Andrew Pleavin (born 13 April 1968) is an English actor known for his appearances in the TV film Attila, Unstoppable, Batman Begins, Attack of the Gryphon, Return to House on Haunted Hill and his roles in the British police dramas Messiah III: the Promise and The Bill. In February 2006, he was cast in 300 by Frank Miller, a film in which he played a character called Daxos.
Pleavin was born in England but spent his early years in Transvaal, South Africa. He returned to the UK and to the Wirral in Northern England, aged 12, and received a black belt status in martial arts at the age of 18 after six years of training in Liverpool and London.
From 1993 to 1996, he trained at the London Drama Centre.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Cash in Hand Barman 1999 Distant Shadow Collins 2002 Re-inventing Eddie Police Sergeant Carter 2004 Unstoppable Cherney Playground Logic Tony Dear 2005 Batman Begins Uniformed Policeman No. 2 Tuesday Brian Short 2006 Lipidleggin''' | Peter Gurney
| 300 | Daxos: Arcadian king
| rowspan="2"| 2007 | Gryphon| David
| Return to House on Haunted Hill | Samuel
| rowspan="2"| 2009 | Blood: The Last Vampire | Frank Nielsen
| Wake Up| Neil | Short |- | 2010 | Inception| Businessman
| 2011 | The Gift| Andrew Lascu
| rowspan="2"| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Daxos: Arcadian king
| Love by Design| Oscar
| rowspan="2"| 2016 | London Has Fallen| Secret Service Agent Bronson
| High Strung | Slater
| 2017 | American Assassin'' Eisenhower Captain
Television Year Film Character Other notes 1999 The Bill DI Cronin & Roger Dawson 4 episodes, 1999–2005 2000 Heartbeat Al 1 episode 2001 Attila Orestes The Bombmaker SAS Captain Crosbie 1 episode Doctors Jason 1 episode 2003 Down to Earth Sgt. Phill Gross 1 episode Wire in the Blood Fire Chief 2 episodes 2003 & 2004 2004 Holby City John Hughes 1 episode Messiah: The Promise PO Darrell Teague 2005 The Worst Week of My Life Bowden 1 episode 2006 A Good Murder John Palmer Gryphon David 2010 Witchville Erik 2011 William & Catherine: A Royal Romance Col Huntington
External links
GymJones.com "300" The So-Called Program.