Richard Leaf

Richard Leaf (born 1 January 1967) is an English actor.

He has had several small parts in television and stage productions. Leaf is married to actress Tamsin Greig since 1997 and has 3 children. The actor is notable for his role as the Governor of York, nephew of King Edward I in Mel Gibson's Braveheart. He appeared as Hannibal Lecter's father in the 2007 Hannibal Rising film. He also appeared as John Dawlish, an Auror, in the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and portrayed Jack, the bartender of the Cloverdilly public house, in the 2006 film, Penelope.

Partial filmography

Braveheart (1995) - Governor of York

Jack and Sarah (1995) - Stoned Man

Cutthroat Island (1995) - Snake the Lookout

Mary Reilly (1996) - Screaming Girl's Father

The Fifth Element (1997) - Neighbour

This Is the Sea (1997) - Pastor Lamthorn

A spasso nel tempo - L'avventura continua (1997) - Capo esercito inglese

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) - Conscience - Young Man

Best (2000) - Constable Davies

Maybe Baby (2000) - Justin Cocker

Enigma (2001) - Baxter

The Order (2003) - Sin Eater at St. Peters

Derailed (2005) - Night Clerk Ray

Penelope (2006) - Jack the Bartender

Hannibal Rising (2007) - Father Lecter

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - John Dawlish

Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth (2008) - Colonel Regamun