- Leo Woodall has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for US theatrical representation in film and TV, with agents Joel Lubin, Sue Carls, and Zach Kaplan leading his US team.
- Woodall is currently on set filming The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, directed by Andy Serkis, playing the newly created character Halvard, his biggest franchise project to date.
- His next theatrical release is A24’s Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony, hitting cinemas on August 7, 2026, where he plays the supporting role of Sal, a chaotic restaurant worker, opposite Dominic Sessa.
- He continues with B-Side Management for UK representation, Anonymous Content for management, and Shelter PR for publicity.
Leo Woodall has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for US theatrical representation in film and TV. Agents Joel Lubin, Sue Carls, and Zach Kaplan will oversee his stateside career moving forward.
The 29-year-old London-born actor’s rise has been swift and undeniable. He broke out in Season 2 of HBO’s Emmy-winning The White Lotus before leading Netflix’s One Day, which became one of the streamer’s most-watched limited series. Most recently, he headlined the crime thriller Tuner opposite Dustin Hoffman, playing a sound-sensitive piano tuner turned safe-cracker.
His rapid expansion includes roles in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy opposite Renée Zellweger, Nuremberg alongside Rami Malek and Russell Crowe, and the Netflix limited series Vladimir opposite Rachel Weisz.
Right now, Woodall is on set for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, the Andy Serkis-directed Warner Bros. feature where he plays the newly created role of Halvard.
Up next, he appears as Sal in Tony, an A24 biopic on Anthony Bourdain directed by Matt Johnson, due in cinemas on August 7. He’s also set to star in Studiocanal’s The Custom of the Country, an Edith Wharton adaptation opposite Sydney Sweeney.
The CAA signing puts Woodall in elite company. The agency has been on an active run with British and rising international talent, much like when Marisa Abela signed with CAA ahead of a major career push. It also echoes multi-hyphenate Tanner Zagarino’s signing with CAA’s Film/TV Literary department.
Woodall continues with B-Side Management for UK representation, Anonymous Content for management, and Shelter PR for publicity, keeping a strong, experienced team on both sides of the Atlantic.
Sheryl Underwood is among CAA’s other recent high-profile additions, further signaling the agency’s aggressive push to expand its film and TV roster in 2026.
Takeaways
This isn’t just a routine agency signing, this is a power move timed to perfection. Leo Woodall now enters the peak stretch of his career with one of Hollywood’s most powerful agencies in his corner. He has Lord of the Rings franchise real estate, an A24 prestige film, and a Studiocanal feature all converging at once. That’s not luck, that’s a calculated moment to level up.
CAA clearly sees a client who is ready for A-list packaging, and Woodall’s decision to retain both Anonymous Content for management and B-Side Management for UK representation shows he’s building a dual-market infrastructure that few British actors execute this cleanly.
Does landing at CAA put Leo Woodall on the shortlist for major franchise roles beyond Lord of the Rings? Will CAA’s packaging power translate into original content deals or production opportunities for Woodall further down the line?
