Leon has worked in sport and media for more than 20 years. In that time, he has collaborated with some of the most decorated athletes of a generation and worked on several documentaries with leading broadcasters in the UK.

Among his most celebrated work, he directed and produced the critically acclaimed BBC film, Usain Bolt: ‘The Fastest Man Who Has Ever Lived’. He also made the Can Anyone Beat Bolt? documentary ahead of the London 2012 Summer Olympics for BBC Three.

Leon has been the England football reporter and also covered the European Championships for ITV Sport. As a presenter, he has fronted the BBC’s Boxing coverage and was a feature TV reporter at the London Olympics.

In 2013, Leon collaborated with professional footballer Jermain Defoe as the interviewer on the striker’s highly praised ITV Life Story television documentary, which took film crews to St. Lucia, in the Caribbean, and Defoe’s childhood home in east London. In 2015, ITV invited Leon to facilitate interviews with retired professional footballer Andrew Cole to feature in the former Manchester United striker’s own Life Story episode.