Matthew Leitch
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Matthew Leitch is a British actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Floyd Talbert in the award winning HBO mini-series, Band of Brothers.
on Nickelodeon
and then in Miami 7
.
His breakthrough role was on Band of Brothers as Floyd Talbert. He then went on to star in the British film AKA
, with his Band of Brothers co-star Peter Youngblood Hills
.
Leitch has also had minor roles in the films Below
and The Dark Knight
. He is currently filming Red Tails
, based on a story by George Lucas
.
Biography
He started his acting career in the television series Renford RejectsRenford Rejects
Renford Rejects was a teen sitcom produced and broadcast by Nickelodeon UK between 1998 and 2001. The show briefly aired in the United States on Nick GaS....
on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
and then in Miami 7
Miami 7
Miami 7 is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7. Thirteen episodes were produced and aired on CBBC from 8 April 1999 to 1 July 1999 During each episode, the members would perform one of the songs from their album S Club. All seven members of the band starred as themselves...
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His breakthrough role was on Band of Brothers as Floyd Talbert. He then went on to star in the British film AKA
AKA (film)
AKA is a 2002 drama film, the first by director and writer Duncan Roy. The film is set in the late 1970s in Britain and deals with the story of Dean, an 18-year-old boy who assumes another identity in order to enter high society. Dean then meets David, an older gay man who desires him and Benjamin,...
, with his Band of Brothers co-star Peter Youngblood Hills
Peter Youngblood Hills
Peter Youngblood Hills is an English-American actor. He is perhaps best known for his supporting role of SSgt. Darrel 'Shifty' Powers in HBO’s World War II mini-series, Band of Brothers....
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Leitch has also had minor roles in the films Below
Below (film)
Below is a 2002 World War II horror film directed by David Twohy. It was written by Lucas Sussman, Darren Aronofsky and David Twohy, and stars Bruce Greenwood, Olivia Williams, Matthew Davis, Holt McCallany, Scott Foley, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Flemyng and Dexter Fletcher.It was filmed on location...
and The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight (film)
The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins...
. He is currently filming Red Tails
Red Tails
Red Tails is an upcoming 2012 action drama film directed by Anthony Hemingway, from a screenplay by John Ridley and Aaron McGruder. The story, written by Ridley, is inspired by true events. George Lucas serves as the executive producer for the project...
, based on a story by George Lucas
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
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