David "Dave" Legeno is an English actor, boxer and mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

.

Life and career

Legeno was born in Marylebone

Marylebone

Marylebone is an affluent inner-city area of central London, located within the City of Westminster. It is sometimes written as St. Marylebone or Mary-le-bone....

, London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, England. He has been quoted as saying that he wanted to act since he read Shakespeare's Richard III

Richard III (play)

Richard III is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1591. It depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of Richard III of England. The play is grouped among the histories in the First Folio and is most often classified...

. He later studied performing arts at a college in America before he began to have roles in advertisements.

Legeno worked as a bouncer

Bouncer (doorman)

A bouncer is an informal term for a type of security guard employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs or concerts to provide security, check legal age, and refuse entry to a venue based on criteria such as intoxication, aggressive behavior, or attractiveness...

, debt collector and wrestler, before becoming a boxer. His wrestling nickname was Lone Wolf

Lone wolf (trait)

-Animal:A lone wolf is a wolf that lives independently rather than with others as a member of a pack. The term is also used in reference to people who exhibit characteristics of introversion or a strong preference for independence....

. Legeno's first major film role was in Guy Richie's Snatch

Snatch (film)

Snatch is a 2000 crime film written and directed by British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast. Set in the London criminal underworld, the film contains two intertwined plots: one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter named Turkish ...

. Since then he has had roles in Batman Begins

Batman Begins

Batman Begins is a 2005 American superhero action film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan. It stars Christian Bale as Batman, along with Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson,...

, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Centurion

Centurion

A centurion was a professional officer of the Roman army .Centurion may also refer to:-Military:* Centurion tank, British battle tank* HMS Centurion, name of several ships and a shore base of the British Royal Navy...

. He played werewolf

Werewolf

A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope , is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse...

 Fenrir Greyback in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth and penultimate novel in the Harry Potter series by British author J. K. Rowling...

. He also lent his voice to the videogame The Getaway: Black Monday

The Getaway: Black Monday

The Getaway: Black Monday is an open world action video game, developed by SCE London Studio and distributed by Team Soho, it was released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2. It is set in London and take its cues from British gangster movies such as Get Carter, The Long Good Friday and Lock, Stock and...

.

Legeno is versed many combat styles including boxing, wrestling, judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

 and Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

. He began his professional MMA career at the age of forty-two at Cage Rage 14

Cage Rage 14

Cage Rage 14: Punishment was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on December 3, 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The event was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....

.

Legeno is currently living in Southern England

Southern England

Southern England, the South and the South of England are imprecise terms used to refer to the southern counties of England bordering the English Midlands. It has a number of different interpretations of its geographic extents. The South is considered by many to be a cultural region with a distinct...

 with his daughter, Wendy. His interests include poetry, reading and playing the guitar. He has said that his goal is "To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield."

Filmography

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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Year
! Title
! Role
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|rowspan="1"|2000
|Snatch

Snatch (film)

Snatch is a 2000 crime film written and directed by British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast. Set in the London criminal underworld, the film contains two intertwined plots: one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter named Turkish ...

|John
|-
|rowspan="1"|2005
|Batman Begins

Batman Begins

Batman Begins is a 2005 American superhero action film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan. It stars Christian Bale as Batman, along with Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson,...

|League of Shadows Warrior
|-
|rowspan="1"|2006
|Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker (film)

Stormbreaker is a 2006 British spy film based on Anthony Horowitz's novel of the same name, the first novel in the Alex Rider series. It stars newcomer Alex Pettyfer as the teenage spy alongside actors Mickey Rourke and Bill Nighy...

|Bear
|-
|rowspan="3"|2007
|Outlaw

Outlaw (2007 film)

Outlaw is a 2007 action-crime-drama film written and directed by British filmmaker Nick Love. Outlaw stars Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Bob Hoskins, Lennie James, Rupert Friend and Sean Harris.The film is set in the United Kingdom in 2006...

|Ian Furlong
|-
|Rise of the Footsoldier

Rise of the Footsoldier

Rise of the Footsoldier is a 2007 English crime film released on 7 September, 2007. It is the third film from BAFTA award winning director Julian Gilbey...

|Big John
|-
|Elizabeth: The Golden Age
|Executioner
|-
|rowspan="1"|2008
|The Cottage

The Cottage

The Cottage is a 2008 British darkly comic horror film, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.-Plot:Two brothers, David and Peter , kidnap Tracey , the stepdaughter of Arnie , an underworld crime boss...

|The Farmer
|-
|rowspan="4"|2009
|Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
|Fenrir Greyback
|-
|Command Performance

Command Performance (2009 film)

Command Performance is an action-thriller film that was directed, co-written, and stars Dolph Lundgren.The film premiered at the Ischia Global Film & Music Festival on July 18, 2009...

|Oleg Kazov
|-
|44 Inch Chest

44 Inch Chest

44 Inch Chest is a 2009 British film starring Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson and Ian McShane. The script was written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto, who wrote another British gangster drama Sexy Beast, and produced by Richard Brown and Steve Golin...

|Brighton Billy
|-
|Centurion

Centurion (film)

Centurion is a 2010 British action thriller film directed by Neil Marshall, loosely based on the supposed disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion in Caledonia in the second century CE. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Olga Kurylenko and Dominic West....

|Vortix
|-
|rowspan="5"|2010
|Spooks

Spooks

Spooks is a British television drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 – 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 series. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, as the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a...

(TV)
|Gilles Rigaut
|-
|Lennon Naked

Lennon Naked

Lennon Naked is a 2010 television biographical film focusing on the life of John Lennon between 1967 and 1971. It stars Christopher Eccleston as Lennon and was directed by Edmund Coulthard....

(TV)
|Les
|-
|Dead Cert
|Yuvesky
|-
|Bonded by Blood

Bonded by Blood (film)

Bonded by Blood is a 2010 film directed by Sacha Bennett which revolves around the same characters from Rise of the Footsoldier.-Plot:The film is set in 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range...

|Jack Whomes
|-
|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
|Fenrir Greyback
|-
|rowspan="1"|2011
|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is a 2011 epic fantasy film directed by David Yates and the second of two films based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the eighth and final instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David...

|Fenrir Greyback

Mixed martial arts record

|-
|Win
|align=center| 4-3
|  Herb Dean

Herb Dean

Herb Dean is an American mixed martial arts fighter and referee. Dean is one of the most seen and well respected referees in mixed martial arts with well over 3,500 professional matches worldwide...

|TKO (eye injury)
|Cage Rage 22

Cage Rage 22

Cage Rage 22: Hard as Hell was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on July 14, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
||
|-
|Win
|align=center| 3-3
|  Dan Severn

Dan Severn

Daniel DeWayne Severn is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Severn has fought and wrestled for many mixed martial arts and professional wrestling promotions, including King of the...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Cage Rage 20

Cage Rage 20

Cage Rage 20: Born 2 Fight was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on February 10, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England...

|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
||
|-
|Win
|align=center| 2-3
|  Alan Murdock
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Cage Rage 19

Cage Rage 19

Cage Rage 19: Fearless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on 9 December 2006 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England. The event was Cage Rage's first show at this venue, and it was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.The heavyweight double main...

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:10
|London, England
||
|-
|Win
|align=center| 1-3
|  Kimo Leopoldo

Kimo Leopoldo

Kimo Leopoldo , or simply Kimo, is an American mixed martial artist. He made his MMA debut at UFC 3 in 1994 losing to Royce Gracie by submission. Kimo's fighting style has been described as freestyle, with a mixture of striking and grappling techniques.He was credited with a black belt in Taekwondo...

|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Cage Rage 18

Cage Rage 18

Cage Rage 18: Battleground was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 30, 2006 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. The event was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:21
|London, England
||
|-
|Loss
|align=center| 0-3
|  Mark Epstein
|KO (punches)
|Cage Rage 17

Cage Rage 17

Cage Rage 17: Ultimate Challenge was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on July 1, 2006 at the Wembley Arena in London, England....

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:45
|London, England
||
|-
|Loss
|align=center| 0-2
|  Ikuhisa Minowa

Ikuhisa Minowa

is a Japanese mixed martial artist and pro wrestler currently competing in Dream as . He was a long time veteran of Pride Fighting Championships and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 HERO'S, Cage Rage, UFC, and DEEP. At 5'9" he is notable for taking...

|Submission (achilles lock)
|Cage Rage 15

Cage Rage 15

Cage Rage 15: Adrenalin Rush was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on February 4, 2006 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England...

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:21
|London, England
||
|-
|Loss
|align=center| 0-1
|  Alan Murdock
|Submission (armbar)
|Cage Rage 14

Cage Rage 14

Cage Rage 14: Punishment was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on December 3, 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The event was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:07
|London, England
||
|-

External links

• BBC