Leo Vincent Woodall (born 14 September 1996) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the second season of the

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series '' The White Lotus'' (2022) and his portrayal of Dexter Mayhew in the Netflix series '' One Day'' (2024).

Early life

Woodall was born in

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, 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. He wanted to go into sports but decided to pursue acting after seeing the series '' Peaky Blinders'' when he was 19. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in 2019.

Career

Woodall made his television debut with a guest appearance in a 2019 episode of the BBC One medical soap opera ''

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''. He also appeared in the short film ''Man Down''. That summer, he was cast in the upcoming feature film '' Nomad'' out of 28,000 submissions. Filming took place in over 20 countries. In the meantime, Woodall made his feature film debut in ''

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'', directed by the Russo brothers. He played Adrian Ivashkov in the Peacock series '' Vampire Academy''. He joined the main cast of the

anthology series '' The White Lotus'' for its second season in Sicily as Jack, a young man from Essex. To prepare for the role and adopt the character's

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, he watched videos of television personality Joey Essex. He was named a 2023 ''

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'' Star of Tomorrow. He had a recurring role in the

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series '' Citadel'' in 2023. In 2024, Woodall starred in his first lead role as Dexter Mayhew, opposite

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, in the Netflix adaptation of David Nicholls' '' One Day''. The series tells the story of two young people who meet annually for 20 years following a platonic one-night stand. Along with positive reception for the series, Woodall received critical acclaim for his performance. Writing for '' IndieWire'', Proma Khosla described him as "especially devastating", and said he was "a tornado of charisma with a permanent yet never smug smirk and a romcom smolder that should send his forbears cowering at the notion". The role was a major

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in Woodall’s career, and the series was the most-watched globally during the week of February 12, with 9.9 million views. Woodall will also play the lead in the upcoming Apple TV+ thriller ''

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodall, Leo Living people 1996 births English people of American descent English male film actors English male television actors People educated at the Arts Educational Schools Male actors from London People from Hammersmith