Matthew Leitch (born 19 March 1975) is an English actor, known for his portrayal of Floyd Talbert in the award-winning HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He also starred in the 2006 action film The Detonator.

Matthew Leitch
Born (1975-03-19) 19 March 1975 (age 49)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present

Biography

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Leitch started his acting career in the television series Renford Rejects on Nickelodeon and then in Miami 7. His breakthrough role was on Band of Brothers as Floyd Talbert. He then went on to star in the British film AKA opposite his Band of Brothers co-star Peter Youngblood Hills.

Leitch has also had minor roles in the films Below and The Dark Knight.

He has appeared in TV adverts for The Times and Warburtons.

In 2021, Matthew Leitch hosted several online and live cast reunions with actors from Band of Brothers and The Pacific under the title We Happy Few 506. Matthew currently co-hosts a podcast with fellow Band of Brothers actor Doug Allen called We Happy Few 506 ‘The Nearly Men’.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 AKA Dean Page
2002 Below Zap
2006 The Detonator Dimitru Ilianca Direct-to-video
2008 The Dark Knight Prisoner on ferry
2009 Sabor Tropical Brian
2019 Country of Hotels Roger

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1998–2000 Renford Rejects Stewart Jackson Main role (series 1–3); 23 episodes
1999 Miami 7 Robert Episode: "The Man from E.M.I."
2001 Band of Brothers Floyd M. "Tab" Talbert Miniseries; 10 episodes
2003 Mile High Rob Episode: "Episode Ten"
2006 Genie in the House Mamoun Episode: "Cuckoo in the Lamp"
2009 Genie in the House Morrison Lord Episode: "Max Actor"
2011 Strike Back Kennedy 2 episodes

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