Matthew Leitch (born 19 March 1975) is an English actor, known for his portrayal of Floyd Talbert in the award-winning

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miniseries '' Band of Brothers''. He also starred in the 2006 action film ''

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''.

Biography

Leitch started his acting career in the television series ''

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'' on

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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

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. Leitch has also had minor roles in the films ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has appeared in TV adverts for

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and

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. 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

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leitch, Matthew 1975 births 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male television actors Living people Male actors from London