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name: "Leon Ford"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leon-ford"
roles: []
born: "17 December 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T08:37:22.161047+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."
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# Leon Ford

Actor. Born 17 December 1974 in Canberra.

## Details

- **Born:** 17 December 1974, Canberra
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Also known as:** Leon Willem Ford 
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 74 (1), 2020s 66 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Ford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6524635, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1026031/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/84451

## Biography

Leon Ford is an Australian actor. Born in Canberra on 17 December 1974, he attended Telopea Park School and Narrabundah College there. He has appeared in numerous television series and films, including roles as 1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones in the miniseries *The Pacific* (2010) and as Frank Roennfeldt in *The Light Between Oceans* (2016).

Ford played Tom Diskin in Baz Luhrmann's *Elvis* (2022). He is also a writer and director, with credits including the film *Griff the Invisible* (2011) and series such as *Upright* and *The Portable Door* (2023). His partner is screenwriter and producer Alice Bell.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Elvis* (2022), Fi1m 66, as Tom Diskin — [page](https://film.one/film/elvis.md)
- *The Pacific* (2010), Fi1m 74, as 1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

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

- *Dog Park* (2026), series, as Roland · Co-Executive Producer, Creator
- *Sunny Nights* (2025), series, as Henley
- *The Last Anniversary* (2025), series, as Ian
- *Ten Pound Poms* (2023), series, as Bill Anderson
- *The Portable Door* (2023), Writer
- *Elvis* (2022), as Tom Diskin — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/elvis.md)
- *God's Favorite Idiot* (2022), series, as Reverend Milton Throp
- *Rams* (2020), as De Vries
- *Upright* (2019), series, Writer
- *The Light Between Oceans* (2016), as Frank Roennfeldt
- *The Letdown* (2016), series, as Ruben
- *Wanted* (2016), series, Writer
- *Gallipoli* (2015), series, as Charles Bean
- *House of Hancock* (2015), series, as Alan Camp
- *Devil's Playground* (2014), series, as Brother Warner
- *ANZAC Girls* (2014), series, as Major John Prior
- *Mabo* (2012), as Henry Reynolds
- *Julian* (2012), as Mr. Braybon
- *Griff the Invisible* (2011), Writer, Director
- *Beneath Hill 60* (2010), as Lt. Robert Clayton
- *The Pacific* (2010), series, as 1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md)
- *My Place* (2009), series, Actor
- *$9.99* (2009), as Stanton (voice)
- *Emerald Falls* (2008), as Callum Peterson
- *East West 101* (2007), series, as John Duff
- *Katoomba* (2007), Writer, Director
- *Tsunami: The Aftermath* (2006), series, as Joe Meddler
- *Stepfather of the Bride* (2006), as Lachlan
- *Glitch* (2006), Director
- *Lost Things* (2004), as Gary
- *The Cooks* (2004), series, as Dishpig
- *Hex* (2004), series, as Max Rosen
- *Young Lions* (2002), series, as Josef Pozinak
- *Changi* (2001), series, as Bill Dwyer
- *McLeod's Daughters* (2001), series, as Mick Woodland
- *Water Rats* (1996), series, as First Probationer

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