
Iona Leighton
AEA / SAG-AFTRA
actor & creator
![]() GUEST STAR, The Decrees: "The Turtle Episode" | ![]() EVANGELINE: Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain | ![]() LESLIE: The Firestorm (Local Theatre Co) |
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![]() INGRID: Home Is Where | ![]() NURSE: Raising Dion | ![]() NURSE: Raising Dion |
![]() INGRID: Home Is Where | ![]() EVANGELINE: Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain |
Current Projects
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APPLE TV +, The Big Door Prize, Ellen in episode 1.7, Showrunner David West Read (2023)
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What Friends Are For, short comedy (festivals 2023), directed by Kristina Arjona, written by Laurin Christian
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Anonymously Nominated: The Anthology Series, YouTube short form comedy series produced by & starring Iona Leighton (2022)
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Preproduction: Coat Check World, series written by Iona Leighton
Recent Projects
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Menstrualpocalypse, short comedy written, directed and produced by Iona Leighton (post-production completed October, 2020)
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Co-LAB Daily, Local Theater Company, Things You Don't Know By Looking At Me, Original song written by Iona Leighton and featured in Daily Camera's article written by Kalene McCort. April 23, 2020
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NETFLIX, Raising Dion, Co-Star (Episode 107), dir. Neema Barnette; prod. Michael B. Jordan, production: 2018 (release: 2019)
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Short Film, Angel, directed by Taylor MacDonald (festivals 2020)
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Short Film, Home Is Where, directed by Susan Mccandless (festivals 2019)
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Voice Over, No On School Vouchers, Nevada Department of Education, March, 2017
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LOCAL LAB 2017, Shostakovich or Silence, LOCAL Theater Company, Boulder, CO
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Interview, Right Now Not Later Podcast with Ali Francis, February, 2017
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Voice Over, Commercial, Similac, January, 2017
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World Premiere, A Krumpus Story, Buntport Theatre, Denver, December, 2016
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Teaching Artist/Understudy, The Taming of the Shrew, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, August-November, 2016
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World Premiere, The Firestorm, LOCAL Theater Company, Boulder, CO, Oct-Nov, 2016
See what The Westword, Boulder Weekly and Coloradodrama.com have to say!

Image by George Lange,
Iona Leighton in The Firestorm
"Leslie is a hoot, and Iona Leighton's portrayal is fantastic, charming and bright..." Juliet Wittman, Westword
"Leighton's Leslie sizzles. She is sharp as a tack, always on top of the situation, no matter how dire, and does well to hide her emotional attachments."
Bob Bows, ColoradoDrama.com
"Iona Leighton, in particular, delivers an engaging and layered performance as Leslie, Patrick's chief of staff whose frantic energy is incredibly relatable and inspires some much-needed laughter."
Deliah Singer, ngadget.tech
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Voice Over, Commercial, Brazilian Soapstone, October, 2016
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Voice Over, Bradford Hospital Recruitment Video, October, 2016
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Voice Over, Olean General Hospital Recruitment Video, August, 2016
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Voice Over, Commercial, Flow Cadillac, July and August, 2016
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Voice Over, Commercial, S & G Carpeting, July and August, 2016
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Voice Over, Commercial, S & G Carpeting, April, 2016
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Voice Over, Election Laws Symposium Questions, April, 2016
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Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain, Film Premiere, Denver, Perplexity Pictures, March, 2016
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Voice Over, Commercial Campaign, Flow Cadillac, March, 2016
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Voice Over, Marketing Campaign, Oracle University/IBM, January/February, 2016
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Voice Over, Commercial, Longmont Hospital, with News9, January, 2016
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Voice Over, Mobile Primary Care, Ad Campaign, November and December, 2015
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Reading, After John, by Iona Leighton, December, 2015
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Commercial, Johnson's Auto, October, 2015
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Voice Over, Pandora Presents: Holiday on Ice, Pandora, September, 2015
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Commercial, Affordable Care Act Compliance, Hangar 30, Inc., August, 2015
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Voice Over, Florida State Judges, Time Study Training, August, 2015
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Voice Over, Arizona Department of Education commercial, "Expect More," August, 2015
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Industrial Video, Metals FLL with Richard Fleming, Sage Media, July, 2015
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Reading, Krumpus, with The Boys Hair Club, July, 2015
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Voice Over, Longmont Hospital commercial with New 9, July, 2015
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Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain (feature film), with Sinjin Jones, Perplexity Pictures, July, 2015


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GUEST STAR, The Decrees: "The Turtle Episode," Perplexity Pictures, May, 2015
Check out the review in Westword
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Perception, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, April, 2015

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GUEST STAR, Pivot Point : "The Box," directed by Brian Nesbit, New Wave Productions, April, 2015
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Voice Over, N2 Publishing, April 2015
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Voice Over, Longmont Hospital commercial with News 9, April, 2015
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Voice Over, Federal Cameo Videos, April, 2015
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Short film with Bennett Krishock, Partners in Cinema, February, 2015
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Chef Awards print ad with Bryce Boyer, December 13, 2014


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Happiness is a Warm Gun, The LIDA Project (Denver), October-December, 2014
(Check out lida.org, our Denver Post review and article of Top 5 Most Memorable Shows in Denver 2014)