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Allen Leech

1981 - Today

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Allen Leech (born 18 May 1981) is an Irish actor. He is widely known for his roles as Tom Branson in the ITV period drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015) and Paul Prenter in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). Leech made his professional acting debut in the 1998 production of A Streetcar Named Desire, had his first major film role as Vincent Cusack in Cowboys & Angels (2003), and earned an Irish Film & Television Award nomination for his performance as Mo Chara in Man About Dog (2004). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allen Leech has received more than 4,865,779 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Allen Leech is the 9,240th most popular actor (down from 6,451st in 2019), the 386th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 292nd in 2019) and the 58th most popular Irish Actor.

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  • 38.84

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.00

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  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Allen Leech ranks 9,240 out of 13,578. Before him are Bonnie Somerville, Ted Knight, Alexandra Neldel, James Norton, Hyomin, and Martha Higareda. After him are Lee Hye-ri, Chrissy Metz, Lois Nettleton, Mimi Keene, Elden Henson, and Teo Yoo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Allen Leech ranks 363. Before him are Nico Prost, Izabella Miko, Gianmaria Bruni, Ivan Ergić, Natasha Bedingfield, and Sebastián Eguren. After him are Teo Yoo, Ariza Makukula, Mai Nakahara, Momir Ilić, Maxim Iglinsky, and Juan José Cobo.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Allen Leech ranks 386 out of 549. Before him are John Redmond (1856), Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), T. P. McKenna (1929), Michelle O'Neill (1977), Elaine Cassidy (1979), and Con Leahy (1876). After him are Thomas MacDonagh (1878), Emma Donoghue (1969), Padraic Colum (1881), Sandie Jones (1954), Steve Heighway (1947), and Packie Bonner (1960).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Allen Leech ranks 58. Before him are Orla Brady (1961), Robert Sheehan (1988), Kerry Condon (1983), Dominique McElligott (1986), T. P. McKenna (1929), and Elaine Cassidy (1979). After him are Glenn Quinn (1970), Paul Mescal (1996), Creighton Hale (1882), Devon Murray (1988), A. J. Buckley (1977), and Genevieve O'Reilly (1977).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Imitation Game
John Cairncross
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Paul Prenter
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
Oct 24o 20187.984 / 10
Grand Piano
Wayne
Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet.
Oct 11o 20136 / 10