Overview
Jeff Alexander Leach (born 12 February 1984) is an English actor, writer and stand-up comedian. At just four years old, he began his acting journey with a standout cross-dressing lead role as 'Madame Diptheria Iceberg' in a school production, marking the inception of a lifelong passion for performance.
He started He has also worked as a television and radio presenter with shows airing in the UK, USA, Australia and Europe. He is most well known for appearing in feature films The Smoke as Dean and London Town as Ronnie, as well as voicing Simon "Ghost" Riley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. On television he hosted a number of shows for BBC Switch, BBC Three and E4.
Television career
Leach was raised in London by his cockney engineer father and Romanian drama teacher mother of Aromanian descent. Educated at the John Lyon School for boys in Harrow he obtained a degree from the University of Warwick in English Literature and Theatre Studies. He got a presenting job a BBC Switch show entitled The Surgery on BBC Two. After presenting Scene Stealers for BBC Switch and T in the Park Festival for BBC Three Leach had a stint as presenter of Big Brother's Big Mouth on E4. During 2009–2012 he became the face of Virgin Media and their Music on Demand channel which saw him present each year from V Festival, provide comedy continuity links for all of the content on the channel and interview artists such as Lady Gaga, Example, Kelly Rowland and Professor Green.
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