Al Weaver

Al Weaver is an English actor and also a writer, producer and director who studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and graduated in 2003. He began his professional stage career with Trevor Nunn's 2004 Hamlet at the Old Vic, playing the title part on Monday evenings and at matinees while Ben Whishaw handled the evening performances. His film credits include small roles in The Merchant of Venice (2004), Doom (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006), Me and Orson Welles (2008), Unmade Beds (2009) and Colette (2018). On television he plays the curate Leonard Finch in Grantchester from 2014 onward and directed the third episode of its eighth season; his other TV work includes Sherlock, Southcliffe and Life in Squares. He voiced Rex in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017) and returned to the role in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. On stage he was Meshak in Coram Boy at the Royal National Theatre, and his radio work includes Bach: The Great Passion.