Biography

With over 15 years' experience in the entertainment industry, both in front of and behind the camera, Leroy has featured on shows created by companies such as ITV, BBC, WWE and PARAMOUNT. Before turning his creative hand to the film industry, Leroy was one of the UK's top professional Wrestlers, holding a heavyweight championship and at the peak of his career had a televised match on WWE's SMACKDOWN at the O2 arena. It was around this point in his life, Leroy realised that he wanted to be the creator of his own destiny, so after what was looking to be a very promising future in the wrestling business, he found his true passion for the film industry, and decided to embark on becoming a film director. Wanting to express his storytelling creativity, he founded Nocturnal Pictures in 2014 and has since written and directed several short films, music videos, and has successfully completed his debut feature film "The Last Rite". With a distinctive style, dark vision and thought evoking take on story narrative, Leroy is currently building a slate of genre movies fitting for what his imagination can create in a dark cinematic universe. Following the success of the world premiere of The Last Rite, Leroy was nominated for the Screen International "Genre Rising Star" Award for his debut feature film.