7.2
Movie
Acting
Leanne Best
- Born
- (age 47)
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, England, UK
- Credits
- 51 titles
Biography
Leanne Best (born June 15, 1979) is an English actress. She trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and presently lives in southwest London.
She is known for her roles as Jane Cobden in the BBC series Ripper Street, Celia Donnelly in Fortitude, and the title role of 'The Woman In Black' in the 2014 film The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death. Best also appeared as Min Sakul in the sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).
More recently Best appeared in ITV comedy series Cold Feet in September 2016 as Tina Reynolds. She was also in Line of Duty series 3.
Signature work
Known For
7.2
Movie
8.3
TV
Black Mirror
8.4
TV
Ted Lasso
6.7
Movie
The Infiltrator
7.7
TV
Carnival Row
5.2
Movie
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
8.2
TV
Line of Duty
5.7
Movie
Little Joe
6.8
TV
Fortitude
7.5
TV
Shetland
7.1
TV
Young Wallander
7.4
TV
Ripper Street
6.3
Movie
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
6.6
TV
Tin Star
6.3
Movie
Salting the Battlefield
6.5
TV
The Bay
7.3
TV
New Tricks
7.4
TV
This City Is Ours
Acting credits 51
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Do Not Disturb TV | Mum (1 ep) |
| 2026 | A Woman of Substance TV | Adele Fairley (8 ep) |
| 2025 | This City Is Ours TV | Lesley Williams (5 ep) |
| 2024 | Sebastian Film | Dionne |
| 2024 | Insomnia TV | Phoebe (6 ep) |
| 2024 | G'wed TV | Jodie (18 ep) |
| 2023 | Raging Grace Film | Katherine |
| 2023 | Our Kid Film | Sarah |
| 2023 | Black Dog Film | Dog Lady |
| 2023 | Bolan's Shoes Film | Penny / Sadie |
| 2023 | A Town Called Malice TV | Lindsay (6 ep) |
| 2022 | The Walk-In TV | Alison (5 ep) |
| 2022 | Compulsion TV | Jenny (4 ep) |
| 2022 | Four Lives TV | Kate (3 ep) |
| 2021 | Close to Me TV | Anna (6 ep) |
| 2021 | Harm Film | |
| 2020 | Young Wallander TV | Frida Rask (6 ep) |
| 2020 | Ted Lasso TV | Georgie Tartt (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Little Joe Film | Mother |
| 2019 | Carnival Row TV | Madame Moira (4 ep) |
| 2019 | I Am... TV | Ava (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Bay TV | Julie Ashworth (6 ep) |
| 2018 | Native Film | Awan |
| 2017 | Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Film | Eileen |
| 2017 | Cotton Wool Film | Rachel |
| 2017 | Tin Star TV | Penny (3 ep) |
| 2017 | Babs Film | Rose Deeks |
| 2017 | The Good Karma Hospital TV | Debbie Smart (6 ep) |
| 2016 | The Infiltrator Film | Bowling Alley Waitress |
| 2016 | Undercover TV | Abigail Strickland (6 ep) |
| 2016 | The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells TV | Eveline Coombes (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens Film | Min Sakul |
| 2015 | From Darkness TV | Julie Hind (4 ep) |
| 2015 | The Outcast TV | Jeanie Lee (2 ep) |
| 2015 | Home Fires TV | Teresa Fenchurch (12 ep) |
| 2015 | Fortitude TV | Celia Donnelly (11 ep) |
| 2014 | The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death Film | Woman In Black |
| 2014 | The Driver TV | Sarah (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Salting the Battlefield Film | Amber Page |
| 2013 | Lucan Film | Sandra Rivett |
| 2013 | Lucan TV | Sandra Rivett (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Shetland TV | Annabel (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Ripper Street TV | Jane Cobden (9 ep) |
| 2012 | Line of Duty TV | PC Jackie Brickford (6 ep) |
| 2011 | Black Mirror TV | Penny (1 ep) |
| 2010 | The Be All and End All Film | Krystal |
| 2009 | Moving On TV | Lesley (1 ep) |
| 2006 | New Street Law TV | Claudia Hartson (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Heatwave Film | Loz Garrett |
| 2004 | New Tricks TV | Zoe Baines (1 ep) |
| 1998 | Cold Feet TV | Tina Reynolds (15 ep) |