- Leo Woodall plays Jack in The White Lotus: Sicily.
- He is from West London.
- He was in a movie with Tom Holland.
Leo Woodall26, is the unexpected breakthrough star of The White Lotus Season 2. Fans loved everything they saw of Leo, including his butt! His scene-stealing moment came at the end of Episode 5 when Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) Leo’s character Jack finds sex with his supposed uncle, despite having a romance with Portia (Haley Lu Richardson). There’s clearly a lot more going on with Jack than fans thought.
So who is Leo Woodall? Here are five things you should know about the handsome The White Lotus: Sicily Star.
1. Leo plays Jack in The White Lotus.
When fans meet Jack in The White Lotus 2, he is a charismatic young man from Essex who is in Sicily with his rich gay uncle Quentin. They start hanging out with Tanya and Portia, which leads to a romance between Jack and Portia. But after the shocking events of Episode 5, fans are suspicious of Jack and his intentions with Portia.
Ironically, Leo has said that he’s nothing like him white lotus Character. “I’m a very sensitive boy,” he said W Magazine. “To be honest, we don’t really have much in common. But I definitely enjoyed tapping into the ruthless side of me.”
2. He didn’t want to be an actor.
Leo comes from a family of actors and performers but wanted to pursue a different career path. “I wanted to be a physical education teacher or a stuntman,” he said in the W Magazine Interview. Leo revealed he changed his mind about acting after watching an episode of Peaky Blinders when he was 19. He said he was “really afraid” to tell his father, who was an actor, that he wanted to get into the industry, but his father supported his decision.
3. He is British.
Leo is British in real life, just like him The White Lotus character, but he’s from West London, not Essex. “There are definitely a lot of people I know from Essex. My stepsister is from Essex so it was fun to get into,” he said vulture.
4. He did a movie with Tom Holland.
Leo had a small role in the 2021 film cherry With Tom Holland. However, most of Leo’s scenes were cut because he “had a cough in his spit,” he said in the W Magazine Interview.
5. His next project is an Amazon Prime show.
Leo will star in Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming sci-fi series citadelcreated by Anthony and Joseph Russo who directed cherry. They have also directed several Marvel films including Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. The series stars Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra and is expected to premiere in 2023.