21 Facts About Allen Leech

Allen Leech was born on 18 May 1981 and is an Irish actor.

Allen Leech is widely known for his roles as Tom Branson in the ITV period drama Downton Abbey and Paul Prenter in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.

Allen Leech played Marcus Agrippa on the HBO historical drama series Rome.

Allen Leech is the third of four children: he has an older brother, Greg; an older sister, Alli; and a younger brother, Simon.

Allen Leech became interested in acting at 11 when he was given the part of the Cowardly Lion in a school production of The Wizard of Oz and found he loved being on stage.

Allen Leech recalled how he immediately decided to become an actor when Peter McDonald told him how acting is a profession on the last night of the production's run.

Allen Leech became set on acting after winning a small role in a 1998 production of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Gate Theatre.

Allen Leech earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master's Degree in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin, later noting this was a "loophole" in his parents' stipulation that he earn a degree to fall back on if he failed to have success as an actor.

Allen Leech appeared as Willi in the Queen and Peacock, at the Garter Lane Arts Centre.

Allen Leech played the role of Shane Kirwan in the Ireland's RTE series Love Is the Drug, in which he received a Best Actor nomination from the Irish Film and Television Awards.

Allen Leech followed that up with the role of Willy in the television series Legend, which is the story of three different Irish families.

Allen Leech received a Best Supporting Actor nomination from Irish Film and Television Awards for his performance.

In 2007, Allen Leech appeared in the HBO drama series Rome as Marcus Agrippa, Octavian's top soldier and friend.

Allen Leech appeared in ITV 2010s television series Downton Abbey as chauffeur Tom Branson, whose twin beliefs in socialism and Irish Republicanism clash with those of the British upper class.

Allen Leech played the role of officer Sam Leonard in television series Primeval in 2011 in series five.

Allen Leech was named one of GQ's 50 best dressed men in Britain in 2015.

In 2017, Allen Leech appeared alongside Ginnifer Goodwin in the Los Angeles stage production of Constellations.

Allen Leech played Paul Prenter, who was briefly Freddie Mercury's manager and lover, in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Allen Leech reprised his role as Tom Branson in the feature films Downton Abbey and Downton Abbey: A New Era.

Allen Leech has an upcoming role in the crime drama The Vanishing Triangle opposite India Mullen.

In February 2018, Allen Leech announced his engagement to actress Jessica Blair Herman.