Meet Leo Woodall: The White Lotus's Essex boy turned lead in Apple TV's Prime Target
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It’s been a long time since the nation was enraptured by an Essex boy. The sheen of Love Island has completely tarnished and The Only Way Is Essex feels like a distant fever dream. But then, for a short period in 2022, a fresh delegate had everyone – even those who should know better – weak at the knees. It was The White Lotus’s Jack, a cheeky chappy West Ham fan with a Cockney twang and highly sensitive nipples.
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So what about the man behind the Cowabunga neck tattoo? That would be Leo Woodall, the 28-year-old Shepherd’s Bush-born actor who’s fast becoming 2025’s favourite leading man. Woodall first won hearts as Jack, then as Dexter Mayhew in Netflix’s fresh adaptation of David Nicholls’ bestseller novel, One Day. Soon, he’ll be appearing in the new Bridget Jones film, which is set for release on Valentine’s Day, in which he plays a love interest for Bridget named Roxster. It is the year of age gap relationships after all (see: Babygirl). And he’s currently enjoying rave reviews from his turn as a maths genius in Apple TV’s Prime Target. But where did he come from, and where will he go? Here’s all the intel on blue-eyed Leo.
Woodall’s family tree is full of thespians, though none are exactly household names. His father is the actor Andrew Woodall, known for parts in The Count of Monte Cristo, Solo: A Star Wars Story and Belle as well as his work on stage. His step-father is Scottish actor Alexander Morton, who has cropped up in just about every British and Scottish terrestrial series you can think of: Casualty, Luther, Taggart, Minder, Extras, Take The High Road, Monarch of the Glen, Second Sight, River City — to name but a few.
