Iain De Caestecker

Iain De Caestecker is a Scottish actor who portrays Leo Fitz on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
==Biography==
De Caestecker was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He has a twin sister and is one of four children, the son of two doctors.http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/18/la-based-british-actor-iain-de-caestecker-i-miss-the-rain-quite-a-lot-4624332/ His mother, Dr Linda de Caestecker, is Director of Public Health (DPH) for the National Health Service (NHS) Greater Glasgow and Clyde, the largest health board in Scotland. She has previously been an obstetrician and gynaecologist, working in different parts of the UK and in West Africa. She is also an honorary professor at the University of Glasgow.http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/13229992.IT_S_TIME_TO_MEET_OUR_FIRST_CONTENDERS_THE_HUNT_IS_ON_TO_FIND_THE_QUEEN_OF_SCOTS_WHO_MAKES_A_REAL_DIFFERENCE_TO_THE_LIVES_OF_OTHERS_DR_LINDA_DE_CAESTECKER_LYNNE_RAMSAY_ROSEMARY_DICKSON/ De Caestecker studied at Langside College.http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/discovery-iain-de-caestecker
De Caestecker began his acting career as a child. In 2000 he landed a minor role in comedy horror film The Little Vampire before appearing in the United Kingdom television shows Coronation Street and Lip Service. The actor played the male lead in two high-profile BBC series — the BAFTA-winning “Best Drama Series” The Fades, as well as Young James Herriot for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award for “Best Actor/Actress – Television”.http://www.shedproductions.com/news/Young-James-Herriot-Nominated-for-BAFTA-Scotland-Best-Director-Best-Actor-2012_615.aspx His thriller film In Fear, in which he played the co-lead opposite Alice Englert, premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews. In that same year he could be seen in feature films Filth, with James McAvoy and Jim Broadbent, and Not Another Happy Ending opposite Karen Gillan. The latter earned him his second BAFTA Scotland Award nomination, this time in the “Best Actor/Actress – Film" category.
An emerging star in the UK, De Caestecker is quickly making a name for himself in the US. Upon his first trip to Los Angeles in 2012, the actor landed a series regular role on the much-anticipated Joss Whedon TV series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/elizabeth-henstridge-iain-de-caestecker-shield-joss-whedon-389604 The series takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following character Agent Phil Coulson and his small team of agents, De Caestecker's Leo Fitz among them. In 2014 De Caestecker received the SET Engineer Award for his role as Fitz, an engineer and weapons and technology expert at S.H.I.E.L.D.. The SET Awards honor excellence in science, engineering, and technology portrayal in the media and entertainment industries.http://www.eicsetawards.com/#!honorees/c16fk The actor has also drawn critical praise for his role, his performance being singled out by TV Line, Variety and Entertainment Weekly, among others.http://tvline.com/2015/10/03/iain-de-caestecker-performance-agents-of-shield-season-3/http://variety.com/gallery/breakout-tv-performances-were-thankful-for/#!10/undefined/
In 2016 De Caestecker’s S.H.I.E.L.D. character got animated for an episode of Disney XD's Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man Vs. The Sinister 6, the actor lent his voice.http://www.eonline.com/news/743098/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s-fitzsimmons-are-getting-their-very-own-marvel-crossover After a comprehensive search, De Caestecker was cast in the lead role of Ryan Gosling’s feature directorial debut Lost River, with a cast including Saoirse Ronan, Christina Hendricks and Ben Mendelsohn.http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/iain-decaestecker-gets-lead-in-ryan-gosling-directed-how-to-catch-a-monster/ The film premiered in competition in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival,http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/60533.html and was released in the United States on April 10, 2015. In 2013, De Caestecker appeared in a music video for Gabrielle Aplin's song "Please Don't Say You Love Me".
==Trivia==
*He is a Capricorn.
==Filmography==
Film
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1999	Billy and Zorba 	Billy 	Short film
2000	The Little Vampire 	Nigel 	
2003	16 Years of Alcohol 	Frankie (as a boy)	
2003	All Over Brazil 	Steven 	Short film
2012	Up There 	Tommy 	
2012	Shell 	Adam 	
2013	In Fear 	Tom 	
2013	Not Another Happy Ending	Roddy 	
2013	Filth 	Ocky 	
2014	Lost River 	Bones 	
2014	Liam & Lenka 	Liam 	Short film
Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2001 	Monarch of the Glen 	Angus 'Ricky' MacDonald 	1 episode: "Episode #2.8"Credited as 'Iain Decaestecker'
2001–03 	Coronation Street 	Adam Barlow 	Recurring20 episodes
2002 	Rockface 	Dan 	1 episode: "Episode #1.3"
2009 	River City 	Stuart 	1 episode: "Episode #1.607"
2009 	Taggart 	Davy Kincaid 	1 episode: "So Long Baby"
2010 	Lip Service 	Darren 	4 episodes
2011 	The Fades 	Paul Roberts 	6 episodes
2011 	Young James Herriot 	James Herriot 	TV miniseries3 episodesNominated - 2012 British Academy Scotland Awards for Best Actor - Television
2012 	The Secret of Crickley Hall 	Percy Judd 	TV miniseries3 episodes
2013–present	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 	Agent Leo Fitz 	Main cast 51 episodes
2016 	Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6	Agent Leo Fitz (voice)http://marvel.com/news/tv/24868/sdcc_2015_celebrate_the_world_of_marvel_animationhttp://variety.com/2016/tv/news/agents-shield-fitz-simmons-ultimate-spider-man-sinister-6-crossover-video-1201725235/	1 episode: "Lizards"
Music Videos
Year	Title 	Artist 	Role
2013	"Please Don't Say You Love Me"	Gabrielle Aplin	Boyfriend
==References==
Category:Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Cast
Category:Starring Cast