Joshua Leonard To Star in Steven Soderbergh's UNSANE

Joshua Leonard stars opposite Claire Foy (The Crown) in Steven Soderbergh's thriller, UNSANE, opening March 23rd. In UNSANE, a young woman who is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, faces her greatest fear - not knowing if it is real or part of her delusion. The film also stars Jay Pharoah (SNL), Juno Temple (WONDER WHEEL), Aimee Mullins (Stranger Things), and Amy Irving (TRAFFIC).

Filmmaker/writer/actor, Joshua Leonard first came onto the scene in 1999 with the lo-fi sensation THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. Leonard went on to receive rave reviews for his performance in Lynn Shelton's Independent Spirit Award-winning HUMPDAY and co-starred opposite Chloe Grace Moretz in Warner Bros' IF I STAY. Leonard can also frequently be seen on television in shows like HBO's "True Detective" and "Togetherness", A&E's "Bates Motel" and Crackle's "Startup".

His directorial debut, THE YOUTH IN US premiered at Sundance in '05. An award-winning art doc, BEAUTIFUL LOSERS followed in '09. He then made his narrative feature debut as director, writer and star with THE LIE (Sundance '11). Most recently, he wrapped production on his sophomore feature as director and co-writer with BEHOLD MY HEART, which stars Marisa Tomei, Mireille Enos and Timothy Olyphant.

Leonard has directed music videos for popular acts such as Fitz and the Tantrums, Black REBEL Motorcycle Club, Harper Simon and Morcheeba. He began his career working with documentarians and experimental filmmakers at Mystic Fire Video, where he worked on films with subjects ranging from famed beat poet Alan Ginsburg, the Dalai Lama and comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell.