# Leo Gregory
**Leo Gregory** (born 1978) is a British film and television actor and producer, known for playing Bovver in the football-hooligan film *Green Street Hooligans* (2005) and the Rolling Stones founder [Brian Jones](https://www.edgepedia.org/brian-jones) in Stephen Woolley's biopic *Stoned* (2005).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339877) He began acting as a child in the early 1990s and has since accumulated more than 45 screen credits across British film and television.[2](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/leo-gregory/?aid=220) • [3](https://frompage2screen.com/2013/08/08/who-is-leogregs/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339877) |
| Signature roles | Bovver in *Green Street Hooligans* (2005); Brian Jones in *Stoned* (2005); Simon in *Tristan + Isolde* (2006)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339877) |
| First screen credit | The 1992 television film *Jewels*, based on a Danielle Steel novel[3](https://frompage2screen.com/2013/08/08/who-is-leogregs/) |
| Career span | Child roles from about age 11 through films scheduled for 2026, including *Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution*[2](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/leo-gregory/?aid=220) • [4](https://www.25thframe.co.uk/stars/stars.php?name=Leo+Gregory&order=year) |
| Producing | Co-produced and starred in the crime drama *Top Dog* (2014)[2](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/leo-gregory/?aid=220) |
| Awards | British Independent Film Festival Best Actor (2014); Leading Actor and Best Film at the 2025 Terra Di Siena Film Festival for *The Ninth Cloud*[5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/leo-gregory/bio/3030291108/) • [2](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/leo-gregory/?aid=220) |
## Early life and start in television
Gregory was born in 1978 in [Haverfordwest](https://www.edgepedia.org/haverfordwest), Pembrokeshire, Wales.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339877) He spent his adolescence with his mother in [Camberwell](https://www.edgepedia.org/camberwell), Stockwell and Fulham in south London.[6](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/nov/11/1) His first IMDb credit is the 1992 television movie *Jewels*, based on a [Danielle Steel](https://www.edgepedia.org/danielle-steel) novel, made when he was about 14.[3](https://frompage2screen.com/2013/08/08/who-is-leogregs/) His talent agency dates his start slightly earlier, saying he began at age 11 with appearances in shows including *Jewels*, *The Upper Hand*, *EastEnders* and *The Bill*.[2](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/leo-gregory/?aid=220) Further early television work included *Samson and Delilah* (1996), *McCallum* (1997) and the mini-series *The Jury* (2002).[3](https://frompage2screen.com/2013/08/08/who-is-leogregs/)
Between acting jobs he had a brief spell at the income-assessed boarding school Christ's Hospital, from which he was expelled at 15 for being, in his words, "too 60s for them". He returned to Camberwell, worked as a DJ, and became friends with the [Wandsworth](https://www.edgepedia.org/wandsworth) collective [So Solid Crew](https://www.edgepedia.org/so-solid-crew).[6](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/nov/11/1)
## Breakthrough in 2005
**Two 2005 films** established Gregory's screen identity. Gregory has said that its success led to his being offered "every hooligan part going".[6](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/nov/11/1)
He took one such part as Bovver in *Green Street*, Lexi Alexander's football-firm film starring [Elijah Wood](https://www.edgepedia.org/elijah-wood) and [Charlie Hunnam](https://www.edgepedia.org/charlie-hunnam).[3](https://frompage2screen.com/2013/08/08/who-is-leogregs/) Gregory said he had never heard of Jones before reading the script and could name only about two Rolling Stones songs when he got the part; he had less than a month to prepare, including learning to appear competent with a guitar on stage at [Brixton Academy](https://www.edgepedia.org/brixton-academy) three weeks after first picking one up.[6](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/nov/11/1) He later described the role as life-changing, altering the music he listened to and how he dressed.[6](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/nov/11/1) The film's subject is Jones's death at 27 in his swimming pool, and it advances a docu-drama theory that Jones was the victim of foul play rather than accidental drowning.[7](https://movies.radiofree.com/interviews/stoned_monet_mazur.shtml)
## Film and television career
Gregory's subsequent credits mix British crime films, period television and international productions. He played Simon in *Tristan + Isolde* (2006) and Brother Edgar in *Perfect Creature* (2006), both for Twentieth Century Fox.[2](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/leo-gregory/?aid=220) The 2008 film *Cass*, directed by Jon S. Baird, cast him as Freeman alongside [Nonso Anozie](https://www.edgepedia.org/nonso-anozie).[8](https://www.movie-list.com/actors/leo-gregory)
Television work includes Damian Kessler in *Silent Witness* (2012), Eric Flower in *Mrs Biggs* (2012), Mason in eight episodes of *Strike Back* series 5 (2015), Marmion in *The Musketeers* (2015), and appearances in *Foyle's War*, *Law & Order: UK* and *London Kills*.[9](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-96747/filmografia/) • [2](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/leo-gregory/?aid=220) Genre and action roles followed: Jorund in *Northmen: A Viking Saga* (2014), Slasher in *The Hooligan Factory* (2014), and Mo in *Avengement* (2019).[8](https://www.movie-list.com/actors/leo-gregory) More recent credits include Ciaran in *Boudica: Queen of War* (2023) and Tyler Reeks in the [Channel 4](https://www.edgepedia.org/channel-4) series *Screw* (2023).[10](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339877/news/) • [9](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-96747/filmografia/)
## Producing and recognition
Gregory co-produced and starred in *Top Dog* (2014), a crime drama written by Dougie Brimson, the writer of *Green Street*, in which he played reformed bad boy [Billy Evans](https://www.edgepedia.org/billy-evans) alongside [Jason Flemyng](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-flemyng).[2](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/leo-gregory/?aid=220) • [10](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339877/news/) [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide) lists him as an actor and producer, with a 2014 British Independent Film Festival Award for Best Actor among his honors, and a nomination for the 2006 Empire Award for Best Newcomer.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/leo-gregory/bio/3030291108/) His agency reports that *The Ninth Cloud* brought him Leading Actor and Best Film awards at the 2025 Terra Di Siena Film Festival, and that 2026 releases include *Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution*, *Sessions* and *Seat of Remembrance*.[2](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/leo-gregory/?aid=220)
Off screen he is a Tottenham Hotspur supporter; during the promotion of *Green Street Hooligans*, whose subject is West Ham United's firm, West Ham paid for his [Tottenham](https://www.edgepedia.org/tottenham) season ticket.[11](https://www.panenka.org/miradas/leo-gregory-le-pegue-de-verdad-a-elijah-wood/)
## References
1. [Leo Gregory, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339877)
2. [Leo Gregory, InterTalent Representatives](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/leo-gregory/?aid=220)
3. [Who Is Leo Gregory, From Page to Screen](https://frompage2screen.com/2013/08/08/who-is-leogregs/)
4. [The Movie Star Database - Leo Gregory](https://www.25thframe.co.uk/stars/stars.php?name=Leo+Gregory&order=year)
5. [Leo Gregory Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/leo-gregory/bio/3030291108/)
6. [How I found my inner hippy, The Guardian (11 November 2005)](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/nov/11/1)
7. [Monet Mazur interview on Stoned, RadioFree.com](https://movies.radiofree.com/interviews/stoned_monet_mazur.shtml)
8. [Leo Gregory Movies: Full List, Movie-List](https://www.movie-list.com/actors/leo-gregory)
9. [Leo Gregory: Filmografía, SensaCine](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-96747/filmografia/)
10. [Leo Gregory News, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339877/news/)
11. [Leo Gregory: "Le pegué de verdad a Elijah Wood", Panenka](https://www.panenka.org/miradas/leo-gregory-le-pegue-de-verdad-a-elijah-wood/)
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