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Ford Leland

Ford Leland

Talented In Paris (Main agency)
Laura Paget
+33 6 77 62 29 45
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Rita Axon
+39 393 990 0731
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About me

Recently filmed for Luca Gudagnino & Julian Schnabel, opposite Daniel Craig & Oscar Isaac.

Experienced American actor with
- International films in Italy
- Television presentation in France
- Advanced trainings at RADA
- Intensive acting studies in the USA

An academic prodigy, skipped high school and began university studies at age 13.

Wire-work trained & BASSC-certified Advanced Actor Combatant
Lives: London & Paris

English mother-tongue, speaks Japanese, Italian & French fluently (see showreel).

Dual Citizen: USA, France

Information

Place of birth
Washington D.C. USA
Height (cm)
180
Eye color
blue-green
Hair color
dark blond(e)
Hair length
Medium
Place of residence
Milan (IT), London (GB)
Housing options
Metropolitan City of Milan (IT), Greater London (GB), Paris (FR), Rome (IT), Nice (FR), Washington (US), New York (US), Los Angeles (US)
Nationality
French, American
Languages
English(native)FrenchItalianJapanese
Dialects
American Southern EnglishMid-Atlantic(native dialect)Parisian dialectStandard American English(native dialect)Standard British English
Accents
AmericanEnglishItalian
Sport
Fencing (stage)Stage combatMountain hikingPilatesYogaAerial yogaBoulderingHorse ridingRoller skating
Dance
BalletClassical danceContemporary danceModern dance
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Speaker
Special skills
(cartoon) voice actingCatwalkModelStorytellerAudio bookImprovisation
Pitch
Tenor

Credits

Professional background

Intensive studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art as well as at drama schools in Italy and the USA.

Other professional training

2025
BASSC Combat Qualifications with Distinction: Broadsword, Rapier & Dagger, Swashbuckling, Unarmed for Camera, Unarmed
2025
Meisner into Classical Text – Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
2024
Advanced Acting for Camera – Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
2024
Advanced Meisner Intensive – Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
2024
Advanced Improvisation – Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
2024
Shakespeare In Practice – Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
2024
Shakespeare Summer School – Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
2024
Meisner Refresh – London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art
2022 – 2023
Improvvisamente Teatro – Acting for Cinema and Television (conducted in Italian)
2006 – 2007
South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities

Film

2025
Angel (Short film)
Dr. Grant Davidson (LR) Lella Heins
2024
In the Hand of Dante (Cinema film)
Christie's Consultant (SUP) Julian Schnabel Written by: Nicholas Tasches
2024
Queer (Cinema film)
Young Man 8 (SUP) Luca Guadagnino Producer: Luca Guadagnino, Lorenzo Mieli Written by: Justin Kuritzkes

Television

2014 – 2015
Men's Fashion Insider TV (Feature report (series/episode))
Television Presenter (French & English) (GR)
2014
Phoenix TV Hong Kong (Feature report (series/episode))
Television Presenter (French & English) (GR)

Theater

2025
Robert Krane (Drama)
Robert Krane (LR) Mimmi Bauer
2024
Richard II (Drama)
King Richard (LR) Michelle Chadwick Theater: RADA Gielgud Theatre Written by: Shakespeare
2007
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Puck Theater: SCGSAH
2007
Antigone
Teiresias Theater: SCGSAH
2006
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Theater: The Warehouse Theatre
2006
Macbeth
Donalbain /Macduff's Son
2005
Android Love Poem
Master (LR) Theater: GTC Theatre
2003
Hollywood Arms
Malcolm Theater: Centre Stage
2002
Messiah on the Frigidaire
Blind Boy Theater: Centre Stage
2001
Waiting for Godot
Messenger Theater: Lander Theatre
2000
The Snake Handler
Robbie Theater: Lander Theatre

Commercial

2023
Enterogermina Gonfiore (Commercial)
Friend (SUP)