Leon Ockenden

Leon Ockenden (born 16 August 1978) is an English actor, director and writer who works in TV, film, theatre and radio. He grew up in the resort town of Looe, Cornwall. He is best known for his role as Norman Jayden in Heavy Rain.

Career Ockenden left school at the age of 16 to become a baker. After working in hotel kitchens in Sweden and Germany for one year, he returned to Britain to work as a pastry chef at the Hilton Hotel on London's Park Lane. He studied performing arts at the College of Further Education in Plymouth. He then received a scholarship from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where he took a three-year acting course and graduated in 2003.

Personal life Ockenden married actress Vanessa Hehir on 24 October 2010. They have a daughter. Ockenden is a fan of Liverpool.

Filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released

Films Year Title Role Notes 2005 Vegabond Shoes Champagne waiter Short film 2009 Mr. Right Lawrence 2009 Dread Jimmy Cake 2011 Baroque Lover/fighter Short film 2011 Cpt. Joe Temski Short film 2012 Red Tails Co-pilot 2013 The Cosmonaut Stas 2013 Don't Miss the Cup PeterShort film 2015 Eliana Dude Short film 2016 Across the River Cake shop owner 2020 The Reckoning Morton Tobias2021 R.I.A. Robert The Willows Peter Short film2022 The Bulls Leon Short film The Lair Oswald Jones 2024 The RedRoom Hugo Short film TBALioness Viscount Davenport Pre-production

Television

Video games Year Title Role 2010 Heavy Rain Norman Jayden

Music videos Year Title Artist Role 2005 "Desire" Geri Halliwell Boss

Theatre How the Other Half Loves (2017) Flare Path (2015) Muswell Hill (2012) Plague Over England (2008) Women Beware Women (2006) The Tempest (2006)