Rumpole of the Bailey interest in nineteenth-century anarchists, especially the Russian Peter Kropotkin from whom the title of the play was drawn. The character's name was later changed to Horace Rumpole when it was discovered that there was a real barrister called Horace Rumbold. The title of the play was briefly changed to "Jolly Old Jean Jacques Rousseau" before settling on the less esoteric "Rumpole of the Bailey". Mortimer was keen on Michael Hordern for the role of Rumpole. When Hordern proved unavailable, the part went to Australian-born actor Leo McKern. Mortimer was initially unenthusiastic about McKern's casting but changed his opinion upon seeing
Leo Wu Leo Wu Leo Wu Lei (, born 26 December 1999) is a Chinese actor. He is known as the "Nation's Little Brother" in China. In 2002, Wu appeared in the commercial of Chinese dietary supplement brand Huang Jin Da Dang, and featured in more than fifty commercials in the next two years. He made his acting debut in Chinese television drama, "The Legend and the Hero" (2006). Wu first gained media attention for his roles in the children television dramas "Home with Aliens" (2009) and "Naughty boy Xiaotiao Ma" (2010), for which he won the Outstanding Child Actor award at