Leo Woodall

Leo Vincent Woodall (born 14 September 1996) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the second season of the HBO series The White Lotus (2022) and the Netflix series One Day (2023). He was named a 2023 Screen International Star of Tomorrow. Early life Woodall was born in Hammersmith, West London. He comes from a family of actors, including his father Andrew, stepfather, and grandmother; his parents met at drama school. He has said he is a descendant of Maxine Elliott. Woodall initially wanted to go into sports and was nineteen when he decided to pursue acting while watching the series Peaky Blinders. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in 2019. Career After graduating from ArtsEd, Woodall made his television debut with a guest appearance in a 2019 episode of the BBC One medical soap opera Holby City. He also appeared in the short film Man Down. That summer, Woodall was cast in the upcoming feature film Nomad, having been chosen for the role out of 28,000 submissions. Filming took place in over twenty countries. In the meantime, Woodall made his feature film debut in Cherry, directed by the Russo brothers. He played Adrian Ivashkov in the Peacock series Vampire Academy. Woodall joined the main cast of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus for its second season in Sicily as Jack, a young tourist from Essex on holiday with his uncle Quentin (Tom Hollander). To prepare for the role and adopt the character's accent, Woodall watched videos of television personality Joey Essex.