This Golden Globe winning actor looked unrecognisable a whopping 57-years after his iconic role captured him to stardom. The 74-year-old wrapped up warm in a black duffel coat which she layered over jeans while stepping out in North London. He was was awarded the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year in 1969 for his role as one of Shakespeare's most famous young lovers in a controversial adaptation.
![[He was was awarded the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year in 1969 for his role as one of Shakespeare's famous young lovers]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/15/93713063-14247549-image-m-15_1735917847507.jpg)
Directed by the legendary movie maker Franco Zeffirelli, the actor left school before his 17th birthday to begin work alongside 15-year-old co-star Olivia Hussey, who he briefly dated, and remained close to until her death last month. He later went on to appear in The Royal Hunt Of The Sun with Christopher Plummer and reunited with Olivia in 2015 for romantic drama Social Suicide, which was inspired by the very film that made them both famous.
![[Of course it's Leonard Whiting who was catapulted to fame as Romeo Montague in the 1968 big screen adaptation of Romeo and Juliet (right pictured in the movie)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/15/93713985-14247549-Of_course_it_s_Leonard_Whiting_who_was_catapulted_to_fame_as_Rom-m-39_1735919386348.jpg)
But can you guess who he is?. This Golden Globe winning actor looked unrecognisable a whopping 57-years after his iconic role that captured him to stardom - can you guess who he is?. He was was awarded the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year in 1969 for his role as one of Shakespeare's famous young lovers.
![[Directed by the legendary movie maker Franco Zeffirelli, the actor left school before his 17th birthday to begin work alongside 15-year-old co-star Olivia Hussey]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/15/93714041-14247549-image-a-41_1735919394564.jpg)
Of course it's Leonard Whiting who was catapulted to world wide fame as Romeo Montague in the 1968 big screen adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The distinguished actor was spotted on the rare outing this week with wife Lynn Presser, whom he married in 1995.
![[The distinguished actor was spotted on the rare outing in London with wife Lynn Presser whom he married in 1995]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/15/93713871-14247549-The_distinguished_actor_was_spotted_on_the_rare_outing_in_London-m-29_1735918849077.jpg)
