Dimitri Leonidas
Introduction '''Dimitri Leonidas''' (born 14 November 1987) is an English actor, best known for his roles in ''The Monuments Men'', ''Rosewater'' and ''Riviera''.
Early life Leonidas was born on 14 November 1987 in Brent, London, the son of a Greek Cypriot father and an English mother. He also has Welsh ancestry through his mother. He has three sisters: Stephanie and Georgina, both actresses, and Helena, a teacher.
Career Leonidas first appeared in a film in 1997, as an extra in Charles Sturridge's ''FairyTale: A True Story''. His first speaking part came in 2001 in the BBC series ''Grange Hill'', in which he stayed for four seasons. Until 2008, he was credited mostly as Shane Leonidas.In 2009, he co-starred in the teen horror ''Tormented'', and in 2010 he appeared in ''Centurion'', starring Michael Fassbender. In the following years, his works included the TV series ''Sinbad'', a guest role in ''Doctor Who'' and the Spanish film ''Animals''.Leonidas had a breakthrough year in 2013: he was cast by George Clooney in his Second World War drama ''The Monuments Men'', starring Clooney himself, Matt Damon, Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett. He also landed a role in Jon Stewart's ''Rosewater''. This led him to be named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow.In 2015, Leonidas had a brief role in the Emmy-nominated television film ''Killing Jesus''. He then appeared in the action film ''Renegades'' and in the comedy-horror Kill Ben Lyk. From 2017 to 2019, he was part of the cast of the series ''Riviera'', followed by a role in the Netflix science fiction/crime-drama ''The One''. In 2023, he played the role of Hober Mallow in season two of the Apple TV+ science fiction series ''Foundation''.
Filmography ===Television=== Year Title Role Notes 2001–2004 ''Grange Hill'' Josh Irvine Television debut: 23 January 2001  2001 ''Casualty'' Ross Episode: "Heroes and Villains" 2002 ''The Bill'' Josh Harvey Episode: "Honeytrap" 2005 ''The Bill'' Ryan Greaves Episode: "Word to the Wise" 2007 ''Holby City'' Jez Patterson Episode: "I Feel Pretty" 2007 ''Doctors'' Mike Andreus Episode: "Chemistry" 2008 ''Banged Up Abroad'' Scott White Episode: "Kuwait" 2011 ''Hustle'' Pete Wilson Episode: "The Fall of Railton FC" 2011 ''Doctor Who'' Howie Spragg  Episode: "The God Complex"   2012 ''Sinbad'' Anwar 2015 ''Killing Jesus'' James 2017–2019 ''Riviera'' Christos Clios 2018 ''Genius'' Kostas Axelos "Chapter Nine" 2021 ''The One'' James Whiting 2023 ''Foundation'' Hober Mallow Season 2 2023 ''Masters of the Air'' Sgt. George J. Petrohelos Miniseries, 1 episode TBA ''Those About to Die'' Scorpus Upcoming series===Film=== Year Title Role Notes 1997 ''FairyTale: A True Story''  Extra 2009 ''Tormented'' Alex 2010 ''Centurion'' Leonidas  2012 ''Animals'' Mark 2014 ''The Monuments Men'' Sam Epstein 2014 ''Rosewater'' Davood 2017 ''Renegades'' Jack Porter2018''Kill Ben Lyk''Roberto===Theatre=== Year Title Role Notes 2010 ''Through a Glass Darkly'' Max
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