Donovan Jerome Leitch (born August 16, 1967) is an English-born American actor and singer. He is the son of the singer-songwriter Donovan and the brother of actress Ione Skye. He was a member of the hard rock band Camp Freddy, was a founding member of neo-glam group Nancy Boy along with Jason Nesmith, the son of Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. Gary Riley and Matt Adler. The role ultimately went to Alex Winter, who initially read for the part of Ted "Theodore" Logan.
In the early 1990s, Leitch formed Nancy Boy, an alternative rock band with glam rock and Britpop influences. The band also featured guitarist Jason Nesmith, son of Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. The band released two albums, Promosexual in 1995 and Nancy Boy in 1996. He is the brother of actress Ione Skye. His parents separated when he was three and he was raised by his mother in the Hollywood Hills of California. His father is Scottish, of partial Irish descent. His mother was raised in The Bronx, New York City and is Jewish.
He married Scottish model Kirsty Hume on September 23, 1997. Their daughter, Violet Jean Leitch, was born March 21, 2004, at home in Los Angeles.
Leitch proposed to actress Libby Mintz two months after Hume filed for divorce.
Filmography
Film
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! Title
! Role
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| Filmed 1970<br>Released 2005
| There is an Ocean
| Himself (at age 3)
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| 1984
| Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
| Dancer
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| 1986
| The Education of Allison Tate
| Martin Stubbs
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|rowspan="3"| 1988
| The In Crowd
| Del
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| And God Created Woman
| Peter Moran
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| The Blob
| Paul Taylor
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|rowspan="3"| 1989
| Rock & Read
| The Chaueffeur
| Short
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| Cutting Class
| Brian Woods
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| Glory
| Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse
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|rowspan="2"| 1992
| Gas Food Lodging
| Darius
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| Dark Horse
| J.B. Hadley
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| 1993
| Jack the Bear
| Grad Student
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|rowspan="4"| 1996
| Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
| Troy
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| Bed, Bath and Beyond
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| Short
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| I Shot Andy Warhol
| Gerard Malanga
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| The Size of Watermelons
| Patrick
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|rowspan="2"| 1997
| One Night Stand
| Kevin
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| Big City Blues
| Donovan
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| 1998
| Love Kills
| Dominique
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| 1999
| Cherry
| Eddie
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| 2000
| Men Make Women Crazy
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| Short
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|2008
|The Dark Knight
|Ward Neeley
|Uncredited
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|2021
|Habit
|News Anchor
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Television
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!Year
!Title
!Role
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| 1984
| Alice
| Dono-D
| 1 episode, Footloose Mel
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| 1985
| It's Your Move
| Boy No. 3
| 1 episode, The Dregs of Humanity: Part 1
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| 1988
| Rockin' the Night Away
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| Television film
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| 1989
| 21 Jump Street
| Mike Pratt
| 1 episode, Mike's P.O.V.
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| 1990
| Life Goes On
| Teddy
| 1 episode, The Banquet Room Renovation
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| rowspan="2"| 1991
| CBS Schoolbreak Special
| Charlie Tyler
| 1 episode, But He Loves Me
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| For the Very First Time
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| Television film
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| 1999
| The '60s
| Neal Reynolds
| Television film
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| 2000
| Sex and the City
| Baird Johnson
| 1 episode, Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...
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| rowspan="2"| 2002
| The Job
| Barry / Crystal
| 1 episode, Parents
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| Girls Club
| Michael Harrod
| 9 episodes
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| 2003
| Birds of Prey
| Malcolm
| 1 episode, Gladiatrix
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| 2006
| Grey's Anatomy
| Rick Friart
| 1 episode, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies
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| 2015–2016
| Breaking Band
| Producer
| 6 episodes
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Nancy Boy discography
Albums
- Promosexual (Equator, 1995)
- Nancy Boy (Sire Records 1996)
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Singles
- "Johnny Chrome and Silver" (Equator, 1994)
- "Are "Friends" Electric?" (Equator, 1995)
- "Deep Sleep Motel" (Sire Records 1996)