Leah Harvey (born around 1993) is a British actor. They are known for their role as Salvor Hardin in the 2021

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series ''

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'', which earned them a BAFTA nomination. On stage, they starred as Hortense in a 2019 National Theatre production of '' Small Island'', and as Lisa in a 2022

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production of ''

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''. They have been cast in the upcoming

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film ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Harvey grew up in Upton Park, East London. They attended the

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while taking dance and drama classes at the Deborah Day Theatre School Trust on a scholarship. They went on to graduate with a

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from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Harvey is

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and prefers

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pronouns.

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* * Living people 1990s births British people of Jamaican descent Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Black British actors British non-binary actors LGBT Black British people People from Upton Park, London Actors from London English LGBT actors {{UK-stage-actor-stub