The Leading Man
The Leading Man
Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his success. He has fallen passionately in love with Hilary, a beautiful, fiesty young actress, and is preparing to desert his perfect family, his wife Elena and three lively children. His intolerable situation is further complicated when Humphrey casts Hilary as one of the leads in 'The Hit Man'. Enter Robin Grange, a charismatic young Hollywood actor making his London theatre debut. Robin is attractive, charming and dangerous, and soon inveigles his way into everyone's life. He ingratiates himself with the cast and, quickly grasping Felix's dilemma, sets about weaving his web of mischief. He suggests that if he were to seduce Elena, she would be distracted from Felix's affair, regain her self respect, and perhaps even willingly part from the unfaithful husband to whom she clings...
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Cast
Lambert Wilson
as Felix Webb
Barry Humphries
as Humphrey Beal
Claire Cox
as Serena
Anna Galiena
as Elena Webb
Diana Quick
as Susan
Tam Dean Burn
as Henry
Ginny Holder
as Georgina
Billie Piper
as Girl (uncredited)
Thandiwe Newton
as Hilary Rule
Patricia Hodge
as Delvene
Harriet Walter
as Liz Flett
Nicole Kidman
as Academy Awards Presenter
Victoria Smurfit
as Annabel
Neve McIntosh
as Cashier
David Warner
as Tod
Kevin McKidd
as Ant
Mark Chapman
as Journalist (uncredited)
Jon Bon Jovi
as Robin Grange
