Hi I'm Leann,

I'm an actress and writer of dual Nigerian-Irish heritage currently developing my writing in film and VR. In 2019, I was shortlisted for the Hospital Club Emerging Creatives Programme and in 2021, I was selected for B3 Media's TalentLabXR cohort.

I was previously Artist In Residence at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow where I wrote and performed my one woman play ‘Dirty Paradise’ inspired by a short story from Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez. The play received 4 star reviews from The Scotsman and The Herald and features in the book ‘Mental Illness in Popular Media: Essays on the Representation of Disorders’ Edited by Lawrence Rubin.

As an actor, my first film role was appearing as Laila, the female lead in First Light/Creative Scotland short film 'Last Order' alongside Gary Lewis (Gangs of New York, Billy Elliot). Other screen appearances include 'Innocent' series 2 for ITV, series 10 of the BAFTA winning BBC2 sitcom 'Rab. C Nesbitt' and 'Soul of A Black Woman' by award-winning filmmaker RCL Graham selected for the British Urban Film Festival on Apple TV.

My interest in theatre directing led to an Esmée Fairbairn bursary for an attachment to the Citizens Theatre where I directed the Scottish premiere of Suzan-Lori Parks’ play Topdog/Underdog (4 stars The Times, The Scotsman, The Herald). Other directing includes Crazy Gary’s Mobile Disco (Tron & Traverse Theatres - 4 stars The Guardian, The Herald, The Scotsman), Medea (Tara Arts), and the UK Premiere of Betrayed (Tron Theatre) which chronicled the experiences of Iraqi translators in the “Green Zone.”