Christopher de Leon

Christopher de Leon

Known for
Acting
Born
October 31, 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Manila, Philippines

Biography

Christopher Strauss de León (born on 31 October 1956) is a Filipino film actor and politician. He is the son of actor-director Gil de Leon and actress Lilia Dizon. De Leon appeared on the gag show Going Bananas and has appeared in over 120 films since the early 1970s. Dubbed as the King of Philippine Drama, he is best known for his roles in the films, "Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang" (1974), "Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon?" (1976), "Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos" (1976), "Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising" (1977), "Kakabakaba Ka Ba?" (1980), "Cain at Abel" (1982), Bituing Walang Ningning (1985), "Dekada '70" (2002), and "On The Job: The Missing 8" (2021).

Known For

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Filmography

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Knock Three Times

Knock Three Times

Movie

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

TV · as Himself - Host

2023
Kahit Maputi na ang Buhok Ko poster

Kahit Maputi na ang Buhok Ko

Movie

2023
Moro poster

Moro

Movie · as Kamad

2023
When I Met You In Tokyo poster

When I Met You In Tokyo

Movie · as Joey

2023
Anim Na Dekada… Nag-Iisang VILMA poster

Anim Na Dekada… Nag-Iisang VILMA

Movie · as Self

2023
Moro poster

Moro

Movie

2023
Fit Check: Confessions of an Ukay Queen poster

Fit Check: Confessions of an Ukay Queen

TV · as Michael · 8 eps

2023
Cattleya Killer poster

Cattleya Killer

TV · as Joven dela Rosa · 6 eps

2023
Batang Quiapo poster

Batang Quiapo

TV · as Ramon Montenegro · 799 eps

2022
On the Job: The Missing 8 poster

On the Job: The Missing 8

Movie · as Arnel Pangan

2022
Crocodile Whisperer poster

Crocodile Whisperer

TV · as Armando Banson · 65 eps

2021
Manoy: Isang Pagsaludo kay Eddie Garcia poster

Manoy: Isang Pagsaludo kay Eddie Garcia

Movie

2021
On the Job poster

On the Job

TV · as Arnel · 6 eps

2020
I Can See You poster

I Can See You

TV · as Robert Penuliar · 5 eps

2020
Love Thy Woman poster

Love Thy Woman

TV · as Adam Wong · 95 eps

2019
Habambuhay: Remembering Philippine Cinema poster

Habambuhay: Remembering Philippine Cinema

Movie · as Himself

2018
The Wedding poster

The Wedding

Movie · as Mayor Cordero

2017
Across The Crescent Moon poster

Across The Crescent Moon

Movie

2017
Smaller and Smaller Circles poster

Smaller and Smaller Circles

Movie · as NBI Deputy Director Phillip Mapa

2017
Kamandag ng Droga poster

Kamandag ng Droga

Movie

2016
Dukot poster

Dukot

Movie · as Manong Johnny

2016
The Escort poster

The Escort

Movie · as Gary Montenilla

2016
Ang panday poster

Ang panday

TV · as Lizardo · 42 eps

2015
Tragic Theater poster

Tragic Theater

Movie

2015
Salamat sa Alaala

Salamat sa Alaala

Movie · as Himself

2015
Beautiful Strangers poster

Beautiful Strangers

TV · as Ronaldo Castillo · 80 eps

2014
(Filipino: In the Name of the Father, Mother, and Children) poster

(Filipino: In the Name of the Father, Mother, and Children)

Movie · as Carmen

2013
Ganito Kami Muli poster

Ganito Kami Muli

Movie

2013
Misibis Bay poster

Misibis Bay

TV · as Anthony Cadiz · 45 eps

2012
Flames Of Love

Flames Of Love

Movie

2012
El Presidente poster

El Presidente

Movie · as Antonio Luna

2012
Pahiram ng Sandali poster

Pahiram ng Sandali

TV · as Philip Reyes · 80 eps

2012
Luna Blanca poster

Luna Blanca

TV · as Luis Buenaluz · 115 eps

2012
Dahil Sa Pag-ibig poster

Dahil Sa Pag-ibig

TV · as Gov. Leo Valderama · 78 eps

2011
Catch Me... I'm in Love poster

Catch Me... I'm in Love

Movie · as President

2011
Captain Barbell poster

Captain Barbell

TV · as Nero · 88 eps

2011
Sa Ngalan ng Ina poster

Sa Ngalan ng Ina

TV · as Governor Jose "Pepe" Ilustre · 25 eps

2010
Sa'yo Lamang poster

Sa'yo Lamang

Movie · as Franco

2010
Ilumina poster

Ilumina

TV · as Frederico Salcedo · 80 eps

2009
Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love poster

Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love

Movie · as Alfonso

2009
Sana Ngayong Pasko

Sana Ngayong Pasko

TV · as Gordon Dionisio · 25 eps

2009
Lovers in Paris

Lovers in Paris

TV · as George Aranaz · 55 eps

2008
Banal poster

Banal

Movie · as Major Sagala

2008
When Love Begins... poster

When Love Begins...

Movie · as Paco Valmonte

2008
Magkaibigan poster

Magkaibigan

Movie

2008
A Time for Us poster

A Time for Us

TV · as Dir. Gen. Anthony Mondragon · 65 eps

2007
Faces of Love poster

Faces of Love

Movie

2007
Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik

Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik

TV · as Fidel Madrigal · 78 eps

2006
Blue Moon poster

Blue Moon

Movie

2006
Where Is Francis? poster

Where Is Francis?

Movie · as Rocky

2006
Maging Sino Ka Man poster

Maging Sino Ka Man

TV · as Don Fidel Madrigal · 164 eps

2005
The Son of Brocka poster

The Son of Brocka

Movie · as (archive footage)

2005
Darna poster

Darna

TV · as Ted / Dr. Zombie · 170 eps

2005
Agos

Agos

TV · as Armando · 55 eps

2004
Mano Po III: My Love poster

Mano Po III: My Love

Movie · as Michael

2004
Hanggang Kailan poster

Hanggang Kailan

TV · as Diosdado "Dado" Villarama · 95 eps

2003
Mano Po 2: My Home poster

Mano Po 2: My Home

Movie · as Antonio

2003
My Dream Is to Love You poster

My Dream Is to Love You

Movie · as Raffy

2003
Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw Pa Rin

Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw Pa Rin

TV · as Lemuel Verder · 93 eps

2002
The '70s poster

The '70s

Movie · as Julian

2002
Mahal Kita: Final Answer! poster

Mahal Kita: Final Answer!

Movie

2002
Siblings poster

Siblings

Movie · as Bobby Reyes

2002
Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw poster

Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw

TV · as Lemuel Verder · 200 eps

2001
American Adobo poster

American Adobo

Movie · as Mike

2001
Alas Dose poster

Alas Dose

Movie · as Remo Doce

2000
Tunay na Mahal poster

Tunay na Mahal

Movie · as Tomas

2000
Pedro Penduko, Episode II: The Return Of The Comeback poster

Pedro Penduko, Episode II: The Return Of The Comeback

Movie

2000
Sugatang Puso poster

Sugatang Puso

Movie

2000
Ika-13 kapitulo poster

Ika-13 kapitulo

Movie · as David

2000
Yakapin Mo ang Umaga poster

Yakapin Mo ang Umaga

Movie

1999
Higit pa sa Buhay ko poster

Higit pa sa Buhay ko

Movie · as Alex Acosta

1999
Bulaklak ng Maynila poster

Bulaklak ng Maynila

Movie · as Timo

1999
Wansapanataym: The Movie poster

Wansapanataym: The Movie

Movie · as Gary

1999
Katawan poster

Katawan

Movie · as Carlo

1998
Ama Namin poster

Ama Namin

Movie · as Fr. Rico / Ka Marco

1998
Pahiram Kahit Sandali poster

Pahiram Kahit Sandali

Movie · as Andy Castro

1998
Sambahin ang Ngalan mo poster

Sambahin ang Ngalan mo

Movie

1997
Nasaan ang Puso poster

Nasaan ang Puso

Movie · as Dave

1997
Hanggang Ngayon Ika'y Minamahal poster

Hanggang Ngayon Ika'y Minamahal

Movie · as Leo

1997
Halik poster

Halik

Movie · as Simon

1996
Wanted: Perfect Mother poster

Wanted: Perfect Mother

Movie · as Dante Zulueta

1996
Kristo poster

Kristo

Movie · as Dimas

1996
The Stepmother poster

The Stepmother

Movie · as Edward

1996
In My Own Hands poster

In My Own Hands

Movie · as Joven dela Rosa

1995
Escape poster

Escape

Movie · as Geny Lopez, Jr.

1995
In the Name of Love poster

In the Name of Love

Movie · as Spanky

1994
Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang?

Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang?

Movie · as Ramon

1994
One and Only Star poster

One and Only Star

Movie · as Phillip

1994
Paano Na? Sa Mundo ni Janet poster

Paano Na? Sa Mundo ni Janet

Movie · as Gaston

1994
Vampira poster

Vampira

Movie · as Arman

1993
Because I Love You poster

Because I Love You

Movie · as Paolo

1993
How Much I Love You poster

How Much I Love You

Movie · as Rollie Suclad

1993
Divine Mercy sa Buhay ni Sister Faustina poster

Divine Mercy sa Buhay ni Sister Faustina

Movie

1993
Kung Mawawala Ka Pa poster

Kung Mawawala Ka Pa

Movie

1993
Sana'y Ikaw na Nga poster

Sana'y Ikaw na Nga

Movie · as Karlo

1992
Mahal Kita, Walang Iba poster

Mahal Kita, Walang Iba

Movie · as Alex

1992
Borrowed Face poster

Borrowed Face

Movie · as Dr. Hugo Rodin

1991
Lampang Kerubin poster

Lampang Kerubin

Movie

1991
A Plea to God poster

A Plea to God

Movie · as Vince

1991
Huwag Mong Salingin ang Sugat Ko poster

Huwag Mong Salingin ang Sugat Ko

Movie · as Delfin

1991
Ipagpatawad Mo poster

Ipagpatawad Mo

Movie · as Mike

1991
Dinampot Ka Lang sa Putik poster

Dinampot Ka Lang sa Putik

Movie · as Edmond

1991
Spark in the Dark poster

Spark in the Dark

Movie · as Nitoy

1991
Maalaala Mo Kaya poster

Maalaala Mo Kaya

TV · as Sen. Edgardo Angara, Jerry · 1 ep

1990
Dirty Affair poster

Dirty Affair

Movie · as Levi

1990
Victim poster

Victim

Movie · as Joaquin 'Jing' Aureus

1990
My Other Woman poster

My Other Woman

Movie · as Benjo Santiago

1989
Bakit Iisa Lamang ang Puso? poster

Bakit Iisa Lamang ang Puso?

Movie

1989
Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita poster

Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita

Movie · as Alfred

1989
Immortal poster

Immortal

Movie

1988
Magkano Ang Iyong Dangal? poster

Magkano Ang Iyong Dangal?

Movie · as Paolo

1988
Three Faces of Love poster

Three Faces of Love

Movie · as Olan (segment "Katumbas ng Kahapon")

1988
Kapag Napagod ang Puso

Kapag Napagod ang Puso

Movie · as Adrian

1987
Signed: Lino Brocka poster

Signed: Lino Brocka

Movie

1987
Maging Akin Ka Lamang poster

Maging Akin Ka Lamang

Movie · as Andy Abrigo

1987
Walang Karugtong Ang Nakaraan poster

Walang Karugtong Ang Nakaraan

Movie

1986
Huwag Mo Kaming Isumpa poster

Huwag Mo Kaming Isumpa

Movie · as Francis

1986
Magdusa Ka! poster

Magdusa Ka!

Movie · as Rod

1986
I Love You Mama, I Love You Papa poster

I Love You Mama, I Love You Papa

Movie · as Rommel Villena

1985
God... Save Me! poster

God... Save Me!

Movie · as Homer

1985
Kay Dali ng Kahapon, Kay Tagal ng Bukas poster

Kay Dali ng Kahapon, Kay Tagal ng Bukas

Movie · as Albert

1985
An Indivisible Heaven poster

An Indivisible Heaven

Movie · as Noel

1985
Beloved poster

Beloved

Movie · as Dindo Tuason

1985
When to Say I Love You? poster

When to Say I Love You?

Movie · as Jake Abelardo

1985
Kapag Puso'y Sinugatan poster

Kapag Puso'y Sinugatan

Movie · as Ramon

1985
Bituing Walang Ningning poster

Bituing Walang Ningning

Movie · as Nico Escobar

1984
Should the Skies Clear poster

Should the Skies Clear

Movie · as Rustan

1984
Your Body Is Mine poster

Your Body Is Mine

Movie

1984
Sampung Ahas ni Eva poster

Sampung Ahas ni Eva

Movie

1983
Bad Bananas on the Silver Screen poster

Bad Bananas on the Silver Screen

Movie · as Errol

1983
Broken Marriage poster

Broken Marriage

Movie · as Rene

1983
How Is It to Dream? poster

How Is It to Dream?

Movie · as Eric

1983
Minsan pa Nating Hagkan ang Nakaraan poster

Minsan pa Nating Hagkan ang Nakaraan

Movie · as Rod

1982
No Other Love poster

No Other Love

Movie · as Constatino

1982
An Affair poster

An Affair

Movie · as Emil

1982
Cain and Abel poster

Cain and Abel

Movie · as Ellis

1982
Palipat-lipat, Papalit-palit poster

Palipat-lipat, Papalit-palit

Movie · as Chuck

1982
Haplos poster

Haplos

Movie · as Al

1982
All for You poster

All for You

Movie · as Jerry

1982
Heavens Were Weighed poster

Heavens Were Weighed

Movie · as Joel

1982
Anak poster

Anak

Movie · as Alfred

1981
The Wife Is a Bachelorette, the Husband Is a Bachelor poster

The Wife Is a Bachelorette, the Husband Is a Bachelor

Movie · as Dick

1981
Dirty Games poster

Dirty Games

Movie

1981
I Confess poster

I Confess

Movie · as Tommy

1981
The Day Before Yesterday poster

The Day Before Yesterday

Movie · as Kauing

1981
Karma poster

Karma

Movie

1981
Pakawalan Mo Ako poster

Pakawalan Mo Ako

Movie · as Freddie

1980
Where? Who? How? poster

Where? Who? How?

Movie · as Self

1980
Aguila poster

Aguila

Movie · as Mari

1980
Will Your Heart Beat Faster? poster

Will Your Heart Beat Faster?

Movie · as Johnny

1980
Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo poster

Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo

Movie

1980
Iwahig poster

Iwahig

Movie · as Alex Zaragoza

1980
The Marriage poster

The Marriage

Movie · as Joel

1980
Vein Wound poster

Vein Wound

Movie · as Ramon

1979
Pinay, American Style poster

Pinay, American Style

Movie · as Chris

1979
Annie Batungbakal poster

Annie Batungbakal

Movie

1979
Sa Putik Ihuhugas Ay Dugo poster

Sa Putik Ihuhugas Ay Dugo

Movie

1979
The Legend of Julian Makabayan poster

The Legend of Julian Makabayan

Movie · as Julian Makabayan

1979
Isang Milyon At Isang Kasalanan poster

Isang Milyon At Isang Kasalanan

Movie

1979
Darna, Kuno? poster

Darna, Kuno?

Movie

1979
Star? poster

Star?

Movie · as Himself (cameo)

1979
Bakit May Pag-ibig Pa?

Bakit May Pag-ibig Pa?

Movie

1979
Magkaribal poster

Magkaribal

Movie · as Eric Guerrero

1978
Kung Kaya Mo... Kaya Ko Rin poster

Kung Kaya Mo... Kaya Ko Rin

Movie · as Ramon

1978
Drigo Garrote: Jai Alai King poster

Drigo Garrote: Jai Alai King

Movie · as Rodrigo Garrote

1978
You Are Mine poster

You Are Mine

Movie · as Rex Aguilar

1978
Angelita's Eyes poster

Angelita's Eyes

Movie · as Lover

1978
Nakawin Natin Ang Bawat Sandali poster

Nakawin Natin Ang Bawat Sandali

Movie · as Benjamin

1978
Will I Always Be a Woman? poster

Will I Always Be a Woman?

Movie · as Modesto

1978
Mahal Mo, Mahal Ko poster

Mahal Mo, Mahal Ko

Movie · as Chris

1977
Masikip, Maluwang... Paraisong Parisukat poster

Masikip, Maluwang... Paraisong Parisukat

Movie

1977
Moments in a Stolen Dream poster

Moments in a Stolen Dream

Movie · as Joey

1977
Si Boyet, Si Hilda atbp… poster

Si Boyet, Si Hilda atbp…

Movie · as Self

1977
Tisoy! poster

Tisoy!

Movie · as Tisoy

1977
Masarap, Masakit... ang Umibig poster

Masarap, Masakit... ang Umibig

Movie · as Alonzo

1976
Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

Movie

1976
As We Were poster

As We Were

Movie · as Nicolas 'Kulas' Ocampo

1976
Three Years Without God poster

Three Years Without God

Movie · as Masugi

1976
Ang Katumbas Ay Buhay poster

Ang Katumbas Ay Buhay

Movie · as Mario

1976
Relax Lang, Mama ... Sagot Kita poster

Relax Lang, Mama ... Sagot Kita

Movie

1975
Batu-Bato sa Langit (Ang Tamaa'y Huwag Magagalit..!) poster

Batu-Bato sa Langit (Ang Tamaa'y Huwag Magagalit..!)

Movie · as Cris Buenaventura

1975
Hello... Goodnight... Goodbye poster

Hello... Goodnight... Goodbye

Movie · as episode 2: Goodnight

1975
Kahit ang Mundo'y Magunaw poster

Kahit ang Mundo'y Magunaw

Movie

1975
Summer Rains poster

Summer Rains

Movie

1975
Banaue: Stairway to the Sky poster

Banaue: Stairway to the Sky

Movie · as Sadek

1974
Weighed But Found Wanting poster

Weighed But Found Wanting

Movie · as Junior