The Leading Man 27 years old

Indecent. Immoral. Irresistible. It's the role he was born to play.

The Leading Man

Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his success. He has fallen passionately in love with Hilary, a beautiful, fiesty young actress, and is preparing to desert his perfect family, his wife Elena and three lively children. His intolerable situation is further complicated when Humphrey casts Hilary as one of the leads in 'The Hit Man'. Enter Robin Grange, a charismatic young Hollywood actor making his London theatre debut. Robin is attractive, charming and dangerous, and soon inveigles his way into everyone's life. He ingratiates himself with the cast and, quickly grasping Felix's dilemma, sets about weaving his web of mischief. He suggests that if he were to seduce Elena, she would be distracted from Felix's affair, regain her self respect, and perhaps even willingly part from the unfaithful husband to whom she clings...

Credits

The Leading Man Cast

Name Character
Nicole Kidman She was 30, now 56 years old as Academy Awards Presenter
Lambert Wilson He was 39, now 65 years old as Felix Webb
Harriet Walter She was 47, now 73 years old as Liz Flett
Thandie Newton She was 25, now 51 years old as Hilary Rule
David Warner He was 56, now 82 years old as Tod
Anna Galiena She was 43, now 69 years old as Elena Webb
Barry Humphries He was 64, now 90 years old as Humphrey Beal
Patricia Hodge She was 51, now 77 years old as Delvene
Diana Quick She was 51, now 77 years old as Susan
Bon Jovi was 13, now 41 years old as Robin Grange

The Leading Man Crew

Name Department
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The Leading Man (27 years)

Indecent. Immoral. Irresistible. It's the role he was born to play.

  • Release day: Thursday, December 12, 1996
  • Runtime: 100 minutes