Donovan Jerome Leitch (born August 16, 1967) is an English-born
American actor, singer and former model. 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, and was a founding member
of neo-glam group Nancy Boy along with Jason Nesmith, the son of
Michael Nesmith of The Monkees.. As for his roles, he’s probably
best known for portraying Paul Taylor in The Blob 1988 remake.Leitch
appeared in the films Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1985), The In
Crowd (1988), ...And God Created Woman (1988), The Blob (1988), Glory
(1989, portraying Charles Fessenden Morse), Cutting Class (1989), Gas,
Food Lodging (1992), Dark Horse (1992), Jack the Bear (1993),
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (1994), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), One Night
Stand (1997) and Love Kills (1998). Leitch was featured as the villain
of the week, Malcolm Lagg, an underground fight club coordinator for
metahumans in the Birds of Prey episode "Gladiatrix".In 1986 he
auditioned for the role of "Bill S. Preston Esquire" in Bill and Ted's
Excellent Adventure being one of the final picks along with Keanu
Reeves, Gary Riley and Matt Adler. The role ultimately went to Alex
Winter who initially read for the part of Ted "Theodore" Logan. In
2020 footage of his audition which had never been released publicly
was released exclusively by the Daily Mail.
American actor, singer and former model. 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, and was a founding member
of neo-glam group Nancy Boy along with Jason Nesmith, the son of
Michael Nesmith of The Monkees.. As for his roles, he’s probably
best known for portraying Paul Taylor in The Blob 1988 remake.Leitch
appeared in the films Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1985), The In
Crowd (1988), ...And God Created Woman (1988), The Blob (1988), Glory
(1989, portraying Charles Fessenden Morse), Cutting Class (1989), Gas,
Food Lodging (1992), Dark Horse (1992), Jack the Bear (1993),
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (1994), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), One Night
Stand (1997) and Love Kills (1998). Leitch was featured as the villain
of the week, Malcolm Lagg, an underground fight club coordinator for
metahumans in the Birds of Prey episode "Gladiatrix".In 1986 he
auditioned for the role of "Bill S. Preston Esquire" in Bill and Ted's
Excellent Adventure being one of the final picks along with Keanu
Reeves, Gary Riley and Matt Adler. The role ultimately went to Alex
Winter who initially read for the part of Ted "Theodore" Logan. In
2020 footage of his audition which had never been released publicly
was released exclusively by the Daily Mail.
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