![]() ![]() The 34-year-old British-Brazilian actor had his first big role very young in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in which he played Dean Thomas. On top of having starred in a Shonda Rhimes production, Alfred Enoch is also no strange for working on adaptions of famous book series. Enoch played Wes Gibbins, one of the main characters in the How To Get Away With Murder series, for six seasons, plus a small appearance as Wes's son Christopher Castillo. That said, Lucien Laviscount is set to be part of the regular Emily in Paris season 3 cast, which could make it more difficult for the actor to appear in Bridgerton season 3.Īnother actor with suitable experience, Alfred Enoch worked with Shonda Rhimes, the veteran TV producer behind Bridgerton and several other popular shows, for six years in How To Get Away With Murder. All of those reasons make Lucien Laviscount an almost obvious choice to replace Regé-Jean Page as Simon. In fact, Lucien Laviscount and Phoebe Dynevor played a couple, Billy and Lotti, in Snatch.Ĭonsidering how the instant on-screen chemistry between the Simon and Daphne actors in Bridgerton season 1 was one of the main reasons why the show worked so well, it would make sense for Netflix to choose, in the event of a recast, an actor Phoebe Dynevor has already worked with. If that was not enough, Lucien Laviscount has acted alongside Phoebe Dynevor, who plays Daphne in Bridgerton, during the TV show Snatch. ![]() Laviscount pulled off the sometimes irritating, sometimes intriguing energy of Alfie with ease, and that is actually similar to Simon's personality in Bridgerton season 1. Although in very different contexts, the dynamic between Alfie and Emily sort of resembles that of Simon and Daphne in Bridgerton season 1. ![]() The 30-year-old actor has recently played the role of Alfie, one of Emily's love interests, in Netflix's Emily in Paris season 2. Their interest in making sure Francesca appears more prominently seems to hint that her own love story might be beginning to unfold on the small screen, even as Season 3 finally wraps up the longing and tension between Colin ( Luke Newton) and Penelope Fetherington ( Nicola Coughlan).When it comes to playing a charming love interest in a Netflix production, Lucien Laviscount has experience. It was announced recently that Hannah Dodd will be replacing Ruby Stokes as the sixth-youngest Bridgerton sibling Francesca in Season 3. This also wouldn't be the first time Bridgerton has opted to recast one of the main characters. Not to mention, there's no one quite like a best friend to make sure you don't make it all the way to the altar with the wrong person. But it did feel odd to not have Anthony's best friend there to point out the hypocrisy of kissing Kate ( Simone Ashley) then refusing to marry her, when Anthony did the same to Simon in Season 1. Simon's absence could be overlooked when it came time to prepare for a ball, or to escort Eloise ( Claudia Jesse) to her presentation to the Queen. His absence was especially jarring as Season 2 followed the romantic woes of Anthony Bridgerton ( Jonathan Bailey), who it was made clear throughout Season 1 is Simon's best friend. RELATED: 'Bridgerton' Season 3 to Focus on Colin and Penelope's Romance This is why more than a few eyebrows were raised when Daphne, Duchess of Hastings ( Phoebe Dynevor) appeared throughout Season 2 with her husband Simon nowhere to be seen. Though it's common for romance novel series to leave earlier couples mostly behind when moving on to a new story, the Bridgerton series has taken a different approach to the adaptation of the Julia Quinn-penned series, turning it more into an ensemble piece rather than focused largely on the main romance of the season. You really do have to be brave about ending stories like that.” And so, because we came around full circle so well, because we stuck that landing, you’re left with this great feeling. He was the best example of a Regency fuckboy that any of us had come across. “We did so well on that redemptive arc that people forget that Simon was kind of horrific. Page said that the team was "free to do as they like," adding that he and Rhimes were both pleased with how Simon's arc wrapped up at the end of the first season. ![]() In speaking to Variety at the premiere of his newest film The Gray Man, Page was asked how he would feel, were the Shona Rhimes-produced Regency romance drama to recast the role of Simon. Sorry, Bridgerton fans, it looks like Regé-Jean Page has left the Duke of Hastings behind him for good. ![]()
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