Allen Leech

Born

May 18, 1981 (44 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland

Allen Leech (born 18 May 1981) is an Irish actor best known for his role as Tom Branson on the historical drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015). He made his professional acting debut with a small part in a 1998 production of A Streetcar Named Desire, made his first major film appearance as Vincent Cusack in Cowboys & Angels, and earned an Irish Film & Television Awards nomination in 2004 with his performance as Mo Chara in Man About Dog.

He appeared as Willi in the Queen and Peacock (2000), at the Garter Lane Arts Centre. The following years, he was in The Morning After Optimism (2001) and then Da (2002). His breakthrough film performance was in Cowboys and Angels (2003), followed by a role in the 2004 cross-country caper film Man About Dog. He played the role of Shane Kirwan in Ireland's RTÉ series Love Is the Drug (2004), for which he received a Best Actor nomination from the Irish Film and Television Awards. He followed that up with the role of Willy in the television series Legend (2006), for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination from Irish Film and Television Awards.

In 2010, he appeared on the small screen in The Tudors (2010) as the doomed Francis Dereham. Leech also appeared in ITV 2010s television series Downton Abbey as chauffeur Tom Branson. He played the role of officer Sam Leonard in television series Primeval in 2011 in series five. He also starred in the 2012 film adaptation The Sweeney. In 2014 he starred as the spy John Cairncross, in The Imitation Game. He played Freddie Mercury's personal manager, Paul Prenter, in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Tom Branson

0.0

2025

BULLDOZER

Greg Roddy · (1 episode)

0.0

2025

You Can't Run Forever

You Can't Run Forever

Eddie

5.6

2024

Cold Meat

Cold Meat

David

6.4

2024

Too Good to Be True

Too Good to Be True

Elliott Fielding · (4 episodes)

6.9

2024

The Vanishing Triangle

The Vanishing Triangle

Detective David Burkely · (6 episodes)

4.9

2023

My Name Is Andrea

My Name Is Andrea

Lover's Husband

6.5

2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Tom Branson

7.2

2022

As Luck Would Have It

As Luck Would Have It

Brennan

6.5

2021

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

Self · (1 episode)

3.6

2019

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

Tom Branson

7.1

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

(1 episode)

6.5

2019

Doing Money

Doing Money

Dougie

5.4

2019

Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

Paul Prenter

8.0

2018

The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

Ariel Reznik · (1 episode)

8.5

2017

The Hunter's Prayer

The Hunter's Prayer

Richard Addison

5.6

2017

Bellevue

Bellevue

Eddie Roe · (8 episodes)

6.1

2017

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

John Cairncross

8.0

2014

Grand Piano

Grand Piano

Wayne

5.9

2013

In Fear

In Fear

Max

5.5

2013

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

DC Simon Ellis

5.7

2012

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

Pike · (1 episode)

8.3

2011

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

Tom Branson · (40 episodes)

8.1

2010

Rewind

Rewind

Karl

6.0

2010

From Time to Time

From Time to Time

Fred Boggis

6.3

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest · (3 episodes)

5.1

2009

Factory Farmed

Factory Farmed

6.3

2008

Attila the Hun

Attila the Hun

Edeco

6.5

2008

Heroes and Villains

Heroes and Villains

Edeco · (1 episode)

7.0

2007

Deep Breaths

0.0

2007

The Tudors

The Tudors

Francis Dereham · (3 episodes)

7.8

2007

Primeval

Primeval

(1 episode)

7.4

2007

Rome

Rome

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa · (8 episodes)

8.2

2005

Love Is The Drug

Love Is The Drug

Shane Kirwan · (4 episodes)

0.0

2004

Man About Dog

Man About Dog

Mo Chara

6.3

2004

Cowboys & Angels

Cowboys & Angels

Vincent

6.0

2004

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

British Officer

4.0

2003

The Escapist

The Escapist

Policeman 1 (Smashed Car)

5.7

2002

Iníon an Fhiaclóra

Iníon an Fhiaclóra

Rory

0.0

2000

IGNIS

0.0

The View

The View

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

4.4

1997

The View

The View

Self · (1 episode)

4.4

1997