Leon Clingman

Leon Clingman

Actor, Voice Artist and Screenwriter

Cape Town, South Africa

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About Leon

Leon is a professional freelance actor, improvisor and voice artist. He studied acting at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York. Leon's New York theatre credits include “Blues for Mr Charlie”, “Julius Caesar” and “The Mischievous Machinations of Scapin”. Since returning from New York Leon's South Africanl theatre credits include “The Graduate”, “Three Sisters”, “The Tent”, “Line” and “I am Hamlet” which won the 2013 Fleur du Cap People's Choice award. Leon has acted in over 80 feature films, TV shows and commercials including the Golden Globe nominated "The Girl", "Jack of Hearts" and "The Funeral which both won the best ensemble cast award for the Cape Town 48 Hour Festival in 2013 and 2018 respectively, “Interrogation Room”, "Isidingo”, “America: The Story of Us”, “The Philanthropist”, “Beaver Falls”, “Black Sails”, and “The Lion of Judah", "Jadotville", "Tutankhamun", "Leprechaun Returns", “Action Point” and "Critters". Leon's most recent credits include "The Mauritanian" and "Around the world in 80 days" .

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  • Hyperlink

    Hyperlink (2021)
    Film Actor

  • The Ground Under

    The Ground Under (2021)
    Film Actor

  • The Mauritanian

    The Mauritanian (2021)
    Film Actor

  • Open Mike Knight

    Open Mike Knight (2020)
    Film by Protagonist / David Franciscus (Comedy) Mike Knight

  • Vagrant Queen

    Vagrant Queen (2020)
    TV Series by Syfy / Jem Garrard (Sci-Fi) Dengar

  • The Method

    The Method (2020)
    Film Actor

  • Trackers

    Trackers (2019)
    TV Series (Crime, Mystery and Thriller) Peter

  • Rattled

    Rattled (2019)
    Film Actor

  • Critters Attack!

    Critters Attack! (2019)
    TV Movie (Horror) Actor

  • Fried Barry

    Fried Barry (2019)
    Film by Ryan Kruger (Horror and Sci-Fi) Heart Attack Harry

  • Action Point

    Action Point (2018)
    Film by Paramount / Tim Kirkby (Comedy) Joel Green A daredevil designs and operates his own theme park with his friends.

  • Leprechaun Returns

    Leprechaun Returns (2018)
    TV Movie Actor

  • I'm With You

    I'm With You (2018)
    Film Actor

  • Order of the Dragon

    Order of the Dragon (2017)
    TV Movie by Bounceboard / David O'Conner (Action, Mystery and Thriller) Mr Ahranov When a professional assassin has a bad day at work, her whole world is shaken and her mark proves to hide more than one enigma behind the surface.

  • Finders Keepers

    Finders Keepers (2017)
    Film (Comedy) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Jabu's Jungle

    Jabu's Jungle (2016 - 2017)
    Television (Animation) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Dancing with Faith

    Dancing with Faith (2017)
    Film Actor

  • The Last Post

    The Last Post (2017)
    TV Mini Actor

  • American Monster

    American Monster (2017)
    TV Series Actor

  • The Less We're Together: Music Video

    The Less We're Together: Music Video (2017)
    Video Actor

  • Origins: The Journey of Humankind

    Origins: The Journey of Humankind (2017)
    TV Series Actor

  • Tutankhamun

    Tutankhamun (2016)
    Television (Drama and History) Actor The remarkable story of the chance meeting that transformed penniless, ostracised archaeologist Howard Carter into a household name following his discovery of the tomb of the boy-king, Tutankhamun.

  • Unforgettable, Crazy Me

    Unforgettable, Crazy Me (2016)
    Film (Short and Romance) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen

    Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen (2016)
    Television (Crime) Actor Investigative journalist Chris Hansen takes a deeper look into some of the most grisly and complex murder cases of the past few decades.

  • The Siege of Jadotville

    The Siege of Jadotville (2016)
    Film (Action, Drama, Thriller and War) Actor In 1961, the UN sends an Irish peacekeeper troop commanded by Commandant Pat Quilan to Katanga, in Congo, to protect the inhabitants of the mining town of Jadotville in the beginning of a civil war. Meanwhile the UN advisor Dr. Conor Cruise O'Brien launches a military attack named Operation Morthor against the French and Belgian mercenaries. Soon there is a reprisal from the mercenaries and Quilana and his men are left under the siege of a huge Katangese and mercenary troops. Will the Irish soldiers resist to the attack? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • My Sight for Sore Eyes

    My Sight for Sore Eyes (2016)
    Film (Horror) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Friend Request

    Friend Request (2016)
    Film (Horror and Thriller) Actor When a college student unfriends a mysterious girl online, she finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends.

  • Locked Up Abroad

    Locked Up Abroad (2013 - 2016)
    Television (Documentary) Actor Survivors share their stories and experience of survival abroad.

  • Einfach Rosa: Wolken über Kapstadt

    Einfach Rosa: Wolken über Kapstadt (2015)
    TV Movie (Drama and Romance) Actor Mark and Nandi, living in Berlin, have decided to get married at the estate of her mother Jamila in Cape Town, South Africa. Rosa and Meral have been asked to organize their wedding and have 4 days to do it. Mark and Rosa have known each other since their teens and during the four days prior the the wedding they (re)discover their feelings for each other. Mark's parents, Inge and Johann, visit the estate and Mark's father is getting more and more on everybody's nerves. Nandi is in the meantime offered a job as a doctor in a township's hospital, while Mark's business is in Berlin. More complications seem to lead to the annulment of the wedding, other than going through with the wedding.

  • Jana und der Buschpilot - Einsame Entscheidung

    Jana und der Buschpilot - Einsame Entscheidung (2015)
    Film Actor Add a Plot »

  • Taxiing

    Taxiing (2015)
    Film (Short, Adventure, Comedy and Drama) Actor An ambitious taxi driver learns to become a pilot

  • Recovery

    Recovery (2015)
    Film (Short and Thriller) Actor 'Recovery' is a dark thriller/drama that centers around the unraveling of a series of events surrounding James - a survivor of a recent zombie flu outbreak that has not only left him an outcast among friends and society, but also a guilt-ridden ex-infected human coming to terms with horrific actions of which he has no memory. 'Recovery' is a short film which forms part of a duology called 'De(con)struction of Love'. The first short in the duology is 'Promise', a relationship drama.

  • De(Con)Struction of Love

    De(Con)Struction of Love (2015)
    Co (Short) Actor The "De(con)struction of Love" is a duology of short films. The two films "Recovery", a psychological thriller and "Promise" a romantic drama will be shot back to back with the same cast and crew in Cape Town towards the end of 2014.

  • Jana und der Buschpilot - Streit der Stämme

    Jana und der Buschpilot - Streit der Stämme (2015)
    Television (Adventure) Actor Add a Plot »

  • For the Love of Food

    For the Love of Food (2014)
    TV Movie (Comedy) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Knysna

    Knysna (2014)
    Film (Comedy and Romance) Actor Dolf is a regular guy from a modest background in Knysna. He is content with his normal small town existence, his group of friends and his eccentric grandparents. His life is thrown upside down when he falls for a beautiful stranger Stephanie, a somewhat wealthy visitor to the sleepy coastal resort. What she has not been honest about, is that she is engaged to the Prince of Lichtenstein, but has a cold feet, and is hiding out in Knysna. Stephanie is drawn to the simplicity of Dolf's life and yearns for her own to be as uncomplicated and away from the limelight. When the lie becomes apparent, Dolf is conflicted. He is in love with Stephanie, but also feels an inferiority complex come to the fore. Will he fight for her or give up? He may not be in Prince Rafael's social or financial league, but Dolf can offer Stephanie a life that she can identify with, free from the burden of royal expectations and the international media microscope. She is just a girl wanting a guy to love her and for... Written by Anonymous

  • The Final Blow

    The Final Blow (2014)
    Film (Short and Crime) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Prime Circle: Doors

    Prime Circle: Doors (2014)
    Film (Short and Adventure) Actor The first manned mission to mars.The astronauts are pulled from the shuttle seconds before the launch due to technical problems. Fearing the disappointment of a nation, the head of the space programme decides to fake the Mars landing.

  • Shark of Darkness: Wrath of Submarine

    Shark of Darkness: Wrath of Submarine (2014)
    TV Movie (Documentary) Actor A mega shark known as Submarine menaces passengers of a sinking boat in the shark infested waters off the coast of Africa. This documentary details from survivors stories the horrific actions while their fellow passengers were menaced by the huge great white shark known as Submarine. This debuted during Discovery Channel's Shark Week in 2014. A terrifying documentary. Written by Monty Britton

  • Bordering on Bad Behavior

    Bordering on Bad Behavior (2014)
    Film (Action, Comedy, Drama and War) Actor Bordering on Bad Behavior is a politically incorrect comedy that entertains and enthralls the viewer into a strategic moment in history where wrong is right and right is wrong, and ultimately answers that age-old question: Is blood really thicker than water? And, if war kills, can weed heal! Written by Anonymous

  • Monark: Something

    Monark: Something (2014)
    Film (Short and Music) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Mercy

    Mercy (2014)
    Film (Drama) Actor A girl is abducted and subjected inhumane conditions during an era of gross human trafficking in South Africa

  • Black Sails

    Black Sails (2014)
    Television (Adventure and Drama) Actor A prequel to the (fictional) events of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island". The series centres on a group of pirates operating out of Nassau in the Bahamas. We meet characters from history - Captain Charles Vane, Governor Woodes Rogers, Jack Rackham and Anne Bonny - plus characters from fiction - Captain Flint and, of course, Long John Silver. Written by grantss

  • Jack of Hearts

    Jack of Hearts (2013)
    Film (Short and Thriller) Actor Add a Plot »

  • The Death and Life of Desmond Wolfe

    The Death and Life of Desmond Wolfe (2013)
    Film (Short) Actor Add a Plot »

  • The Girl

    The Girl (2012)
    TV Movie (Biography and Drama) Actor When Grace Kelly retires from films to marry Prince Rainier Alfred Hitchcock looks for a similar blonde and finds her in TV model,the little known Tippi Hedren,who will star in his film adaptation of horror story 'The Birds'. Hitchcock is obsessed with Tippi sexually and,when she rebuffs his advances,sadistically puts her through five days of filming where she is attacked and injured by real birds. Hitchcock's wife Alma and his assistant Peggy are appalled but can do nothing. Tippi is resolved that she will not give in to Hitchcock despite the situation giving her nightmares. Hitchcock and Tippi make a second film,'Marnie'. Having admitted that Alma is the only woman he has ever had sex with and that he now finds her cold Hitchcock continues to pursue Tippi, bombarding her with phone calls declaring his love for her yet reminding her that he alone made her famous and she owes him. At this stage Tippi demands that her contract be terminated and an end title states that they never ... Written by don @ minifie-1

  • Andrew Marr's History of the World

    Andrew Marr's History of the World (2012)
    Television (Documentary and History) Actor Andrew Marr's History of the World is a 2012 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers 70,000 years of world history from the beginning of human civilisation, as African nomadic peoples spread out around the world and settled down to become the first farmers, up to the twentieth century. Written by OpHaNiM

  • Yes We Can

    Yes We Can (2012)
    TV Movie (Comedy) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Infested!

    Infested! (2012)
    Television (Documentary) Actor The true stories of people whose homes were infested by animals ranging from ants and spiders to raccoons and snakes are told through reenactments, with the victims themselves participating.

  • How We Invented the World

    How We Invented the World (2012)
    Television (Documentary) Actor Series explores the most iconic inventions and breakthroughs of the modern age, from the cell phone to the airline black box. The project will explore the secrets of what's to come, from guns that check your DNA fingerprint before they can fire to transparent planes that save fuel and allow passengers to see the world in a new way. Written by Anonymous

  • Jungle Beat

    Jungle Beat (2012)
    Television (Animation and Family) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Targeting Bin Laden

    Targeting Bin Laden (2011)
    TV Movie (Documentary) Actor The inside story of the hunt for Osama Bin Laden.

  • Beaver Falls

    Beaver Falls (2011)
    Television (Comedy and Drama) Actor Flynn, Barry and A Rab are three British students who decided to spend their summer at the American summer camp Beaver Falls in California. They expected a free holiday, getting drunk and partying, but they're actually expected to look after a large group of geeks.

  • Blue Crush 2

    Blue Crush 2 (2011)
    Video (Drama, Romance and Sport) Actor Dana is 18, gorgeous and a killer surfer with a shelf full of trophies to prove it. When her father pressures her to buckle down and go to college, Dana flees her Beverly Hills home for the beaches of South Africa, the site of some of the world's most awesome surf and her late mother's home country. With her mom's journal in hand and a mismatched gang of surf fanatics watching her back, Dana embarks on an odyssey along the breathtaking southern coast of Africa to fulfill her mother's dream-one long, flawless journey down the barrel of the killer waves of J-Bay. Written by Anonymous

  • The Lion of Judah

    The Lion of Judah (2011)
    Film (Animation) Actor Follow the adventures of a bold lamb (Judah) and his stable friends as they try to avoid the sacrificial alter the week preceding the crucifixion of Christ. It is a heart-warming account of the Easter story as seen through the eyes of a lovable pig (Horace), a faint-hearted horse (Monty), a pedantic rat (Slink), a rambling rooster (Drake), a motherly cow (Esmay) and a downtrodden donkey (Jack). This magnificent period piece with its epic sets is a roller coaster ride of emotions. Enveloped in humor, this quest follows the animals from the stable in Bethlehem to the great temple in Jerusalem and onto the hillside of Calvary as these unlikely heroes try to save their friend. The journey weaves seamlessly through the biblical accounts of Palm Sunday, Jesus turning the tables in the temple, Peter's denial and with a tense, heart-wrenching climax, depicts the crucifixion and resurrection with gentleness and breathtaking beauty. For Judah, the lamb with the heart of a lion, it is a story of... Written by Brent Dawes

  • The Parlotones: Should We Fight Back

    The Parlotones: Should We Fight Back (2011)
    Film (Short and Music) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Black Butterflies

    Black Butterflies (2011)
    Film (Biography and Drama) Actor She searched for a home, she searched for love. Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of censorship. With men like Jack Cope and Andre Brink she found much love, but no home. In his first speech to the South African Parliament Nelson Mandela read her poem "The Dead Child of Nyanga" and addresses her as one of the finest poets of South Africa. Written by Anonymous

  • My Backyard

    My Backyard (2010)
    Film (Short and Drama) Actor Zach is writing a film script and decides to explore his own 'backyard' in order to interrogate his feelings for and impressions of his country.

  • Death Race 2

    Death Race 2 (2010)
    Video (Action, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Actor Explores the origins of the first "Frankenstein" car driver, Carl "Luke" Lucas, who died in a race at the beginning of the first film.

  • Natale in Sudafrica

    Natale in Sudafrica (2010)
    Film (Comedy) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Taxi Violence: The Turn

    Taxi Violence: The Turn (2010)
    Film (Short and Music) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Sinister Pride

    Sinister Pride (2010)
    Film (Action) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Visa/Vie

    Visa/Vie (2010)
    Film (Comedy and Romance) Actor Anna Ronquillo (29), a French-Moroccan émigré working illegally in a trendy Cape Town restaurant, is busted by Home Affairs in the middle of a shift. They tell her she has 48 hours in which to gather her possessions and return to France. In an ironic twist of colonial fate, this child of the First World is now not allowed to stay in the Third World. With her bags half-packed, she makes a drastic decision. She makes a personal announcement on a local radio station to Cape Town's bachelors: anyone interested in marrying her should meet at the restaurant the following day. She meets an ideal man but there is one problem. He does not have a South African passport. Now Anna must choose: between marrying for the sake of personal freedom, or loving even if it means having to leave. Written by Anonymous

  • Auftrag in Afrika

    Auftrag in Afrika (2010)
    TV Movie (Drama) Actor Add a Plot »

  • America: The Story of Us

    America: The Story of Us (2010)
    Television (Documentary and History) Actor A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress -- from the rigors of linking the continent by transcontinental railroad to triumphing over vertical space through the construction of steel-structured buildings. The series also is a story of conflict, with Native American peoples, slavery, the Revolutionary War that birthed the nation, the Civil War that divided it, and the great world war that shaped its future. Written by History Channel Publicity

  • Ein Sommer in Kapstadt

    Ein Sommer in Kapstadt (2010)
    TV Movie (Drama) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Kennedys Hirn

    Kennedys Hirn (2010)
    TV Movie (Thriller) Actor A young Swedish freelance investigative journalist dies under mysterious circumstances in South Africa, and his mother sets off in a relentless pursuit of the truth behind his death.

  • Das Geheimnis der Wale

    Das Geheimnis der Wale (2010)
    TV Movie Actor In New Zealand, a scientist, his family and down-on-his-luck investigator are trying to prove that the beaching of the local whale population is caused by activities of a corporation which is searching for natural gas in the area.

  • Wit Wolf

    Wit Wolf (2009)
    Film (Short and Drama) Actor Add a Plot »

  • The Philanthropist

    The Philanthropist (2009)
    Television (Action, Adventure and Drama) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Hilde

    Hilde (2009)
    Film (Biography, Drama and Music) Actor A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars.

  • Shooting Stars

    Shooting Stars (2008)
    Television (Drama) Actor Add a Plot »

  • The Silent Fall

    The Silent Fall (2007)
    Film (Drama) Actor A Doctor in a rural hospital is brutally murdered. Just another killing, or is there something more sinister behind this apparently random death? Thandi Khumalo, a beautiful young doctor working in an Aids ward sets out to find out why her colleague was murdered. As Thandi gets more involved she uncovers a cold-blooded conspiracy, which has put the lives of millions at stake. Thandi finds herself caught between two powerful men, both claiming that they will uncover the lies and deception and help her find the truth. Millions of people are dying of AIDS, millions of dollars of AID money is available and nobody can be trusted. Thandi must decide whom she believes. As both men compete for her affection and struggle to outwit each other, she is caught in a dilemma - what to follow, the dictates of the head or the heart? Thandi battles to get to the bottom of the intrigue but time is against her, someone is following her and people are being killed. Caught in a maze of deception, Thandi is... Written by Christopher James

  • Surviving Katrina

    Surviving Katrina (2006)
    TV Movie (Documentary and Drama) Actor Drama documentary on the flooding of New Orleans.

  • Get Bushwise

    Get Bushwise (2005)
    Television (Family) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Straight Outta Benoni

    Straight Outta Benoni (2005)
    Film (Comedy) Actor Brendan and Gavin are lifelong friends who feel comfortable with fame and international adoration. Even though they haven't achieved it yet. They're just like any other small town guys - they enjoy playing in a band, reviewing book reviews and busting mad sickness whenever they can. They also have brand new jobs in advertising. Unfortunately their world falls apart after they lose their jobs, a day before their ten-year school reunion - a day they've dreamt about for, well, ten years. Written by Anon

  • Jozi Streets

    Jozi Streets (2004)
    Television (Action and Crime) Actor Jozi Streets is a South African police television drama series that follows a crack team of cops dealing with the serious crimes poisoning South Africa's richest, most vibrant city. Each episode is based on a real-life case and features Boki Basson (Bill Flynn) and Inspector Linda Paulsen (Faye Peters), whose task it is to root out malicious criminals without getting tangled in the "crime web".

  • Isidingo

    Isidingo (2002)
    Television (Drama) Actor South African soap opera centering around the lives of the wealthy Haines family, the Matabanes, and the lives of the inhabitants of the mining town Horizon Deep.

  • Generations

    Generations (2001)
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  • Egoli: Place of Gold

    Egoli: Place of Gold (2001)
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  • Dark Desires: The Other Side of the Mirror

    Dark Desires: The Other Side of the Mirror (1997)
    TV Movie (Drama and Thriller) Actor Pascale plays a bisexual stripper from the upper-class by the name of Fanette who seduces rich men and then blackmail them. Behind a one-way mirror in the room where they have sex is her partner-in-crime who videotapes the deeds. Written by Ørnås

  • Hostages of Fortune

    Hostages of Fortune
    Film (Action) Actor A man's obsession with wealth and how he can be held captive or hostage by his desire for materialism.

  • Instance

    Instance
    Film (Short) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Grow

    Grow
    TV Serie Actor

Awards

  • Best Actor 48 Hour Cape Town
    (2019)

  • Best Ensemble Cast 48 Hour Cape Town
    (2018)

  • Best Ensemble Cast 48 Hour Cape Town
    (2013)

  • Fleur Du Cap Peoples Choice
    (2012)

Education

  • Actors Foundry
    (2016-2019)

  • Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute
    (1997-2000)

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