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Allen Leech

Allen Leech

Actor, also producer · Born May 18, 1981 (45) · Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland

3 Screen Actors Guild Awards

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. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Allen Leech, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
May 18, 1981 (45)
From
Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Allen Leech's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
21%
Bonds
21%
Morality
18%
Survival
18%
Society
16%
Power
5%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Shapeshifter
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
5
Contemplative
4
Warm
4
Melancholic
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Allen Leech's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Allen Leech's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

41 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Westies(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Brendan Cahill

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale(2025)

    as Tom Branson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • BULLDOZER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg Roddy

  • You Can't Run Forever(2024)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Cold Meat(2023)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Too Good to Be True(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · as Elliott Fielding

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The Vanishing Triangle(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Detective David Burkely

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • My Name Is Andrea(2022)

    as Lover's Husband

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era(2022)

    as Tom Branson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • As Luck Would Have It(2021)

    as Brennan

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Downton Abbey(2019)

    as Tom Branson

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Doing Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Dougie

  • Bohemian Rhapsody(2018)

    as Paul Prenter

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Ariel Reznik

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Hunter's Prayer(2017)

    as Richard Addison

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Bellevue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Eddie Roe

  • The Imitation Game(2014)

    as John Cairncross

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Grand Piano(2013)

    as Wayne

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • In Fear(2013)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Sweeney(2012)

    as DC Simon Ellis

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Pike

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 40 episodes · as Tom Branson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Rewind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Karl

  • From Time to Time(2009)

    as Fred Boggis

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Factory Farmed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Attila the Hun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Edeco

  • Heroes and Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Edeco

  • Deep Breaths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The Tudors(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Francis Dereham

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Primeval(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Willy

  • Rome(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Love Is The Drug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · as Shane Kirwan

  • Man About Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mo Chara

  • Cowboys & Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Vincent

  • Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor(2003)

    as British Officer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Escapist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Policeman 1 (Smashed Car)

  • Iníon an Fhiaclóra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Rory

  • IGNIS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Pedro Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Body Is Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Brendan

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 38 of them dated from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

$911M worldwide

Highest rated

The Imitation Game (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
20002026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 41: 39 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thProducing2 of 41: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s15 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s10 · 10 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 7% of 15 roles
0217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 7 major nominations, 2013–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  5. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  6. 2013
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Allen Leech's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 24 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

My Name Is Andrea (2022)

97th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Imitation Game (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Allen Leech's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles4–60 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles12–34 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles16–55 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles14–52 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles10–70 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Allen Leech work with?

People who share at least 2 of Allen Leech's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julian Fellowes shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers