---
name: "Allen Leech"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/allen-leech"
fi1m_id: "allen-leech"
imdb_id: "nm1395602"
tmdb_id: 85718
wikidata_id: "Q2152459"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 May 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T16:30:13.139601+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Allen Leech

## Identity

Allen Leech

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/allen-leech
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** allen-leech
- **IMDb ID:** nm1395602
- **TMDB ID:** 85718
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2152459
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Leech, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2152459, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1395602/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/85718

Actor. Born 18 May 1981 in Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 May 1981, Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** Аллен Лич, Alan Leech, آلن لیچ
- **Frequently works with:** [Elizabeth McGovern](https://film.one/person/elizabeth-mcgovern.md), [Gareth Neame](https://film.one/person/gareth-neame.md), [Hugh Bonneville](https://film.one/person/hugh-bonneville.md), [Jim Carter](https://film.one/person/jim-carter.md), [Julian Fellowes](https://film.one/person/julian-fellowes.md), [Michelle Dockery](https://film.one/person/michelle-dockery.md), [Simon Curtis](https://film.one/person/simon-curtis.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (2), 2010s 67 (4), 2020s 61 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 65 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Romance 3, History 2, Action & Adventure 1, Music 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,447m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Leech, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2152459, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1395602/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/85718

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Imitation Game*](https://film.one/film/the-imitation-game.md) (73)
- **Netflix:** [*Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale*](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-the-grand-finale.md) (61)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Allen Leech is an Irish actor. He was born on 18 May 1981 in Killiney, County Dublin, and studied drama and theatre studies at Trinity College Dublin. He made his professional stage debut in a 1998 production of *A Streetcar Named Desire* at the Gate Theatre and his first major film appearance as Vincent Cusack in *Cowboys & Angels* (2003).

Leech is best known for playing Tom Branson in the television series *Downton Abbey* (2010–2015) and reprising the role in the feature films *Downton Abbey* (2019), *Downton Abbey: A New Era* (2022) and *Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale* (2025). Other notable screen credits include John Cairncross in *The Imitation Game* (2014), Paul Prenter in *Bohemian Rhapsody* (2018), Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa in *Rome* (2005) and Francis Dereham in *The Tudors* (2007). He has also appeared in *Black Mirror* (2011) and *The Good Doctor* (2017).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale* (2025), Fi1m 61, as Tom Branson — [page](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-the-grand-finale.md)
- *Downton Abbey* (2019), Fi1m 64, as Tom Branson — [page](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-2019.md)
- *Bohemian Rhapsody* (2018), Fi1m 55, as Paul Prenter — [page](https://film.one/film/bohemian-rhapsody.md)
- *The Imitation Game* (2014), Fi1m 73, as John Cairncross — [page](https://film.one/film/the-imitation-game.md)
- *Downton Abbey* (2010), Fi1m 75, as Tom Branson — [page](https://film.one/tv/downton-abbey.md)
- *The Tudors* (2007), Fi1m 65, as Francis Dereham — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md)
- *Rome* (2005), Fi1m 82, as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa — [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Westies* (2026), series, as Brendan Cahill
- *Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale* (2025), as Tom Branson — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-the-grand-finale.md)
- *BULLDOZER* (2025), series, as Greg Roddy
- *You Can't Run Forever* (2024), as Eddie
- *Cold Meat* (2024), as David
- *Captivated* (2024), series, as Elliott Fielding · Executive Producer
- *The Vanishing Triangle* (2023), series, as Detective David Burkely · Executive Producer
- *My Name Is Andrea* (2022), as Lover's Husband
- *Downton Abbey: A New Era* (2022), as Tom Branson
- *As Luck Would Have It* (2021), as Brennan
- *Downton Abbey* (2019), as Tom Branson — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-2019.md)
- *Doing Money* (2019), as Dougie
- *Bohemian Rhapsody* (2018), as Paul Prenter — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/bohemian-rhapsody.md)
- *The Good Doctor* (2017), series, as Ariel Reznik
- *The Hunter's Prayer* (2017), as Richard Addison
- *Bellevue* (2017), series, as Eddie Roe
- *The Imitation Game* (2014), as John Cairncross — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-imitation-game.md)
- *Grand Piano* (2013), as Wayne
- *In Fear* (2013), as Max
- *The Sweeney* (2012), as DC Simon Ellis
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Pike — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Downton Abbey* (2010), series, as Tom Branson — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/downton-abbey.md)
- *Rewind* (2010), as Karl
- *From Time to Time* (2009), as Fred Boggis
- *Factory Farmed* (2008), Actor
- *Attila the Hun* (2008), as Edeco
- *Heroes and Villains* (2007), series, as Edeco
- *Deep Breaths* (2007), Actor
- *The Tudors* (2007), series, as Francis Dereham — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md)
- *Primeval* (2007), series, Actor
- *Legend* (2006), series, as Willy
- *Rome* (2005), series, as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md)
- *Love Is The Drug* (2004), series, as Shane Kirwan
- *Man About Dog* (2004), as Mo Chara
- *Cowboys & Angels* (2004), as Vincent
- *Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor* (2003), as British Officer
- *The Escapist* (2002), as Policeman 1 (Smashed Car)
- *Iníon an Fhiaclóra* (2000), as Rory
- *IGNIS*, Actor
- *The Body Is Water*, as Brendan
- *Pedro Pan*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Irish actor Allen Leech at the UK film premiere of "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn", Odeon West End Cinema, London, UK on 23 October 2011](https://film.one/media/person/8000/gallery-2f7cd7340a2d.jpg) Irish actor Allen Leech at the UK film premiere of "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn", Odeon West End Cinema, London, UK on 23 October 2011 — Richard Goldschmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Allen_Leech%2C_Adventures_of_Tintin%2C_London%2C_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Allen Leech](https://film.one/media/person/8000/gallery-4eb532ef31a4.jpg) Allen Leech — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Allen_Leech_at_September_2025_Downton_Abbey_The_Grand_Finale_Premiere_in_New_York.jpg/1280px-Allen_Leech_at_September_2025_Downton_Abbey_The_Grand_Finale_Premiere_in_New_York.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Allen Leech at September 2025 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Premiere in New York.](https://film.one/media/person/8000/gallery-729454db05f5.jpg) Allen Leech at September 2025 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Premiere in New York. — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Allen_Leech_at_September_2025_Downton_Abbey_The_Grand_Finale_Premiere_in_New_York_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Allen_Leech_at_September_2025_Downton_Abbey_The_Grand_Finale_Premiere_in_New_York_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Allen Leech at September 2025 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Premiere in New York.](https://film.one/media/person/8000/gallery-61a0012622ed.jpg) Allen Leech at September 2025 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Premiere in New York. — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Allen_Leech_at_September_2025_Downton_Abbey_The_Grand_Finale_Premiere_in_New_York_-_1.jpg/1280px-Allen_Leech_at_September_2025_Downton_Abbey_The_Grand_Finale_Premiere_in_New_York_-_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Allen Leech](https://film.one/media/person/8000/gallery-096ac387200f.jpg) Allen Leech — Image via TMDB
- ![Allen Leech](https://film.one/media/person/8000/gallery-2c8aadd134a0.jpg) Allen Leech — Image via TMDB
- ![Allen Leech at September 2025 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Premiere in New York.](https://film.one/media/person/8000/gallery-c606e9fb84ec.jpg) Allen Leech at September 2025 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Premiere in New York. — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Allen_Leech_at_September_2025_Downton_Abbey_The_Grand_Finale_Premiere_in_New_York_-_1_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Allen_Leech_at_September_2025_Downton_Abbey_The_Grand_Finale_Premiere_in_New_York_-_1_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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