{{short description|English actor}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2020}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox person |name = Richard Leaf |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age |df=y|1967|01|01}} |birth_place = England |years_active = 1986–present |occupation = Actor |children = 3 |spouse = [[Tamsin Greig]] (m. 1997) }}
'''Richard Leaf''' (born 1 January 1967) is an English actor.
He has had several small parts in television and stage productions. Leaf met actress [[Tamsin Greig]] at a [[wrap party]] after [[Neil Gaiman]]'s 1996 miniseries ''[[Neverwhere]]'' finished recording.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mountford |first1=Fiona |title='Intriguing isn't it?': Tamsin Greig mulls over life's mysteries |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/intriguing-isnt-it-tamsin-greig-mulls-over-lifes-mysteries-8026622.html |access-date=1 February 2020 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=12 August 2012 |language=en}}</ref> They married in 1997 and they have three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-10-07/tamsin-greig-on-friday-night-dinner-series-two-going-grey-and-growing-up|title=Tamsin Greig on Friday Night Dinner series two, going grey and growing up|access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Llewellyn Smith|first=Julia|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/tamsin-greig-im-51-but-i-feel-like-an-idiot-teenager-2d8dnlnlh|title=Tamsin Greig: 'I'm 51, but I feel like an idiot teenager'|work=[[The Times]]|date=2 September 2017|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref> The actor is notable for his role as the Governor of [[York]], nephew of [[Edward I of England|King Edward I]] in [[Mel Gibson]]'s ''[[Braveheart]]''. He appeared as Hannibal Lecter's father in the 2007 film ''[[Hannibal Rising (film)|Hannibal Rising]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Three – Hannibal Rising |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01cv8sc |website=BBC |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> He also appeared as [[Minor Ministry officials in Harry Potter#John Dawlish|John Dawlish]], an [[Auror]], in the film ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gates |first1=Anita |title=Robert Hardy, a Frequent Churchill and a 'Potter' Wizard, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/movies/robert-hardy-dead-cornelius-fudge-in-harry-potter-movies.html |access-date=1 February 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=4 August 2017}}</ref> and portrayed Jack, the bartender of the Cloverdilly public house, in the 2006 film ''[[Penelope (2006 film)|Penelope]]''.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="3" | 1995 || ''[[Braveheart]]'' || Governor of York || |- | ''[[Jack & Sarah]]'' || Stoned Man || |- | ''[[Cutthroat Island]]'' || Snake the Lookout || |- | 1996 || ''[[Mary Reilly (film)|Mary Reilly]]'' || Screaming Girl's Father || |- | rowspan="4" | 1997 || ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' || Neighbour || |- | ''[[This Is the Sea (film)|This Is the Sea]]'' || Pastor Lamthorn || Credited as Rick Leaf |- | ''[[A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua]]'' || Capo esercito inglese || |- | ''Ecce Pirate'' || Ecce Pirate || Short film |- | 1999 || ''[[The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc]]'' || Conscience - Young Man || |- | rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[Best (film)|Best]]'' || Constable Davies || |- | ''[[Maybe Baby (2000 film)|Maybe Baby]]'' || Justin Cocker || |- | 2001 || ''[[Enigma (2001 film)|Enigma]]'' || Baxter || |- | rowspan="3" | 2003 || ''Extn. 21'' || Orman || Short film |- | ''[[The Order (2003 film)|The Order]]'' || Sin Eater at St. Peters || AKA ''The Sin Eater'' |- | ''The Man Who Drew Mice'' || Benson || rowspan="2" | Short films |- | 2004 || ''Beat'' || Leonard Skanes |- | 2005 || ''[[Derailed (2005 film)|Derailed]]'' || Night Clerk Ray || |- | 2006 || ''[[Penelope (2006 film)|Penelope]]'' || Jack the Bartender || |- | rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''The Seawatchers'' || Man || Short film |- | ''[[Hannibal Rising (film)|Hannibal Rising]]'' || Father Lecter || |- | ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' || [[John Dawlish]] || |- | 2008 || ''[[Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth]]'' || Colonel Regamun || |- | 2010 || ''A Throw of the Dice'' || Fate || Short film. Credit only |- | 2011 || ''Stop the World'' || {{N/A}} || Short film. Writer and director |- | 2019 || ''The Friend'' || Matthew (voice) || rowspan="2" | Short films |- | 2024 || ''The Night Watch'' || Denton |- | 2025 || ''A Refugee'' || The Refugee || Short film. Also writer and producer |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1986 || ''Honor Thy Father'' || 1st Killer || Television film |- | 1989 || ''Streetwise'' || Pawnbroker || Episode: "Money Talks" |- | rowspan="2" | 1990 || ''[[The Bill]]'' || Youth || Series 6; episode 26: "Beggars and Choosers" |- | ''[[ScreenPlay Firsts]]'' || C.P. Ellis || Episode: "False Profit" |- | 1990–1996 || ''[[Jupiter Moon]]'' || Byron Wilkinson || Unknown episodes |- | 1991 || ''Trauma'' || Youth at Station || Television film |- | 1992 || ''[[Zorro (1990 TV series)|Zorro]]'' || Reynaldo || Episode: "One Special Night" |- | rowspan="3" | 1993 || ''[[The Bill]]'' || Male Traveller || Series 9; episode 81: "Divided We Fall" |- | ''15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight'' || Dr. Robert Jones || Television film |- | ''[[The Buddha of Suburbia (TV serial)|The Buddha of Suburbia]]'' || Photographer || Mini-series; 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 1994 || ''[[The Bill]]'' || Chris Perry || Series 10; episode 75: "Gate Fever" |- | ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' || Freddy || Episode: "Turn of the Tide" |- | rowspan="2" | 1996 || ''[[Neverwhere]]'' || Iliaster || Mini-series; 2 episodes: "Door" & "Knightsbridge" |- | ''[[The Bill]]'' || Joey Simms || Series 12; episode 22: "Somebody's Home" |- | 1997 || ''[[A Dance to the Music of Time (TV series)|A Dance to the Music of Time]]'' || Barnabas Henderson || Mini-series; episode: "Post War" |- | rowspan="2" | 1998 || ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'' || Martin Claydon || Episode: "Bearing Witness" |- | ''[[Oktober (TV series)|Oktober]]'' || Bruno || Mini-series; 3 episodes |- | 1999 || ''[[Peak Practice]]'' || Dr. Patrick Berry || Episode: "Comrades in Arms" |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[Relic Hunter]]'' || Village Priest || Episode: "Don't Go into the Woods" |- | ''[[Shaka Zulu (TV series)|Shaka Zulu: The Citadel]]'' || (unknown) || 2-part television film |- | rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''The Hidden City'' || Steven Matthews || Unknown episodes |- | ''[[Silent Witness]]'' || Professor Henry Milton || Episode: "Closed Ranks: Part 1" |- | rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[Hardware (TV series)|Hardware]]'' || Daniel || Episode: "Nude" |- | ''[[Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures]]'' || Gunman || Television docudrama film |- | rowspan="3" | 2005 || ''[[If... (TV series)|If...]]'' || Marc Pavel || Episode: "If... Drugs Were Legal" |- | ''[[Look Around You]]'' || Husband || Episode: "Food" |- | ''[[Under the Greenwood Tree#Adaptations|Under the Greenwood Tree]]'' || Thomas Leaf || Television film |- | 2011 || ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' || Evan Jago || Episode: "The Sleeper Under the Hill" |}
==Theatre== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Company ! Director ! Notes |- | 1990 || ''[[Saint Joan (play)|Saint Joan]]'' || The Inquisitor || [[Brunton Theatre]], [[Musselburgh]] || [[Charles Nowosielski]] || play by [[George Bernard Shaw]]<ref>[http://archive.list.co.uk.s3-website.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/the-list/1990-09-14/54/index.html 'Saints alive', review of ''Saint Joan'' by Sue Wilson], ''The List'', Issue 131, 14–27 September 1990, p. 52</ref> |}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|494945|Richard Leaf}}
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