Leigh Alliss is a Gloucestershire-based actor who has appeared in This County and Casualty among other programs. He also played the role of his father, Tony in a short film, Cowardice - which chronicled his father being shot dead in 1990. Leigh (then 14) was also shot in the incident.
Leigh was a professional boxer (challenging for an English title) and a professional MMA fighter before pursuing a career in acting. He keeps a small holding in rural Gloucestershire.