2004  ''Noir''   Darlinghurst Theatre 2005  ''Top Shorts''   Old Fitzroy Theatre 2006  ''Shakespearealism'' (as part of ''Plays: By Himself - Three Short Plays'' by Josh Lawson) Ralph  Tamarama Rock Surfers Theatre Company / Naked Theatre Company at Old Fitzroy Theatre 2007  ''Dead Caesar''  Cicero  Wharf 2 Theatre for Push Productions 2012  ''Old Man''  Daniel  Belvoir Theatre Company 2013  ''Constellations''  Roland  Fairfax Studio, Melbourne for Melbourne Theatre Company 2014  ''Tartuffe''  Tartuffe  Sydney Opera House for Bell Shakespeare 2014  ''Private Lives''  Elyot Chase  Southbank Tgeatre at Melbourne Theatre Company 2016  ''A Flea in Her Ear''  Etienne / Olympe  Sydney Theatre Company 2016  ''Double Indemnity''  Walter Huff  Playhouse Melbourne for Melbourne Theatre Company 2016  ''A Flea In Her Ear''   Sydney Opera House 2017  ''The Rover''   Belvoir Street Theatre 2018  ''An Enemy of the People''   Belvoir Theatre Company 2002  ''Snugglepot & Cuddlepie''  Mr Lizard  New England Theatre Company & Adelaide Festival Centre for Canute Productions 2023  ''A Little Night Music''  Frederick Egerman  Hayes Theatre Co unknown  ''Rope''  Philip  Marama Cabin Crew unknown   ''Macbeth''  Macduff / Lennox  Melbourne Theatre Company
Awards and nominations  Year Nominated work Award Category Result 2003 ''Hamlet'' Green Room Awards Best Male Actor in a Leading Role  2006 ''The Mechanicals''  St. Kilda Film Festival Best Short Film (Comedy)  2007  ''Katoomba''  Sydney Film Festival Best Australian Short Film (Dendy Award)  2007 ''Katoomba''  AFI Awards Best Screenplay in a Short Film  2008 ''Katoomba''  St. Kilda Film Festival Best Film   2008 ''Katoomba''  St. Kilda Film Festival Best Director   2008 IF Awards Best Rising Talent  2011 ''Griff the Invisible'' Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival Best Feature Film  2012 ''Griff the Invisible'' AACTA Awards Best Original Screenplay  2015 ''Offspring'' (episode 5.10) AWGIE Awards Best Television Series   2019 ''Day Six'' AWGIE Awards Comedy Award — Situation or Narrative  2020 ''Upright'' (episode) AWGIE Awards Best Situation or Narrative Comedy Screenplay  2020 ''Upright''  AACTA Awards Best Television Comedy Series  2022 ''Love Me'' AACTA Awards Best Television Drama Series  2022 ''Love Me'' Logie Awards Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series  2022  ''Love Me'' Logie Awards Most Popular Drama Program  2023 ''Elvis'' CinEuphoria Awards Best Ensemble - International Competition
Personal life Ford first met his wife Alice Bell at the Old Fitzroy Hotel in 2006 while appearing in Josh Lawson’s play ''Shakespearealism''. Alice wrote a part for him in ''Puberty Blues''.Ford moved from Sydney to Los Angeles in 2018 with his wife and their three children, in order for Alice to work on ''The Expats'', a U.S. series she was the writer and creator of (produced by Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films).
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