Leon S. Kennedy

Leon S. Kennedy
Leon S. Kennedy
	Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 4 (2005)
First game	Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Created by	Hideki Kamiya; Noboru Sugimura;
Designed by	Isao Ohishi; Ryoji Shimogama;
Portrayed by	Various Johann Urb (Retribution); Eduard Badaluta (Resident Evil 2 and 4 remake); Avan Jogia (Welcome to Raccoon City);
Voiced by	Various English; Paul Haddad (Resident Evil 2); Paul Mercier (Resident Evil 4, Degeneration, The Darkside Chronicles); Christian Lanz (Operation Raccoon City); Matthew Mercer (Resident Evil 6, Damnation, Revelations 2, Vendetta, Death Island); Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil 2 and 4 remake, Infinite Darkness, Requiem); John Patneaude (State of Survival); Japanese; Toshiyuki Morikawa (Operation Raccoon City, Resident Evil 6, Damnation, Revelations 2, Project X Zone 2, remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 4, Infinite Darkness, Death Island); Yuki Kaji (Welcome to Raccoon City);
Motion capture	Various Jason Faunt (Resident Evil 6); Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil 2 and 4 remake, Infinite Darkness);
In-universe information
Nationality	American

Leon Scott Kennedy is a character in Resident Evil, a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. Leon was introduced alongside Claire Redfield as one of the two player characters in Resident Evil 2 (1998). The character was initially conceived as a veteran police officer in the game's prototype, but writer Noboru Sugimura redesigned him as a young, newly recruited officer. In Resident Evil 2, Leon arrives late for his first day at work in the doomed Raccoon City and faces a zombie outbreak.

Leon is the protagonist of several Resident Evil games, novelizations, and films, and has appeared in other game franchises, such as Project X Zone and Dead by Daylight. He also appears in computer-generated imagery (CGI)-animated films and an animated miniseries. Several actors have portrayed Leon; Paul Haddad, Paul Mercier, Matthew Mercer, Nick Apostolides, and Toshiyuki Morikawa have provided his voice for video games and animations, while Johann Urb and Avan Jogia have played him in the live-action Resident Evil films.

Video-game publications have described Leon as one of the most popular and iconic video-game characters, with critics lauding his personality in Resident Evil 4 (2005). Starting with the Resident Evil 2 (2019) remake, praise has also been afforded to Leon's characterization for enhancing his sex appeal.