Solly McLeod

Biography

Solly McLeod is a British actor from Scotland who began a busy stretch in April 2021, shooting four projects in succession with almost no downtime. He worked on HBO's House of the Dragon and the Sky show The Rising, then spent three months as the title character in the ITVX drama Tom Jones, sharing the screen with Sophie Wilde and Hannah Waddingham. An earlier part came in Outlander. He then filmed Jericho Ridge, an independent survival thriller, in Kosovo, and appeared in Viggo Mortensen's Western The Dead Don't Hurt (2024). In 2025, he played Jan, a troubled neighbor, opposite Martin Compston in the Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller Fear. That same year brought roles in Star City, a For All Mankind spin-off, plus Practical Magic 2 (2026) and Anxious People, where he worked with Angelina Jolie and Aimee Lou Wood.

26years old

Turns 27 on February 11in 121 days

Born February 11, 2000Scotland
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 5 years2021 to 2026

Genres

Drama50%, 4 films
Action38%, 3 films
Comedy38%, 3 films
Romance25%, 2 films
Thriller25%, 2 films

First and latest

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A change of course
Starting in April 2021, McLeod worked on four projects with barely a break, resting just one day between each. He appeared in The Rising and House of the Dragon, then spent three months as the title character in Tom Jones, and later shot Jericho Ridge in Kosovo.
Beyond film
Solly McLeod played a World War 1 soldier in a music video. The video was for the Minute Taker song "Lead You Home" and came out in December 2021.

Solly McLeod movies on Netflix

Brothers Under Fire2026IMDb rating 4.9as Danny
Practical Magic 22026IMDb rating 6.4as Thomas Lockland
William Tell2025IMDb rating 5.7as Melchtal
Jericho Ridge2024IMDb rating 6.0as Deputy Walter Judge
The Dead Don't Hurt2024IMDb rating 6.4as Weston Jeffries
Boy in the Corner2022IMDb rating 7.8as Caleb
I Feel Fine2022IMDb rating 8.4as Ryan
Boxing Day2021IMDb rating 5.4as Bellman

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Dead Don't Hurt2024 Drama, Westernas Weston Jeffries
IMDb rating 6.411K votes
Brothers Under Fire2026 Action, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Danny
IMDb rating 4.92.0K votes
Jericho Ridge2024as Deputy Walter Judge
IMDb rating 6.01.8K votes
Practical Magic 22026as Thomas Lockland
IMDb rating 6.46.3K votes
William Tell2025as Melchtal
IMDb rating 5.78.1K votes
Boy in the Corner2022as Caleb
IMDb rating 7.8223 votes
I Feel Fine2022as Ryan
IMDb rating 8.430 votes
Boxing Day2021as Bellman
IMDb rating 5.41.6K votes

Worked with

Solly McLeod made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ben Kingsley

Nicole Kidman

Jonathan Pryce

Kiefer Sutherland

Danny Huston

Sandra Bullock

Viggo MortensenDirector, 1 film Nick HammDirector, 1 film Susanne BierDirector, 1 film

Films together

Ben Kingsley1 film together, 2025
Ben Kingsley's page
- William Tell2025IMDb rating 5.7McLeod as MelchtalKingsley as King Albrecht
Nicole Kidman1 film together, 2026
Nicole Kidman's page
- Practical Magic 22026IMDb rating 6.4McLeod as Thomas LocklandKidman as Gillian Owens
Jonathan Pryce1 film together, 2025
Jonathan Pryce's page
- William Tell2025IMDb rating 5.7McLeod as MelchtalPryce as Attinghausen
Kiefer Sutherland1 film together, 2026
Kiefer Sutherland's page
- Brothers Under Fire2026IMDb rating 4.9McLeod as DannySutherland as Capt. Jordan Wright
Danny Huston1 film together, 2024
Danny Huston's page
- The Dead Don't Hurt2024IMDb rating 6.4McLeod as Weston JeffriesHuston as Rudolph Schiller
Sandra Bullock1 film together, 2026
Sandra Bullock's page
- Practical Magic 22026IMDb rating 6.4McLeod as Thomas LocklandBullock as Sally Owens
Viggo MortensenDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Viggo Mortensen
- The Dead Don't Hurt2024IMDb rating 6.4McLeod as Weston Jeffries
Nick HammDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by Nick Hamm
- William Tell2025IMDb rating 5.7McLeod as Melchtal
Susanne BierDirector, 1 film, 2026
All films by Susanne Bier
- Practical Magic 22026IMDb rating 6.4McLeod as Thomas Lockland

Online

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