In this inaugural episode of Our Black Gay Diaspora, host Erick is joined by Leon Lopez, a Black queer British English actor, television and film director, singer-songwriter, and occasional model. Leon's directing credits include the 2015 film Soft Lad and episodes of the British soap operas Hollyoaks, Coronation Street, and Emmerdale. As an actor, he is best known for playing Jerome Johnson in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside. Leon is a former student of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, established by Sir Paul McCartney.
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