Ford Leland

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Ford Leland

Rita Axon Agency
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American actor from Washington D.C. with several years of performing experience including:
- International films in Italy,
- Television presentation in France, and
- Intensive acting studies in the USA.

Also an academic prodigy, skipped high school and began university studies at age 13 in the USA.

Returned to acting full-time in early 2023 after years of establishing financial independence by directing the communications and design firm I founded in Tokyo and Paris.

Currently live between London & Milan, hold French and USA passports.

English mother-tongue, speak Japanese, Italian & French fluently (see showreels).
Ford Leland
Vita as Open in Filmmakers
Actor•French, American •
Place of residence Milan (IT), Paris (FR)
Place of birthWashington D.C. USA
Housing optionsNice (FR), San Francisco (US), Washington (US), New York (US)
SpecializationsSpeaker
Driver's licensesCar class
Eye colorblue green
Hair colordarkblond
Height (cm)180
Weight (in kg)62
LanguagesEnglish(native-language)FrenchItalianJapanese
DialectsAmerican-Southern StatesAmerican-StandardEnglish-StandardMid-Atlantic(native dialect)Parisian dialect(native dialect)
AccentsAmericanEnglishItalian
SportMountain hikingPilatesYogaAerial yogaBoulderingFencing (stage)Horse ridingRoller-skatingStage combat
DanceBalletClassic danceContemporary danceModern Dance
PitchTenor
Special skills(cartoon) voice actingCatwalkModelStorytellerAudio bookImprovisation
Training

2006-2007 – South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities – Completed intensive drama studies in this highly competitive arts boarding school in the USA

Other professional training
2022 – 2023
Improvvisamente Teatro – Acting for Cinema and Television (conducted in Italian)
2022
Il Centro Di Lingua E Cultura Italiana (Milan) – Intensive Italian language and diction studies
2015 – 2016
The Naganuma School (Tokyo) - Intensive Japanese language and diction studies
2013 – 2015
CCFS de la Sorbonne (Paris) – Intensive French language and diction studies
Film
2023
In the Hand of Dante (Cinema film)
Christie's Consultant (SR)
Julian Schnabel Nicholas Tasches
2023
Queer (Cinema film)
Young Man 8 (SR)
Luca Guadagnino Luca Guadagnino, Lorenzo Mieli Justin Kuritzkes
Television
2014 – 2015
Men's Fashion Insider TV (Reportage (Series/Episode))
Television Presenter (French & English) (GR)
2014
Phoenix TV Hong Kong (Reportage (Series/Episode))
Television Presenter (French & English) (GR)
Commercial
2023
Enterogermina Gonfiore (Commercial)
Friend (SR)