Leo Woodall Trivia | 30 facts about the famous actor

Leo Woodall is a British actor, mostly known for his roles in the second season of “The White Lotus” and his portrayal of Dexter Mayhew in “One Day”.

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1. Leo Woodall is a British actor.
2. His middle name is Vincent.
3. He was born on 14 September 1996.
4. He was born in Hammersmith, West London.
5. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
6. He is the youngest of three children.
7. He has an older sister, Constance, and an older brother, Gabriel.
8. His father, Andrew Woodall, is an actor. His mother, Jane Mary Ashton, studied drama, although she did not pursue an acting career.
9. His parents met at drama school.
10. Leo Woodall wanted to go into sports but decided to pursue acting after watching the series Peaky Blinders at age nineteen.
11. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in 2019.
12. His ancestors also include Maxine Elliott, an American actress who was a silent film star in the 1910s.
13. After graduating, he began working in television with appearances in soap operas and short films.
14. He then took his first steps on the big screen with the film Cherry, directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, and in the series Vampire Academy by Julie Plec.
15. He obtained his first significant role in season 2 of The White Lotus.
16. He played Jack alongside Tom Hollander.
17. In 2023, Leo Woodall plays Duke in the action series Citadel on Prime Video with the Russo brothers acting as producers.
18. On June 23, 2022, he was chosen to play the lead role of Dexter Mayhew opposite Ambika Mod in One Day, a British miniseries based on the eponymous novel by David Nicholls, published in 2009, as well as on the film adaptation, released in 2011. The series is broadcast on February 8, 2024 on Netflix.
19. He will also play the lead in upcoming Apple TV+ thriller Prime Target.
20. He’s 6ft and 1inch tall according to Entertainment Daily.
21. In White Lotus Leo based his character Jack on Joey Essex, particularly when it came to that unique Essex accent.
22. He is dating Meghann Fahy. They met on the set of White Lotus.
23. Their characters had no scenes together.
24. Despite that romance was in the air in Sicily, where they filmed.
25. They’ve kept their relationship relatively private, only attending public events together once in a while.
26. Meghann Fahy shared the first photo with Leo Woodall on February 2024, and Leo Woodall left a cheeky comment, making their relationship Insta-official.
27. Leo Woodall and Ambit Mod (who plays Emma) auditioned for their roles about 4 or 5 times before finally landing them.
28. He also auditioned for the show just after he’d filmed The White Lotus.
29. Leo Woodall even accidentally left Jack’s “Cowabunga” tattoo on his neck during his audition.
30. Leo told The Hollywood Reporter, that he actually struggled at the start of filming because of “how much pressure I felt being a lead”.