Who is Leo Woodall? A deep dive into The White Lotus star after THAT ... trends now
The White Lotus returned last month for its second season and has been full of dramatic twists and turns.
One of the most explosive scenes was when the character of Jack was seen having sex with wealthy older man Quentin (Tom Hollander), who viewers have been told is his uncle.
Speaking about reading the script, Leo told The Sunday Times Style Magazine: 'When I found out I was doing it, I couldn't speak for ten seconds. Then I thought, "That's such a brilliant moment."
Return: The White Lotus returned last month for its second season and has been full of dramatic twists and turns (pictured in The White Lotus)
'They are weird to do but then you're like, "Let's just embrace it." We had intimacy co-ordinators and I felt very comfortable.'
The actor has won himself many fans from his appearance on the show, after first appearing in the fourth episode.
MailOnline takes a deep dive into the rising star and where you might have seen him before.
Shocking: One of the most explosive scenes was when the character of Jack was seen having sex with wealthy older man Quentin ( Tom Hollander ), who viewers have been told is his uncle (pictured in The White Lotus)
BEGINNINGS
Leo was born in 1996, making him 26 years old and unlike his Essex character on White Lotus, was actually born in West London.
Speaking to Vulture he said: 'I’m from West London. But there’s definitely a lot of people I know from Essex. My stepsister’s from Essex, so it was fun to lean into that.
'I didn’t want to do a straight, stereotypical Essex person you may see on The Only Way Is Essex.
Origins: Leo was born in 1996, making him 26 years old and unlike his Essex character on White Lotus, was actually born in West London
'[Director] Mike [White] allowed me, as with Tom, to make the Englishness come out more, if that makes sense.
'Bits of language, and the tiny tweaks an American person might not say. Like, in England, we use “fit.”'
He also revealed he watched videos of TOWIE star Joey Essex to prepare for the role.
Surrounded by performers: Leo comes from a family of actors - his parents met at drama school, and his stepfather is also an actor
Leo comes from a family of actors - his parents met at drama school, and his stepfather is also an actor.
However, despite acting being in his blood, he did not choose to pursue it until he was 19 when he enrolled at drama school in London.
Leo explained he had been inspired to become an actor by watching Skins and Peaky Blinders.
ACTING CAREER
Breakthrough: Leo's acting debut was in 2019 in a short film called Man Down and the same year he also starred in an episode of Holby City
Leo's acting debut was in 2019 in a short film called Man Down and the same year he also starred in an episode of Holby City.
In 2021 he starred in Cherry, directed by the Russo brothers and opposite Spider-Man star Tom Holland.
He also played Adrian Ivashkov in two episodes of the Universal series The Vampire Academy in 2022.
His star is continuing to rise as he was cast in as the co-lead Dexter Mayhew in the BBC adaptation of David Nicholls' seminal novel One Day, while filming The White Lotus.
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