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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|07|27}}
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| occupation = Actor
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 1993–present
| years_active = 1993–present
| birth_place = [[Fremantle]], [[Western Australia]]
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== Career ==
== Career ==
===Theatre===
===Theatre===
His first work on Sydney stages was performing at the [[Old Fitzroy Theatre|Old Fitzroy Hotel theatre]] in [[Woolloomooloo]]. In 2007, he was cast by [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] in ''Riflemind'', a play by [[Andrew Upton]] which premiered at the [[Sydney Theatre Company]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.australianstage.com.au/20071012756/reviews/sydney/riflemind-%7C-sydney-theatre-company.html |title=Riflemind {{!}} Sydney Theatre Company |last=Waites |first=James |date=12 October 2007 |website=Australian Stage |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref>
His first work on Sydney stages was performing at the [[Old Fitzroy Theatre|Old Fitzroy Hotel theatre]] in [[Woolloomooloo]]. In 2007 he was cast by [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] in ''Riflemind'', a play by [[Andrew Upton]] which premiered at the [[Sydney Theatre Company]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.australianstage.com.au/20071012756/reviews/sydney/riflemind-%7C-sydney-theatre-company.html |title=Riflemind {{!}} Sydney Theatre Company |last=Waites |first=James |date=12 October 2007 |website=Australian Stage |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref>


He joined the STC Actors Company in 2008 and won a [[Helpmann Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2009/past-nominees-and-winners/theatre |title=Past nominees and winners |website=[[Helpmann Awards]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> and a [[Sydney Theatre Awards|Sydney Theatre Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/history/2009 |title=2009 |website=[[Sydney Theatre Awards]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> for his performance as [[Prince Hal]]/[[Henry V of England|Henry V]] opposite [[Cate Blanchett]] in ''[[The War of the Roses (Shakespeare)|The War of the Roses]]'' (directed by [[Benedict Andrews]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/awards/the-war-of-the-roses-part-1-and-part-2-1200473138/ |title=The War of the Roses – Part 1 and Part 2 |last=Boland |first=Michaela |date=22 January 2009 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref>
He joined the STC Actors Company in 2008 and won a [[Helpmann Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2009/past-nominees-and-winners/theatre |title=Past nominees and winners |website=[[Helpmann Awards]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> and a [[Sydney Theatre Awards|Sydney Theatre Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/history/2009 |title=2009 |website=[[Sydney Theatre Awards]] |access-date=9 December 2016 |archive-date=22 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022130840/http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/history/2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> for his performance as [[Prince Hal]]/[[Henry V of England|Henry V]] opposite [[Cate Blanchett]] in ''[[The War of the Roses (Shakespeare)|The War of the Roses]]'' (directed by [[Benedict Andrews]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/awards/the-war-of-the-roses-part-1-and-part-2-1200473138/ |title=The War of the Roses – Part 1 and Part 2 |last=Boland |first=Michaela |date=22 January 2009 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref>


In 2010, he played ''[[Richard III]]'' at the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]] directed by Simon Philips. [[Alison Croggon]] in ''[[The Australian]]'' wrote:"This is a deeply intelligent performance, physically and emotionally unafraid. It marks the ascension of a remarkable actor".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/arts-arc/this-richard-iii-is-one-of-the-greats/news-story/6e74e48ba07c702bb13da8023cff35d5 |title=This Richard III is one of the greats |last=Croggon |first=Alison |date=3 May 2010 |work=[[The Australian]] |access-date=8 December 2016 }}</ref> He won his second [[Helpmann Award]] and a [[Green Room Award]] for this performance.
In 2010 he played [[Richard III]] at the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]] directed by Simon Philips. [[Alison Croggon]] in ''[[The Australian]]'' wrote: "This is a deeply intelligent performance, physically and emotionally unafraid. It marks the ascension of a remarkable actor".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/arts-arc/this-richard-iii-is-one-of-the-greats/news-story/6e74e48ba07c702bb13da8023cff35d5 |title=This Richard III is one of the greats |last=Croggon |first=Alison |date=3 May 2010 |work=[[The Australian]] |access-date=8 December 2016 }}</ref> He won his second [[Helpmann Award]] and a [[Green Room Award]] for this performance.


The following year he played ''[[Hamlet]]'' in a sellout season at the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/hamlet-too-successful-for-melbourne-theatre-companys-own-good/news-story/e518b6bf8f9e12a1e721f882bc13a6df |title=Hamlet too successful for Melbourne Theatre Company's own good |last=Boland |first=Michaela |date=11 August 2011 |work=[[The Australian]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> (a role he would reprise in 2013 in Sydney for [[Belvoir St Theatre]]). He played one of the lead roles in ''[[The Wild Duck]]'' (directed by [[Simon Stone]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/the-wild-duck-20120222-1to0k.html |title=The Wild Duck |last=Woodhead |first=Cameron |date=23 February 2012 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> which had successful seasons in Sydney, Melbourne and Oslo for The Ibsen Festival.
The following year he played [[Hamlet]] in a sellout season at the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/hamlet-too-successful-for-melbourne-theatre-companys-own-good/news-story/e518b6bf8f9e12a1e721f882bc13a6df |title=Hamlet too successful for Melbourne Theatre Company's own good |last=Boland |first=Michaela |date=11 August 2011 |work=[[The Australian]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> (a role he would reprise in 2013 in Sydney for [[Belvoir St Theatre]]). He played one of the lead roles in ''[[The Wild Duck]]'' (directed by [[Simon Stone]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/the-wild-duck-20120222-1to0k.html |title=The Wild Duck |last=Woodhead |first=Cameron |date=23 February 2012 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> which had successful seasons in Sydney, Melbourne and Oslo for The Ibsen Festival.


In 2013, he was The Player in STC's ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead]]'' opposite [[Toby Schmitz]] and [[Tim Minchin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/alive-yet-alone-stoppard-players-shine-together-20130811-2rppi.html |title=Alive yet alone, Stoppard players shine together |last=Blake |first=Jason |date=11 August 2013 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> In 2015 he travelled to Paris to perform in [[Simon Stone]]'s production of ''[[Thyestes]]'', and played the title role in Belvoir's production of ''[[Ivanov (play)|Ivanov]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/ivanov-review-20150924-gjttte.html |title=Ivanov review: Entertaining Ewen Leslie brings dry Australian laughs to Russian tale of woe |last=Blake |first=Jason |date=24 September 2015 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref>
In 2013 he was The Player in STC's ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead]]'' opposite [[Toby Schmitz]] and [[Tim Minchin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/alive-yet-alone-stoppard-players-shine-together-20130811-2rppi.html |title=Alive yet alone, Stoppard players shine together |last=Blake |first=Jason |date=11 August 2013 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref> In 2015 he travelled to Paris to perform in [[Simon Stone]]'s production of ''[[Thyestes]]'', and played the title role in Belvoir's production of ''[[Ivanov (play)|Ivanov]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/ivanov-review-20150924-gjttte.html |title=Ivanov review: Entertaining Ewen Leslie brings dry Australian laughs to Russian tale of woe |last=Blake |first=Jason |date=24 September 2015 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=9 December 2016 }}</ref>


In 2021, he returned to the Sydney Theatre Company to perform in [[Kip Williams]] production of ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' performed by only three actors.
In 2021 he returned to the Sydney Theatre Company to perform in [[Kip Williams]] production of ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' performed by only three actors.


===Film and television===
===Film and television===
His first break came when he was cast as the lead role in ''[[Jewboy]]'', a film that screened at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] and [[Sundance Film Festival]]. He has played lead roles in [[Three Blind Mice (2008 film)|''Three Blind Mice'']], ''[[Dead Europe]]'', ''[[The Butterfly Tree]]'' and ''[[The Daughter (2015 film)|The Daughter]]''. He has also appeared in ''[[Kokoda (film)|Kokoda]]'', ''[[The Railway Man (film)|The Railway Man]]'', ''[[Sleeping Beauty (2011 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'', ''[[The Mule (2014 film)|The Mule]]'', ''[[Sweet Country (2017 film)|Sweet Country]]'' and ''[[The Nightingale (2017 film)|The Nightingale]]''.
His first break came when he was cast as the lead role in ''[[Jewboy]]'', a film that screened at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] and [[Sundance Film Festival]]. He has played lead roles in [[Three Blind Mice (2008 film)|''Three Blind Mice'']], ''[[Dead Europe]]'', ''[[The Butterfly Tree]]'' and ''[[The Daughter (2015 film)|The Daughter]]''. He has also appeared in ''[[Kokoda (film)|Kokoda]]'', ''[[The Railway Man (film)|The Railway Man]]'', ''[[Sleeping Beauty (2011 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'', ''[[The Mule (2014 film)|The Mule]]'', ''[[Sweet Country (2017 film)|Sweet Country]]'' and ''[[The Nightingale (2017 film)|The Nightingale]]''.


Notable roles on television include ''[[Operation Buffalo (Australian TV series)|Operation Buffalo]]'', ''[[The Luminaries (miniseries)|The Luminaries]]'', ''[[The Gloaming (TV series)|The Gloaming]]'', ''[[The Cry (2018 TV series)|The Cry]]'', ''[[Safe Harbour (Australian TV series)|Safe Harbour]]'', ''[[Fighting Season]]'', ''[[Deadline Gallipoli]]'', ''[[Devil's Dust]]'', ''[[Mabo (film)|Mabo]]'', ''[[Redfern Now]]'' and ''[[Rake (Australian TV series)|Rake]]''.
Notable roles on TV include ''[[Operation Buffalo (Australian TV series)|Operation Buffalo]]'', ''[[The Luminaries (miniseries)|The Luminaries]]'', ''[[The Gloaming (TV series)|The Gloaming]]'', ''[[The Cry (2018 TV series)|The Cry]]'', ''[[Safe Harbour (Australian TV series)|Safe Harbour]]'', ''[[Fighting Season]]'', ''[[Deadline Gallipoli]]'', ''[[Devil's Dust]]'', ''[[Mabo (film)|Mabo]]'', ''[[Redfern Now]]'' and ''[[Rake (Australian TV series)|Rake]]''.


In 2017, he won an [[AACTA Award]] for his role as Pyke in the second season of ''[[Top of the Lake]]'' opposite [[Elisabeth Moss]], [[Nicole Kidman]] and [[Alice Englert]]. Maureen Ryan in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that his performance was "subtle and powerful", while Michael Idato in the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' wrote, "In a world where fame is fleeting and often hoisted upon the undeserved, Leslie is a proper revelation. He's a stunning performer, perhaps one of the best on our screens".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/review-top-of-the-lake-is-nicole-kidmans-finest-hour-20170822-gy1h1u.html |title=Top of the Lake: China Girl is Nicole Kidman's finest hour |last=Idato |first=Michael |date=22 August 2017 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=2 September 2018 }}</ref>
In 2017 he won an [[AACTA Award]] for his role as Pyke in the second season of ''[[Top of the Lake]]'' opposite [[Elisabeth Moss]], [[Nicole Kidman]] and [[Alice Englert]]. Maureen Ryan in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that his performance was "subtle and powerful", while Michael Idato in the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' wrote, "In a world where fame is fleeting and often hoisted upon the undeserved, Leslie is a proper revelation. He's a stunning performer, perhaps one of the best on our screens".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/review-top-of-the-lake-is-nicole-kidmans-finest-hour-20170822-gy1h1u.html |title=Top of the Lake: China Girl is Nicole Kidman's finest hour |last=Idato |first=Michael |date=22 August 2017 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=2 September 2018 }}</ref>


He also voices the character of [[Pigling Bland]] in ''[[Peter Rabbit (film)|Peter Rabbit]]'' and its ''[[Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway|2021 sequel]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/lunch-with-actor-ewen-leslie-20190204-h1atj9.html |title=Lunch with: The Cry actor Ewen Leslie |last=Martyn |first=Shona |date=4 February 2019 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=23 March 2019 }}</ref>
He also voices the character of [[Pigling Bland]] in the ''[[Peter Rabbit (film)|Peter Rabbit]]'' films.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/lunch-with-actor-ewen-leslie-20190204-h1atj9.html |title=Lunch with: The Cry actor Ewen Leslie |last=Martyn |first=Shona |date=4 February 2019 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=23 March 2019 }}</ref>

In 2024, Leslie appeared in Stan series ''Exposure and [[Prosper (TV series)]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-05-24 |title=Airdate: Exposure {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/05/airdate-exposure.html |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2023-11-17 |title=Airdate: Prosper {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/11/airdate-prosper.html |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> In December 2024, Leslie was named in the cast for Foxtel drama ''The Twelve.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Staff |title=Cast revealed for third season of award-winning anthology series, THE TWELVE: CAPE ROCK KILLER |url=https://www.screenwest.com.au/news/latest-news/cast-revealed-for-third-season-of-award-winning-anthology-series-the-twelve-cape-rock-killer/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Screenwest |language=en-AU}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 2004
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! scope="row" | ''Right Here Right Now''
| Sam
| SBLT Sam Fisher
| Feature film
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| 2005
| 2005
! scope="row" | ''[[Jewboy]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Jewboy]]''
| Yuri
| Yuri
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| 2005
| 2005
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! scope="row" | ''[[Kokoda (film)|Kokoda]]''
| Wilstead
| Wilstead
| Feature film
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|-
|-
| 2007
| 2007
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! scope="row" | ''[[Three Blind Mice (2008 film)|Three Blind Mice]]''
| Sam
| Sam
| Feature film
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|
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2008
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! scope="row" | ''[[Sleeping Beauty (2011 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]''
| Birdmann
| Birdmann
| Feature film
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|
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
! scope="row" | ''[[Dead Europe]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Dead Europe]]''
| Isaac
| Isaac
| Feature film
|
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
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! scope="row" | ''[[The Railway Man (film)|The Railway Man]]''
| Thompson
| Thompson
| Feature film
|
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
! scope="row" | ''[[The Mule (2014 film)|The Mule]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[The Mule (2014 film)|The Mule]]''
| Detective Les Paris
| Detective Les Paris
| Feature film
|
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[The Daughter (2015 film)|The Daughter]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[The Daughter (2015 film)|The Daughter]]''
| Oliver Finch
| Oliver Finch
| Feature film
|
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015
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! scope="row" | ''[[The Butterfly Tree]]''
| Al
| Al
| Feature film
|
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Sweet Country (2017 film)|Sweet Country]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Sweet Country (2017 film)|Sweet Country]]''
| Harry March
| Harry March
| Feature film
|
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
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| 2018
| 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Peter Rabbit (film)|Peter Rabbit]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Peter Rabbit (film)|Peter Rabbit]]''
| Pigling Bland
| Pigling Bland (voice)
| Voice role
| Feature film
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[The Nightingale (2018 film)|The Nightingale]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[The Nightingale (2018 film)|The Nightingale]]''
| Goodwin
| Goodwin
| Feature film
|
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway]]''
| Pigling Bland
| Pigling Bland (voice)
| Voice role
| Feature film
|-
|-
| 2022
| 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[The Unknown Man (2021 film)|The Unknown Man]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[The Stranger (2022 film)|The Stranger]]''
| Milliken
| Assistant Commissioner Milliken
| Feature film
| ''Upcoming''
|-
|-
| TBA
| TBA
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|-
| 1993
| 1993
! scope="row" | ''[[Ship to Shore]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Ship to Shore (TV series)|Ship to Shore]]''
| Guido Bellini
| Guido Bellini
| 52 episodes
| 52 episodes
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| 2012
| 2012
! scope="row" | ''[[Devil's Dust]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Devil's Dust]]''
| Matt Peacock
| [[Matt Peacock]]
| TV miniseries
| TV miniseries
|-
|-
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| 2015
| 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Deadline Gallipoli]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Deadline Gallipoli]]''
| Keith Murdoch
| [[Keith Murdoch]]
| 1 episode
| 1 episode
|-
|-
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| Main cast
| Main cast
|-
|-
| 2020
| rowspan="2" | 2020
! scope="row" | ''[[The Gloaming (TV series)|The Gloaming]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[The Gloaming (TV series)|The Gloaming]]''
| Alex O’Connell
| Alex O’Connell
| Main cast
| Main cast
|-
|-
| 2020
! scope="row" | ''[[Operation Buffalo (Australian TV series)|Operation Buffalo]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Operation Buffalo (Australian TV series)|Operation Buffalo]]''
| Leo Carmichael
| Major Leo Carmichael
| Main cast
| Main cast
|-
|-
| 2022
| rowspan="2" | 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[Pieces of Her (TV series)|Pieces of Her]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Pieces of Her (TV series)|Pieces of Her]]''
| Arthur Gibson
| Arthur Gibson
| 4 episodes
| 4 episodes
|-
|-
| TBA
! scope="row" | ''[[Bali 2002]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Bali 2002]]''
| Tom Keirath
|
| 1 episode
| ''Upcoming''
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|-
|2023
|''[[The Clearing (TV series)|The Clearing]]''
|Tom Atkins
|1 episode
⚫
|-
| rowspan="3" |2024
|''[[Prosper (TV series)|Prosper]]''
|Dion Quinn
|8 episodes
⚫
|-
|''[[Colin from Accounts]]''
|Constable Byrne
|1 episode
⚫
|-
|''Expsoure''
|Jim
|1 episode
|-
|-
|2025
|''The Twelve''
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|TV series
|}
|}


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! scope="row" | ''This Blasted Earth''
| Father/Scarlett
| Father/Scarlett
| Tamarama Rock Surfers
| [[Tamarama Rock Surfers]]
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
! scope="row" | ''Shakesperealism''
! scope="row" | ''Shakesperealism''
| Lewis
| Lewis
| Tamarama Rock Surfers
| [[Tamarama Rock Surfers]]
|-
|-
| 2007
| 2007
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! scope="row" | ''Riflemind''
| Lee
| Lee
| Sydney Theatre Company ([[Wharf Theatre|Wharf 1 Theatre]])
| [[Sydney Theatre Company]] ([[Wharf Theatre|Wharf 1 Theatre]])
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2008
! scope="row" | ''The Serpent's Teeth''
! scope="row" | ''The Serpent's Teeth''
| Sam Lewis
| Sam Lewis
| [[Sydney Opera House]] - Drama Theatre (Sydney Theatre Company)
| [[Sydney Opera House]] - Drama Theatre ([[Sydney Theatre Company]])
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2008
! scope="row" | ''Gallipoli''
! scope="row" | ''Gallipoli''
| Billy Hughes/Atatürk
| Billy Hughes / Atatürk
| [[Sydney Theatre Company|Sydney Theatre]]
| [[Sydney Theatre Company|Sydney Theatre]]
|-
|-
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! scope="row" | ''[[Shakespearean history#The "Wars of the Roses" cycle on stage and in film|The War of the Roses]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Shakespearean history#The "Wars of the Roses" cycle on stage and in film|The War of the Roses]]''
| [[Prince Hal]]/[[Henry V of England|Henry V]]
| [[Prince Hal]]/[[Henry V of England|Henry V]]
| Sydney Theatre
| [[Sydney Theatre Company|Sydney Theatre]]
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
! scope="row" | ''[[The Promise (1965 play)|The Promise]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[The Promise (1965 play)|The Promise]]''
| Marat
| Marat
| Belvoir St Theatre
| [[Belvoir (theatre company)|Belvoir Street Theatre]]
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
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|-
| 2010
| 2010
! scope="row" | ''[[The Trial#Stage adaptations|The Trial]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[The Trial#Dramatic adaptations|The Trial]]''
| Josef K.
| Josef K.
| [[Malthouse Theatre]] (Sydney Theatre Company)
| [[Malthouse Theatre]] ([[Sydney Theatre Company]])
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
! scope="row" | ''[[The Wild Duck]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[The Wild Duck]]''
| Hjalmar Ekdal
| Hjalmar Ekdal
| Belvoir St Theatre
| [[Belvoir (theatre company)|Belvoir Street Theatre]]
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
! scope="row" | ''[[Hamlet]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Hamlet]]''
| [[Prince Hamlet]]
| [[Prince Hamlet]]
| Melbourne Theate Company
| [[Melbourne Theatre Company|Melbourne Theate Company]]
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''
| Brick Pollitt
| Brick Pollitt
| Belvoir St Theatre
| [[Belvoir (theatre company)|Belvoir Street Theatre]]
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]''
| The Player
| The Player
| Sydney Theatre Company
| [[Sydney Theatre Company]]
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
! scope="row" | ''Hamlet''
! scope="row" | ''[[Hamlet]]''
| Prince Hamlet
| [[Prince Hamlet]]
| Belvoir St Theatre
| [[Belvoir (theatre company)|Belvoir Street Theatre]]
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015
! scope="row" | ''Thyestes''
! scope="row" | ''Thyestes''
| Atreus
| Atreus
| Belvoir St Theatre
| [[Belvoir (theatre company)|Belvoir Street Theatre]]
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Ivanov (play)|Ivanov]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Ivanov (play)|Ivanov]]''
| Nikolai Ivanov
| [[Nikolai Ivanov (general)|Nikolai Ivanov]]
| Belvoir St Theatre
| [[Belvoir (theatre company)|Belvoir Street Theatre]]
|-
|-
|2021
|2021
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Ewen Leslie
Born (1980-07-27) 27 July 1980 (age 44)
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present

Ewen Leslie (born 27 July 1980) is an Australian actor.

Career

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Theatre

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His first work on Sydney stages was performing at the Old Fitzroy Hotel theatre in Woolloomooloo. In 2007 he was cast by Philip Seymour Hoffman in Riflemind, a play by Andrew Upton which premiered at the Sydney Theatre Company.[1]

He joined the STC Actors Company in 2008 and won a Helpmann Award[2] and a Sydney Theatre Award[3] for his performance as Prince Hal/Henry V opposite Cate Blanchett in The War of the Roses (directed by Benedict Andrews).[4]

In 2010 he played Richard III at the Melbourne Theatre Company directed by Simon Philips. Alison Croggon in The Australian wrote: "This is a deeply intelligent performance, physically and emotionally unafraid. It marks the ascension of a remarkable actor".[5] He won his second Helpmann Award and a Green Room Award for this performance.

The following year he played Hamlet in a sellout season at the Melbourne Theatre Company[6] (a role he would reprise in 2013 in Sydney for Belvoir St Theatre). He played one of the lead roles in The Wild Duck (directed by Simon Stone)[7] which had successful seasons in Sydney, Melbourne and Oslo for The Ibsen Festival.

In 2013 he was The Player in STC's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opposite Toby Schmitz and Tim Minchin.[8] In 2015 he travelled to Paris to perform in Simon Stone's production of Thyestes, and played the title role in Belvoir's production of Ivanov.[9]

In 2021 he returned to the Sydney Theatre Company to perform in Kip Williams production of Julius Caesar performed by only three actors.

Film and television

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His first break came when he was cast as the lead role in Jewboy, a film that screened at the Cannes Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival. He has played lead roles in Three Blind Mice, Dead Europe, The Butterfly Tree and The Daughter. He has also appeared in Kokoda, The Railway Man, Sleeping Beauty, The Mule, Sweet Country and The Nightingale.

Notable roles on TV include Operation Buffalo, The Luminaries, The Gloaming, The Cry, Safe Harbour, Fighting Season, Deadline Gallipoli, Devil's Dust, Mabo, Redfern Now and Rake.

In 2017 he won an AACTA Award for his role as Pyke in the second season of Top of the Lake opposite Elisabeth Moss, Nicole Kidman and Alice Englert. Maureen Ryan in Variety wrote that his performance was "subtle and powerful", while Michael Idato in the Sydney Morning Herald wrote, "In a world where fame is fleeting and often hoisted upon the undeserved, Leslie is a proper revelation. He's a stunning performer, perhaps one of the best on our screens".[10]

He also voices the character of Pigling Bland in the Peter Rabbit films.[11]

In 2024, Leslie appeared in Stan series Exposure and Prosper (TV series).[12][13] In December 2024, Leslie was named in the cast for Foxtel drama The Twelve.[14]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Justice Bully
2002 The Doppelgangers Fitz Short film
2004 Sold Out Punter Short film
2004 Right Here Right Now SBLT Sam Fisher Feature film
2005 Jewboy Yuri Feature film
2005 Live to Give Seb Short film
2005 The Mechanicals Toast Man Short film
2006 Kokoda Wilstead Feature film
2007 Katoomba Don Short film
2008 Three Blind Mice Sam Feature film
2008 Netherland Dwarf Dad Short film
2009 Lonely Bob Short film
2009 Apricot Marcel Short film
2011 Sleeping Beauty Birdmann Feature film
2012 Dead Europe Isaac Feature film
2012 Suspended Dave Short film
2013 Scene 16 Luke Short film
2013 The Railway Man Thompson Feature film
2014 The Mule Detective Les Paris Feature film
2015 The Daughter Oliver Finch Feature film
2015 Death in Bloom Christopher Crumples Short film
2017 The Butterfly Tree Al Feature film
2017 Sweet Country Harry March Feature film
2017 Face James Short film
2018 Peter Rabbit Pigling Bland (voice) Feature film
2018 The Nightingale Goodwin Feature film
2021 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Pigling Bland (voice) Feature film
2022 The Stranger Assistant Commissioner Milliken Feature film
TBA Mr Pillow Upcoming

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Ship to Shore Guido Bellini 52 episodes
1996 Bush Patrol Dave 1 episode
1997 The Gift Boy Episode: "The Cockroach Rap"
2001 Wild Kat Morgan Ritchie 13 episodes
2002 The Road from Coorain Reg Television film
2002 The Junction Boys Luke Mason Television film
2003 All Saints Tony Hunter 3 episodes
2006 Love My Way Duc 8 episodes
2007 Lockie Leonard John East 7 episodes
2009 My Place Mr. Bracey 1 episode
2012 Mabo Bryan Keon-Cohen Television film
2012 Devil's Dust Matt Peacock TV miniseries
2012 Redfern Now Mr. Parish 2 episodes
2013 Top of the Lake Steve (voice) Episode: "The Edge of the Universe"
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Hugo Episode: "The Course Whisperer"
2014 Wonderland Nick Deakin 8 episodes
2015 Deadline Gallipoli Keith Murdoch 1 episode
2015 No Activity Police officer (voice) 6 episodes
2016 Janet King Patrick Bocarro 5 episodes
2016 Rake Bevan Leigh 3 episodes
2017 Top of the Lake Pyke 6 episodes
2017 Sisters Abraham 2 episodes
2018 Safe Harbour Ryan Gallagher Miniseries
2018 Fighting Season Captain Edward "Ted" Nordenfelt Main cast
2018 The Cry Alistair Robertson Main cast
2020 The Luminaries Crosbie Wells Main cast
2020 The Gloaming Alex O’Connell Main cast
Operation Buffalo Major Leo Carmichael Main cast
2022 Pieces of Her Arthur Gibson 4 episodes
Bali 2002 Tom Keirath 1 episode
2023 The Clearing Tom Atkins 1 episode
2024 Prosper Dion Quinn 8 episodes
Colin from Accounts Constable Byrne 1 episode
Expsoure Jim 1 episode
2025 The Twelve TV series

Theatre credits

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Year Show Role Venue
2003 Woyzeck Doctor Old Fitzroy Theatre
2003 Chicks Will Dig You! Seb Belvoir St Theatre (Downstairs Theatre)
2004 Cross Sections Aaron Tamarama Sock Surfers
2004 This Blasted Earth Father/Scarlett Tamarama Rock Surfers
2005 Shakesperealism Lewis Tamarama Rock Surfers
2007 Paul Yeshua Belvoir St Theatre
2007 Dead Caesar Cassius Sydney Theatre Company (Wharf 2 Theatre)
2007 Riflemind Lee Sydney Theatre Company (Wharf 1 Theatre)
2008 The Serpent's Teeth Sam Lewis Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre (Sydney Theatre Company)
2008 Gallipoli Billy Hughes / Atatürk Sydney Theatre
2009 The War of the Roses Prince Hal/Henry V Sydney Theatre
2009 The Promise Marat Belvoir Street Theatre
2010 Richard III Richard III Melbourne Theatre Company
2010 The Trial Josef K. Malthouse Theatre (Sydney Theatre Company)
2011 The Wild Duck Hjalmar Ekdal Belvoir Street Theatre
2011 Hamlet Prince Hamlet Melbourne Theate Company
2013 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Brick Pollitt Belvoir Street Theatre
2013 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead The Player Sydney Theatre Company
2013 Hamlet Prince Hamlet Belvoir Street Theatre
2015 Thyestes Atreus Belvoir Street Theatre
2015 Ivanov Nikolai Ivanov Belvoir Street Theatre
2021 Julius Caesar Multiple roles Sydney Theatre Company (Wharf 1 Theatre)
2022 The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde/Others Sydney Theatre Company (Roslyn Packer Theatre)

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Work Result
2005 AFI Awards Outstanding Achievement in Craft in a Non-Feature Jewboy Nominated
2006 Movie Extra Filmink Awards Best Australian Newcomer Nominated
2009 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role The War of the Roses Won
Helpmann Awards Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play Won
2010 Best Male Actor in a Play Richard III Won
Green Room Awards Best Male Actor Won
2011 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role The Wild Duck Nominated
2012 Australian Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor Dead Europe Nominated
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Actor Nominated
Green Room Awards Best Ensemble - Theatre Companies The Wild Duck Nominated
Best Male Actor Nominated
2013 Equity Ensemble Awards Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries Mabo Nominated
Devil's Dust Won
Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Nominated
2014 Glug Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Helpmann Awards Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play Nominated
AACTA Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Dead Europe Nominated
2015 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role Ivanov Nominated
2016 AACTA Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role The Daughter Nominated
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Actor Nominated
2017 Australian Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor Nominated
AACTA Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role The Butterfly Tree Nominated
Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Top of the Lake Won
2018 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actor Safe Harbour Nominated
2019 Australian Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Sweet Country Nominated
Equity Ensemble Awards Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries Safe Harbour Nominated
Logie Awards Most Outstanding Supporting Actor Fighting Season Nominated
AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Fighting Season Nominated
AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama The Cry Nominated
2020 New Zealand Film and Television Awards Best Supporting Actor The Luminaries Nominated
2020 AACTA Awards AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Operation Buffalo Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Waites, James (12 October 2007). "Riflemind | Sydney Theatre Company". Australian Stage. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Past nominees and winners". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ^ "2009". Sydney Theatre Awards. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ Boland, Michaela (22 January 2009). "The War of the Roses – Part 1 and Part 2". Variety. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  5. ^ Croggon, Alison (3 May 2010). "This Richard III is one of the greats". The Australian. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. ^ Boland, Michaela (11 August 2011). "Hamlet too successful for Melbourne Theatre Company's own good". The Australian. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  7. ^ Woodhead, Cameron (23 February 2012). "The Wild Duck". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  8. ^ Blake, Jason (11 August 2013). "Alive yet alone, Stoppard players shine together". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  9. ^ Blake, Jason (24 September 2015). "Ivanov review: Entertaining Ewen Leslie brings dry Australian laughs to Russian tale of woe". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  10. ^ Idato, Michael (22 August 2017). "Top of the Lake: China Girl is Nicole Kidman's finest hour". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  11. ^ Martyn, Shona (4 February 2019). "Lunch with: The Cry actor Ewen Leslie". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  12. ^ Knox, David (24 May 2024). "Airdate: Exposure | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  13. ^ Knox, David (17 November 2023). "Airdate: Prosper | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  14. ^ Writer, Staff. "Cast revealed for third season of award-winning anthology series, THE TWELVE: CAPE ROCK KILLER". Screenwest. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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