Solly McLeod
{{Short description|British actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Solly McLeod
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|2|10}}
| birth_place = Scotland
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2021–present
| father = Rory McLeod
| notable_works = Tom Jones
The Dead Don't Hurt
}}
Solly McLeod (born 10 February 2000){{fact|date=June 2024}} is a British actor. On television, he starred in the ITVX miniseries Tom Jones (2023). His films include Jericho Ridge, The Dead Don't Hurt (both 2023), and Last Swim (2024).
Early and personal life
File:Solly McLeod 41 FFMUC 03-Jul-2024.jpg
The son of musicians Aimée Leonard and Rory McLeod, Solly grew up in Orkney before moving to London at age 10 when his parents split up. He attended the Unseen drama school in London.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/solly-mcleod-tom-jones-interview-75vzk0kf2|website=The Times|date=1 May 2023|access-date=1 May 2023|title= Move over, Poldark! Meet Solly McLeod, TV's new period pin-up|first=Ed|last=Potton}}
Career
From April 2021 onwards, McLeod filmed four projects back-to-back with only one day to rest between each. He was in the Sky television series The Rising and HBO's House of the Dragon before spending three months playing the eponymous hero in Tom Jones and then filming the independent survival thriller Jericho Ridge in Kosovo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2022-solly-mcleod-actor/5171963.article|title=Stars of Tomorrow 2022: Solly McLeod (actor)|website=Screen Daily}}
In Tom Jones, McLeod stars alongside Sophie Wilde and Hannah Waddingham.{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/tom-jones-miniseries-footage-solly-mcleod-sophie-wilde/|title=New 'Tom Jones' Footage Spotlights Solly McLeod and Sophie Wilde's Sizzling Chemistry|website=Collider|date=21 November 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/solly-mcleod-sophie-wilde-starring-tom-jnones-reimaginig-masterpiece-mammoth-screen-itv-1234829437/|title=Solly McLeod & Sophie Wilde Starring In 'Tom Jones' Reimagining For Masterpiece, Mammoth Screen & ITV|website=Deadline|date=9 September 2021}} McLeod had previously had a role in Outlander.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/joffrey-lonmouth-house-of-the-dragon-explained/|title= Who is Ser Joffrey Lonmouth in House of the Dragon and who plays him?|website=Radio Times}} He was cast in the Viggo Mortensen Western film The Dead Don't Hurt.{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/viggo-mortensen-to-direct-star-in-the-dead-dont-hurt-with-vicky-krieps-solly-mcleod/5175165.article|title= Viggo Mortensen to direct, star in 'The Dead Don't Hurt' with Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod|website=Screen Daily}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/house-of-the-dragon-solly-mcleod-caa-1235144301/|title=House Of The Dragon' Actor Solly McLeod Signs With CAA|website=Deadline|date=13 October 2022}} He has been cast in an upcoming project entitled Beach Boys.{{cite web|title=Up & Comers Levi Miller, Solly McLeod, Isabella Pappas, Lou Llobell, Izuka Hoyle Star In Teen Thriller 'Beach Boys' – Cannes Market|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/levi-miller-solly-mcleod-isabella-pappas-lou-llobell-izuka-hoyle-star-in-teen-thriller-beach-boys-cannes-1235021263/|website=Deadline|date=11 May 2022}}
In December 2021, McLeod portrayed a World War 1 soldier in the music video for Minute Taker's song "Lead You Home".{{cite web|title=Minute Taker - Lead You Home (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU-7QQDp_PE/|website=YouTube|date=15 January 2024}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| rowspan="3"|2021
| Bellman | |
| Birthday
| Mos | Short film |
| Maximus
| Max | Short film |
| rowspan="5"|2022
| I Feel Fine | Ryan | |
| Outlander
| Private Lambie | Episode: "Echoes" |
| The Rising
| Joseph Wyatt | 7 episodes |
| House of the Dragon
| 2 episodes |
| Boy in the Corner
| Caleb | |
| rowspan="3"|2023
| Tom Jones | 4 episodes |
| Jericho Ridge
| Deputy Walter Judge | |
| The Dead Don't Hurt
| Weston Jeffries | |
| rowspan="2"|2024
| Shea | |
| William Tell
| Melchtal | |
| 2025
| Fear | Jan |
| TBA
| TBA | Filming |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|11303072}}
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Category:British male television actors
Category:21st-century British male actors
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