![]() ![]() When asked if his younger self, whose first professional gig at 15 was a production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” at the Gate Theatre in Dublin alongside Frances McDormand, ever imagined this sort of success, Leech is hesitant to admit he has it now. He and a friend are working on adapting Claire Keegan’s short story “Walk the Blue Fields” into a short film, which Leech plans to direct. The couple confirmed the news on the red carpet at the Downton Abbey premiere. The actor, who studied drama and theater at Trinity College and left Dublin for London in 2004, is particularly compelled by Irish stories. Allen Leech and his wife Jessica Blair Herman are expecting their first child. So he’s still looking for that next great project. Since wrapping production on “Downton Abbey,” Leech shot a CBS pilot, “Surveillance,” but the network passed. ![]() ![]() … That was one of the greatest - and will be one of the greatest - experiences I think I’ll ever have as an actor.” “And even before the success, that blew all of our minds, that solidified us. “As it’s been well-documented, it had its turmoil as a production,” Leech notes of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which was credited to director Bryan Singer, who was fired and replaced during the production by “Rocketman” director Dexter Fletcher. He moved from London to Los Angeles to get married (his wife, Jessica Blair Herman, recently announced her first pregnancy) and he’s not interested in buying into any hype about himself, even after the impressive awards run for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” in which Leech played Queen manager Paul Prenter. In fact, during press days in New York he usually skips the car service and hops on the subway instead. Leech credits “Downton Abbey” with helping to push him into the spotlight, although he’s reluctant to call any of his success as an actor “fame.” He began getting recognized on the London Tube during Season 3, but not to a degree where he’s ever stopped taking public transportation. I’m very grateful to Julian for giving me the opportunity.” “I was really surprised at all of that - I really was. “When I first read it I kept going back going, ‘Am I actually doing all of that?’” Leech laughs. He’s learned all sorts of things from his rather unusual life of marrying up and getting on with the family of his late wife. “He’d been a widower for some years by then. “I felt Tom Branson was the only one we hadn’t really settled in the series,” Fellowes explains. ![]()
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