Happy birthday, Leos!
As the summer winds down, Leo the Lion takes on their birthday season. The confident and ambitious fire sign, just like Aries and Sagittarius, are also known to be passionate and independent people who love to be the center of attention.
Leos are determined creatives which is clear by the Leos listed in this article who take on a variety of careers in the entertainment industry. They are deemed as loyal and charismatic individuals, but on the other hand they can come across as cocky and childish. Leos can be egotistical, overbearing social climbers yet the dynamics of their personalities is what attracts most people to them.
Leo season runs from July 21 through August 23 and many of your favorite celebrities fall in that time frame. Below are 12 movies or TV shows you can stream starring Leo actors.
Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building (Seasons 1-3) (Hulu)
Birthday: July 22
Selena Gomez returns as Mabel once again in the hilarious Emmy-winning series Only Murders in the Building. Acting alongside Hollywood vets Steve Martin and Martin Short as Charles and Oliver respectively, the unlikely trio start a true crime podcast when a murder occurs in their residence. The highly anticipated third season, premiering August 8, takes the murder outside the building for the first time.
Daniel Radcliffe in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)
Birthday: July 23
Trading wand sticks for the accordion, Daniel Radcliffe earned his first Emmy nomination playing famous parody artist Weird Al in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. The original film explores the life and rise to fame of Weird Al with Radcliffe perfectly encapsulating the role.
Jennifer Lopez in The Mother (Netflix)
Birthday: July 24
Jennifer Lopez really shines in her acting career when she channels the ass-kicking mother character. She did it in her 2002 film Enough as a mother escaping an abusive relationship and essentially, she did it again in the recent Netflix film The Mother as an assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the child she had to give up.
Kristin Chenoweth in Schmigadoon! (Seasons 1-2) (Apple TV+)
Birthday: July 24
Broadway icon and Emmy-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth may be petite in stature, but her infamous voice with always stand tall. Playing two very different roles in the seasons of Apple TV+’s beloved series Schmigadoon!, Chenoweth acts alongside a stellar ensemble cast where a couple gets traps in a town where life in a musical every day.
John David Washington in Amsterdam (Max)
Birthday: July 28
He may have a famous father who is a Hollywood legend, but John David Washington is able to stand on his own talents despite his recognizable last name. In Amsterdam, John David Washington plays Harold Woodman, a lawyer, whom along with his best friends Burt (Christian Bale) and Valerie (Margot Robbie) become engulphed in a murder ploy leaving them to clear their names.
Jason Momoa in Slumberland (Netflix)
Birthday: August 1
Many of us can remember our dreams and nightmares upon waking, but what if there was a way to explore them at any given time? That’s the general plot of the Netflix flick Slumberland. In the movie, Nemo (Marlow Barkley) finds a secret map where she can traverse dreamworld with help from Jason Momoa’s character Flip, a loveable outlaw in a role like no other for Momoa.
Michelle Yeoh in American Born Chinese (Disney+)
Birthday: August 6
Academy Award winning actress Michelle Yeoh brings Chinese mythology goddess Guanyin to life in the Disney+ series American Born Chinese. The goddess is known as the goddess of mercy and compassion which Yeoh brings to the screen as she aids Sun Wei-Chen (Jimmy Liu) in an important quest.
Harold Perrineau in From (Seasons 1-2) (MGM+)
Birthday: August 7
The best horror show you should be watching these days is From on MGM+. Chameleon actor Harold Perrineau plays Sherriff Boyd Stevens and regulates a town that imprisons anyone who enters as haunting creatures roam the night. In the recent season many fans felt Perrineau deserved award accolades, luckily the series was renewed for a third season, so there’s still hope for that Emmy nomination.
Sebastian Stan in Sharper (Apple TV+)
Birthday: August 9
The Winter Solider aka Sebastian Stan takes on a conniving role as con artist Max in A24’s Sharper. This movie is truly one you should go into with little information as possible to appreciate the spiral the plot takes you on. Although some things are predictable, the twists and turns in Sharper will keep you intrigued until the end.
Chris Messina in Based on a True Story (Peacock)
Birthday: August 11
Audiences can’t seem to get enough of true crime and the characters in Peacock’s Based on a True Story know that. To capitalize on the obsession of true crime, Chris Messina’s character Nathan, a former professional tennis star, and his realtor wife Ava (Kaley Cuoco) create a podcast with a plumber named Matt (Tom Bateman) centering around a string of murders in their area. The catch is, Matt isn’t exactly who he says he is and plays a major role in the success, and demise, of the podcast.
Sarita Choudhury in And Just Like That… (Seasons 1-2) (Max)
Birthday: August 18
As fabulous as she is fierce, Sarita Choudhury’s And Just Like That… character Seema Patel is a bright addition to the Sex and the City franchise. Introduced in the first season as a real estate broker who helped Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) sell the apartment she once shared with Big (Chris Noth), Seema proves to be one of the most interesting and endearing characters the franchise ever had.
Laura Haddock in The Recruit (Season 1) (Netflix)
Birthday: August 21
On novice lawyer Owen Hendricks’ (Noah Centineo) first day at the CIA, he discovers a file concerning a former asset threatening to expose her relationship with the agency and high-level secrets unless demands are met. Insert Laura Haddock’s character Max Meladze, the asset who embarks on a action packed cat and mouse game with Owen and the U.S. government in a series I didn’t know I needed until I pressed play.
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