Dimitri Leonidas
Dimitri Leonidas (born 14 November 1987) is an English actor from Brent, London. His father is Greek Cypriot and his mother English, with Welsh ancestry on her side. He has three sisters—Stephanie and Georgina, both actresses, and Helena, a teacher. He began acting as a child, appearing as an extra in FairyTale: A True Story (1997), and had his first speaking part in Grange Hill (2001–2004); early in his career he was often credited as Shane Leonidas.
His breakthrough came in 2013–2014 with The Monuments Men and Rosewater, earning him recognition as a rising talent named one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow. He has since appeared in Killing Jesus (2015), Renegades, and Kill Ben Lyk. On TV, he starred in Riviera (2017–2020) and appeared in The One (2021). In 2023 he played Hober Mallow in Foundation season 2, and in 2024 he portrays Scorpus in Those About to Die.
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