David Leon may be best known for playing DI Joe Ashworth in ITV's Vera, but he looked very different when he first appeared on our screens in a popular BBC drama.

David Leon, famed for his role as DI Joe Ashworth in Vera, was almost unrecognisable in his early acting days in a BBC drama. The actor first appeared on Vera in 2011 alongside Brenda Blethyn's ...

David Leon, best known for his role as DI Joe Ashworth in Vera, sported a very different look when he first embarked on his acting career in a BBC drama. When Vera debuted in 2011, DCI Vera ...

Vera’s David Leon returned to play DI Joe Ashworth for the past couple of years before the ITV drama reached its conclusion.

David Leon, best known for his role as DI Joe Ashworth in Vera, looked unrecognisable in his early acting days in a BBC drama. When Vera first aired in 2011, DCI Vera Stanhope (played by Brenda ...

David Leon, who portrays her partner DI Joe Ashworth, said that he and Brenda share a close bond, mirroring their characters, despite their occasionally tumultuous relationship. "The two of them ...

A big hit with Vera viewers, David played DCI Stanhope's right hand man, Joe Ashworth for the first four series ... ITV drama after 'ultimatum' from Brenda Blethyn And it looks like DI Ashworth has ...

Others suggested ITV could make a spin-off about Vera's colleague DI Joe Ashworth (David Leon). One wrote on X: "DCI Joe? ITV can't just let go one of the best crime dramas ever." "Could we have a ...