Adam Leese

Acting

Adam Leese

Born 1976-03-06 · Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK

Adam is an English born character actor who's worked extensively in Film and TV in both comedy and dramas. Adam gained his first job in Victoria Woods 'Dinnerladies' whilst in his last term at Arts Ed Drama School in London and since then has worked on movies such as 'Bridget Jones Baby' (Dir Sharon McGuire), 'King of Thieves' (dir James Marsh) and has worked with Joe Cornish on both of his movies; 'Attack The Block' and 'The Kid Who Would be King'. Adam's first lead film role was also his first feature film 'EMR' which also starred an up and coming Tom Hardy. 'EMR' won several awards worldwide including the 'Best UK Feature Award' at London's prestigious 'Raindance Fesitval', seeing off tough competition such as Shane Meadows 'Dead Mans Shoes'. TV credits include many of the UK's favourite TV shows including playing Olivia Coleman's 'fling' in Broadchurch, Eastenders, Humans and Guerrilla.

Acting credits

Bridget Jones's Baby poster
6.4

After breaking up, Bridget Jones' happily-ever-after hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. Then her love life takes a turn when she meets Jack. A week later, she runs into Mark before she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch - she's not sure of the identity of her baby's father - Mark or Jack.

Bridget Jones's Baby

2016

The Kid Who Would Be King poster
6.2

Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin. Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana and her army of supernatural warriors.

The Kid Who Would Be King

2019

King of Thieves poster
5.6

London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in British history. The thieves assault the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and escape with millions in goods and money. But soon the cracks between the gang members begin to appear when they discuss how to share the loot.

King of Thieves

2018

Attack the Block poster
6.5

A South London teen gang must team up with the other residents of their housing estate to protect the neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.

Attack the Block

2011

Until Death poster
6.0

Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wants to put things right.

Until Death

2007

Love Bite poster
5.3

Four teenaged lads set off to get laid in order to stay alive. However, the boys have to attract the girls first in order to complete their mission. Otherwise, they will be hunted and killed by a vicious Werewolf which only seems interested in Virgins.

Love Bite

2012

Sisterhood poster
4.5

Catherine St.John-Burke is an independent, uptight, status obsessed, sophisticated, British woman, living alone in London's Chelsea, and doing herself no favors by having an affair with a married man. Her world is turned upside down when she comes home one day to discover an uneducated, Kiwi woman (with very hairy legs) drinking beer in her living room. Shirley Zachary claims to be Catherine's long lost half-sister and that their father, who Catherine thought died when she was a child, is still alive and trying to make claims on both of their properties following the death of their mothers! Furious and frustrated with Shirley's refusal to 'disappear', Shirley reluctantly agrees to undertake a DNA test.

Sisterhood

2008

EMR poster
6.1

Englishman Adam regains full consciousness after a seizure - tens of thousands of miles from home - only to discover that someone has surgically extracted one of his kidneys. All roads lead to a shady drug company called Phenal, which Adam believes is plotting against him, systematically. As Adam's paranoia builds, he realizes that no one around him can be fully trusted.

EMR

2004

Journal of a Contract Killer poster
4.0

Stephanie Komack was a high-class hooker and assassin for the Italian Mob. Now working in London as a waitress, and a single mother to her seven year old daughter, the Mob track Stephanie down and persuade her to do one last job. The hit goes wrong and Stephanie soon realises the stark reality of her failure. They snatch her daughter as punishment, but didn't figure on Stephanie's capacity for revenge! Inspired by true events, JOURNAL OF A CONTRACT KILLER is the gripping story of a woman driven to turn on her paymasters with devastating consequences.

Journal of a Contract Killer

2008

Country of Hotels poster
2.0

A room in an anonymous hotel has a profoundly dark effect on all who stay there.

Country of Hotels

2019

Confine poster
4.0

Pippa is a physically and emotionally scarred former model living as a recluse in her meticulous Georgian flat. When a heist taking place in the same building goes wrong, Pippa's home is broken into by the charismatic Kayleigh. Pippa is taken hostage by this unpredictable and volatile thief who's looking for a temporary hideout, but when outside forces close in, Kayleigh takes a darker path to get her way. As the confined space becomes a fighting ring, in a tense struggle to get out Pippa learns how to stand up for herself once again.

Confine

2012