Leon & The Peoples
City Winery Chicago Presents Leon & The Peoples on March 2nd at 7:00 PM.
2025 is poised to be another memorable year for Leon!
Leon recently completed filming the British Christmas comedy “Jingle Hellz” shot completely on location in London, England. He is the star of “The Rhythm and the Blues” the upcoming true-life story of the blues musician Eddie Taylor and is currently starring in the courtroom drama “Wildcards”.
In 2022, Leon starred in the action drama “A Day to Die” opposite actors Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo, which was released worldwide with premieres in New York, Los Angeles, Dubai and Egypt and was a Top 10 streamer on Netflix.
The actor can currently be seen in the Amazon Studios Emmy nominated series “Swarm”, the NAACP nominated movie “First Lady Of BMF”, the Showtime drama “City on A Hill” as well as the Paramount Plus series, “The CHI” season six.
In 2021, Leon starred in Hallmark’s #No. 1 movie of the year, “Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas.” In 2019, Leon starred in the movie “Her Only Choice”, an International Press Academy nominee for Best Movie Made for TV, which can also be seen streaming on Netflix. Leon co-starred and executive produced the award-winning, international TV series “40 & Single”. He also has a re-occurring role on CBS’s “Blue Bloods".
Leon has played a wide variety of memorable roles, from his debut in Madonna’s most famous music video “Like a Prayer” to the lead role of Disney’s blockbuster hit “Cool Runnings”. He was the hero in New Line's urban sports drama “Above the Rim”, appeared in Tri-Star's action hit “Cliffhanger” and the most love-hate role of Russell in the 20th Century Fox hit “Waiting to Exhale”.
Leon starred in the NAACP Best Picture Award-winning “Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored” and HBO’s first original series “Oz”. He continued to shine in musical roles starring in Robert Townsend’s “The Five Heartbeats” (voted the #No. 1 African American film by AOL), the Emmy winning mini-series “The Temptations,” as lead singer, David Ruffin and the NBC authorized biography of “Little Richard,” both earning him NAACP Best Actor nominations. AOL named Leon as one of the sexiest black actors of all times. Other credits include BAFTA winner Leila Djansi’s films, “And Then There Was You”, “Where Children Play" and “Cover” directed by Bill Duke.
Leon’s band, Leon & The Peoples, released the band’s second album, “Love Is A Beautiful Thing” on the Spectra Music label with two top 20 Billboard singles and rave reviews. The group’s music can be heard on all music streaming platforms and is currently on a City Winery tour with stops in NYC, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Chicago and more.
Leon works behind the scenes as well, directing and producing music videos as well as films with his New York York-based production company Motion Mob Films.
