LEIGHA SINNOTT

Leigha Sinnott is a New York based actor and writer. 

She is currently working on Abduction, a new thriller feature producer by Storyteller Studios (shooting in Atlanta, April / May 2024).

A graduate of Juilliard's Drama Division, Leigha is originally from North Carolina. In her early years, she attended the highly selective senior year high school drama program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Also while still in high school, Leigha was a National Semi-Finalist at The English Speaking Union's National Shakespeare Competition held at Lincoln Center in New York City, and was nominated by her school board and chosen to attend the North Carolina Governor's School Summer Conservatory studying Theater with a focus in Theatre Composition.

Upcoming: 

Starcrossed (Lead), industry play reading, a modern adaptation of Antigone (directed by Michael Alvarez - April 2024)

Abduction (Lead) , thriller feature (Storyteller Studios - shoots April /May 2024)

The Moment  (Lead), choose-your-own-adventure feature (Distant Moon Productions, directed by Ian Reid - Spring 2024). 

To Write The Ending (Lead), short film set for the 2024 festival circuit (directed by Shaler Keenum - Spring 2024).

Past credits:

FILM: Romeo and Juliet Killers (Lead), a  true crime feature for Tubi as part of their new wave of original content. Produced by Cartel Pictures, and directed by Lindsay Hartley; A Predator Returns  (Lead), a feature  thriller for Lifetime, directed by Colin Theys; Martin Eden (Supporting), a feature that premiered at the Boston Film Festival and was directed by Jay Craven.

THEATRE: Twelfth Night (Viola) with DUMB Theatre Co., directed by Lindsay Alexandra Carter; Salem: Post Mortem  (Witch I) by Peter Gray, directed by Michael Alvarez;  The Glass Menagerie  (Laura Wingfield) with Venture Theatre.

She is also a proud founding member of Venture Theatre, based in Bermuda.