- - 'Nuremberg' star Leo Woodall breaks down film's most 'heartbreaking' moment

Brian Truitt, USA TODAYNovember 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM

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Spoiler alert! We're discussing an important scene in the historical drama "Nuremberg" (in theaters now), so beware if you want to go in cold.

“Nuremberg” star Leo Woodall felt the stakes were high portraying a real person for the first time. And when he actually met relatives of Army translator Howard Triest, he felt even more responsibility.

Woodall was approached by the World War II veteran’s granddaughter Katie Triest in August in Telluride, Colorado, at a film festival, and the British actor invited Triest and her brother Jonathon to the “Nuremberg” premiere at Toronto Film Festival in September. “It suddenly all felt even more real to me,” Woodall, 29, says. “Having them in the audience was powerful and moving to me.”

He met with them after the screening, and “thankfully, they didn't nitpick it,” Woodall adds with a laugh.

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Douglas (Rami Malek, left) shares an emotional moment with translator Howie (Leo Woodall) in the historical drama "Nuremberg."

In director James Vanderbilt’s “Nuremberg,” Howie Triest works with psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) to assess the mental well-being of Nazi prisoners set to be tried for their war crimes, including German “Reichsmarschall” Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), who had been Hitler’s No. 2.

For much of the large ensemble drama, not a lot is known about Howie, other than that he wears a Detroit Tigers ballcap and is helpful to Kelley. But when the psychiatrist is booted from his assignment by the Army, after a newspaper article where Kelley casts doubt that prosecutor Robert Jackson (Michael Shannon) can convict the Nazis, Howie steps up. At the train station when Kelley is about to depart, Howie explains his backstory to keep Kelley from leaving.

The young soldier was born in Munich as part of a Jewish family, and as the Nazis came to power and invaded parts of Europe, they could only afford to send Howie to the United States. He wound up in Michigan, where he picked up English watching baseball, and returned to Europe as an American soldier on D-Day. Though his sister Margot ended up in Switzerland (and later came to America), their parents died at Auschwitz concentration camp.

It’s the film’s most moving scene, and a tear falls artfully down Woodall’s face as the character speaks his truth.

“It was all about just being on that bench with Rami and telling the story and not trying to put too much onto it, to not over-egg it, to not disrespect the story by choosing the bits that were emotional or harder-hitting,” Woodall says. “Because at the end of the day, the story is heartbreaking, so you just need to tell it.”

Woodall did his due diligence researching the real Triest, the subject of the 2006 documentary “Journey to Justice,” and reading about the soldier’s interactions with Nazi prisoner Julius Streicher. (He thought Triest was from an Aryan family and once told him, “I can smell a Jew from a mile away.”)

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" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Rental Family" (Nov. 21 in theaters): An American actor (Brendan Fraser, left) works for a company that hires him out to play roles in people's lives including as a journalist interviewing a Japanese film legend (Akira Emoto).

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">"Rental Family" (Nov. 21 in theaters): An American actor (Brendan Fraser, left) works for a company that hires him out to play roles in people's lives including as a journalist interviewing a Japanese film legend (Akira Emoto).

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">"Sisu: Road to Revenge" (Nov. 21 in theaters): Jorma Tommila reprises his role as a hard-to-kill ex-soldier who returns home and is pursued by the man who murdered his family in the action thriller sequel.

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">"Wicked: For Good" (Nov. 21 in theaters): The closer of Jon M. Chu's two-part movie musical features Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as fugitive witch Elphaba and her torn bestie Glinda, who must work together to save Oz.

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">"Eternity" (Nov. 26 in theaters): In the fantasy romantic comedy, Larry (Miles Teller) arrives in the afterlife and waits for his wife Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) to decide where to spend eternity, but someone else has been pining for her, too.

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"Five Nights at Freddy's 2" (Dec. 5 in theaters): Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) and Mike (Josh Hutcherson) again have to deal with the murderous animatronic animals of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in the horror sequel.

">"Five Nights at Freddy's 2" (Dec. 5 in theaters): Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) and Mike (Josh Hutcherson) again have to deal with the murderous animatronic animals of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in the horror sequel.

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" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Ella McCay" (Dec. 12 in theaters): Ella (Emma Mackey, right), who's named governor of her home state when her mentor steps down, gets advice from her Aunt Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) in the James L. Brooks political dramedy.

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"Ella McCay" (Dec. 12 in theaters): Ella (Emma Mackey, right), who's named governor of her home state when her mentor steps down, gets advice from her Aunt Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) in the James L. Brooks political dramedy.

">"Ella McCay" (Dec. 12 in theaters): Ella (Emma Mackey, right), who's named governor of her home state when her mentor steps down, gets advice from her Aunt Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) in the James L. Brooks political dramedy.

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"Avatar: Fire and Ash" (Dec. 19 in theaters): New antagonist Varang (Oona Chaplin) is the fierce leader of the Ash People in James Cameron's sci-fi adventure, which catches up with Jake Sully and his family on Pandora.

">"Avatar: Fire and Ash" (Dec. 19 in theaters): New antagonist Varang (Oona Chaplin) is the fierce leader of the Ash People in James Cameron's sci-fi adventure, which catches up with Jake Sully and his family on Pandora.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/y9pZOJbjaXXLJgfdgHz_yQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02NTU-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ea6841f3aa30bfec331617014bff83d9 class=caas-img>"The Housemaid" (Dec. 19 in theaters): Based on the Freida McFadden novel, the psychological thriller stars Sydney Sweeney (left) as the new live-in housemaid for a wealthy wife (Amanda Seyfried) – a dream gig that turns into a nightmare.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Housemaid" (Dec. 19 in theaters): Based on the Freida McFadden novel, the psychological thriller stars Sydney Sweeney (left) as the new live-in housemaid for a wealthy wife (Amanda Seyfried) – a dream gig that turns into a nightmare.

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"The Housemaid" (Dec. 19 in theaters): Based on the Freida McFadden novel, the psychological thriller stars Sydney Sweeney (left) as the new live-in housemaid for a wealthy wife (Amanda Seyfried) – a dream gig that turns into a nightmare.

">"The Housemaid" (Dec. 19 in theaters): Based on the Freida McFadden novel, the psychological thriller stars Sydney Sweeney (left) as the new live-in housemaid for a wealthy wife (Amanda Seyfried) – a dream gig that turns into a nightmare.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zajd3j.V7AuQLgU2ro.UQQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2149c5ae06abf2003b9ffdaa05aa32d8 class=caas-img>"Is This Thing On?" (Dec. 19 in theaters): The dramedy stars Will Arnett (center, with Bradley Cooper and Andra Day) as a middle-aged dad who finds a new and therapeutic hobby when he signs up for an open mic comedy night.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Is This Thing On?" (Dec. 19 in theaters): The dramedy stars Will Arnett (center, with Bradley Cooper and Andra Day) as a middle-aged dad who finds a new and therapeutic hobby when he signs up for an open mic comedy night.

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"Is This Thing On?" (Dec. 19 in theaters): The dramedy stars Will Arnett (center, with Bradley Cooper and Andra Day) as a middle-aged dad who finds a new and therapeutic hobby when he signs up for an open mic comedy night.

">"Is This Thing On?" (Dec. 19 in theaters): The dramedy stars Will Arnett (center, with Bradley Cooper and Andra Day) as a middle-aged dad who finds a new and therapeutic hobby when he signs up for an open mic comedy night.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zNBfqI7VMNZRwDzkoT6QEQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03NTg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b74837265d04227f078cfeeb67e909f2 class=caas-img>"The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants" (Dec. 19 in theaters): The animated comedy adventure finds SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny, left) on a quest where he runs afoul of the villainous Flying Dutchman (Mark Hamill).

" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants" (Dec. 19 in theaters): The animated comedy adventure finds SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny, left) on a quest where he runs afoul of the villainous Flying Dutchman (Mark Hamill).

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"The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants" (Dec. 19 in theaters): The animated comedy adventure finds SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny, left) on a quest where he runs afoul of the villainous Flying Dutchman (Mark Hamill).

">"The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants" (Dec. 19 in theaters): The animated comedy adventure finds SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny, left) on a quest where he runs afoul of the villainous Flying Dutchman (Mark Hamill).

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/vPZB.BnIPTuY86z.14RY6w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02NzE-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/1b00c9669f8d9cd97efa2cc245b13a1c class=caas-img>"Anaconda" (Dec. 25 in theaters): The horror comedy stars Jack Black (center) and Paul Rudd as best friends who venture to the jungle in a mission to find a gigantic snake for a remake of their favorite movie.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Anaconda" (Dec. 25 in theaters): The horror comedy stars Jack Black (center) and Paul Rudd as best friends who venture to the jungle in a mission to find a gigantic snake for a remake of their favorite movie.

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"Anaconda" (Dec. 25 in theaters): The horror comedy stars Jack Black (center) and Paul Rudd as best friends who venture to the jungle in a mission to find a gigantic snake for a remake of their favorite movie.

">"Anaconda" (Dec. 25 in theaters): The horror comedy stars Jack Black (center) and Paul Rudd as best friends who venture to the jungle in a mission to find a gigantic snake for a remake of their favorite movie.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/M_xqgsiyubjTRLz.re69Qg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/6f3eaa4b8ce93c55dc9201bf6337b6f7 class=caas-img>"Song Sung Blue" (Dec. 25 in theaters): Based on a true story, the musical drama follows a Vietnam vet (Hugh Jackman) who meets another struggling divorced musician (Kate Hudson) and they form a popular Neil Diamond tribute band.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Song Sung Blue" (Dec. 25 in theaters): Based on a true story, the musical drama follows a Vietnam vet (Hugh Jackman) who meets another struggling divorced musician (Kate Hudson) and they form a popular Neil Diamond tribute band.

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"Song Sung Blue" (Dec. 25 in theaters): Based on a true story, the musical drama follows a Vietnam vet (Hugh Jackman) who meets another struggling divorced musician (Kate Hudson) and they form a popular Neil Diamond tribute band.

">"Song Sung Blue" (Dec. 25 in theaters): Based on a true story, the musical drama follows a Vietnam vet (Hugh Jackman) who meets another struggling divorced musician (Kate Hudson) and they form a popular Neil Diamond tribute band.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WTXvp3_8p5Msyi2IHamD4g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02Njk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/a4c41d310727cdb819ef76f3d3ade628 class=caas-img>"The Testament of Ann Lee" (Dec. 25 in theaters): The historical musical drama stars Amanda Seyfried (center) as Ann Lee, who found followers and critics alike as the leader of the Shakers religious movement in the 18th century.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Testament of Ann Lee" (Dec. 25 in theaters): The historical musical drama stars Amanda Seyfried (center) as Ann Lee, who found followers and critics alike as the leader of the Shakers religious movement in the 18th century.

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"The Testament of Ann Lee" (Dec. 25 in theaters): The historical musical drama stars Amanda Seyfried (center) as Ann Lee, who found followers and critics alike as the leader of the Shakers religious movement in the 18th century.

">"The Testament of Ann Lee" (Dec. 25 in theaters): The historical musical drama stars Amanda Seyfried (center) as Ann Lee, who found followers and critics alike as the leader of the Shakers religious movement in the 18th century.

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“I don't often come at acting from a particularly academic point of view,” Woodall says. “But it was important to learn as much as I [could and] pick and choose what I felt in my gut would be useful.

“One thing that was kind of interesting to learn from Katie Triest was that he probably would've hated being called Howie,” he adds with a laugh.

Leo Woodall (right) plays a piano tuner also good at cracking safes opposite Dustin Hoffman in "Tuner."

Howie is a “singular role” for Woodall as his star has ascended quickly in the past three years, with a breakhrough role in “The White Lotus” Season 2 and lead parts in the limited series “One Day” and rom-com “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.” Next is the upcoming crime caper “Tuner” (expected in 2026), about a young piano tuner who also has a gift for cracking safes, that teams Woodall with Dustin Hoffman.

“He's a magical performer and a really funny and gentle guy as well,” he says of Hoffman. “Getting to work with him was just one of those lifetime achievement things that I'll always remember.”

Starring alongside Oscar winners like Hoffman, Malek and Crowe has been “surreal,” Woodall allows. “I choose my moments to rip my clothes off and go, ‘Wow, this is crazy!’ and I choose my moments to go, ‘This is also just kind of silly, have a sense of humor, and you've got a job to do.’ I try and do the best that I can with the luck and opportunity that I'm given.”

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