Spencer Leigh (actor)

For other people of the same name, see Spencer Leigh.
Spencer Leigh
Born c. 1963 (age 52–53)
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Occupation Actor
Years active 1983–1992, 2012–

Spencer Leigh (born c. 1963)[1] is an English TV and film actor.

Born and raised in Liverpool, Merseyside, he became interested in the theatre and joined the Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre soon after it opened in Liverpool. He and fellow theatre student David Morrissey were chosen by Yorkshire Television to play as two poverty-stricken kids in the drama mini-series One Summer.[1]

He has since appeared in various TV and film roles, including in several films directed by Derek Jarman, and in the premiere episode of the TV detective drama Inspector Morse where he played as a university student involved in a murder investigation.[2] In the 1980s, he was considered one of the "Brit Pack".[3] He moved to the United States in the early 1990s where he worked with music video producer Jake Scott, then directing TV commercials.[4] Currently he is working with Criterion on documentary material for the Merchant Ivory Collection.[4]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1983 One Summer Icky Higson TV series (all 5 episodes)
1986 Caravaggio Jerusaleme
Smart Money Leon
1987 Inspector Morse Ned Murdoch TV series (Series 1, Episode 1: The Dead of Jericho)
Prick Up Your Ears Constable
First Sight Colin TV series (Series 1, Episode 3: Leaving Home)
Aria Young Man (segment "Depuis le jour")
Knights of God Brother Wilson TV Series (Series 1, Episodes 4, 5 and 6)
1988 L'ispirazione Unnamed Role (Short film by Derek Jarman)
The Last of England Unnamed Role
Young Toscanini Heckler (known in Italian as Il giovane Toscanini)
1989 War Requiem Soldier 1
Hannay Vermilion Thorpe TV series (Season 2, Episode 6: That Rough Music)
Strapless Hus
1990 The Garden Mary Magdalene / Adam
Casualty Garry Salter TV series (Series 5, Episode 56: Street Life)
Boon Ian Goran TV series (Series 5, Episode 12: Thicker Than Water)
1992 Between the Lines Dave Potter TV series (Series 1, Episode 11: Nothing Personal)
2012 Hitchcock Nunzio

References

  1. 1 2 "Publicity release". One Summer fansite. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Spencer Leigh at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ↑ "Interview - The Brit Pack". The Face Magazine. January 1987. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Main Cast". One Summer fansite. Retrieved 30 December 2011.


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