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Bridgerton
''Bridgerton'' is an American historical- romance streaming television series created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix. Based on the book series by Julia Quinn, it is Shondaland's first scripted show for Netflix. It revolves around the eponymous Bridgerton family and is set in the competitive world of Regency era London's ton during the social season where marriageable youth of nobility and gentry are launched into society. The first season debuted on December 25, 2020, to generally positive reviews, with 625.49 million hours viewed it became the most-watched English-language series on Netflix at the time of its premiere before being overtaken by its sophomore season. ''Bridgerton's'' second season became the most watched English-language television series on Netflix at the time with 656.16 million hours in its first 28 days of release. It premiered on March 25, 2022, with generally positive reviews and debuted number one in 92 countries on the platform. It was also the mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgerton (novel Series)
''Bridgerton'' is a series of eight Regency romance novels written by Julia Quinn. Released from 2000 to 2006, it follows the eight siblings of the noble Bridgerton family as they navigate London high society in search of love, adventure and happiness. The novels have been adapted by Shondaland into a television series titled ''Bridgerton'' which premiered in 2020 on Netflix. Background Set between 1813 and 1827, each novel features one of the eight children of the late Viscount Bridgerton and his widow Violet: Anthony, who is the current Viscount Bridgerton, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth. The Bridgerton family are part of British nobility and are a well respected, immensely loving, and tight-knit clan favored among high society. Publishing history #''The Duke and I'' (2000, Daphne's Story) # ''The Viscount Who Loved Me'' (2000, Anthony's Story) # ''An Offer from a Gentleman'' (2001, Benedict's Story) # ''Romancing Mister Bridgert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Quinn
Julie Pottinger (née Cotler; born 1970), better known by her pen name Julia Quinn, is a best-selling American author of historical romance fiction. Her novels have been translated into 41 languages, and have appeared on ''The New York Times'' Bestseller List 19 times. She has been inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Her ''Bridgerton'' series of novels has been adapted for Netflix by Shondaland under the title ''Bridgerton''. Early life and education Quinn was born as Julie Cotler in 1970 to Jane and Stephen Lewis Cotler. She has three sisters: Emily, Abigail, and Ariana. She is Jewish. She was raised primarily in New England, although she spent much of her time in California following her parents' divorce. Since her early childhood, Quinn thoroughly enjoyed books. At age 12, her father disagreed with her choices of reading material, '' Sweet Dreams'' and the ''Sweet Valley High'' book series, and told her she could keep reading them only if she could prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Bailey
Jonathan Stuart Bailey (born 25 April 1988) is an English actor. Known for his comedic, dramatic, and musical roles on stage and screen, he is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award and a nomination for a Evening Standard Theatre Award. Bailey began his career as a child actor in Royal Shakespeare Company productions and by eight was performing as Gavroche in a West End production of ''Les Misérables''. He has since starred in contemporary plays such as ''South Downs'' in 2012, ''The York Realist'' in 2018, and '' Cock'' in 2022; in classical plays like the Royal National Theatre's ''Othello'' in 2013 and Chichester Festival Theatre's ''King Lear'' in 2017; as well as in musicals, namely the London revival of ''The Last Five Years'' in 2016 and the West End gender-swapped revival of ''Company'' for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical in 2019. On screen, Bailey starred in the CBBC action-adventure series ''Leonardo'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Dynevor
Phoebe Harriet Dynevor (; born 17 April 1995) is an English actress. Dynevor is known for her role as Daphne, the fourth Bridgerton child, in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present). She began her career as a child actress, appearing in the BBC school drama '' Waterloo Road'' (2009–2010). She went on to have recurring roles in the BBC series ''Prisoners' Wives'' (2012–2013) and ''Dickensian'' (2015–2016) as well as TV Land comedy-drama '' Younger'' (2017–2021), with a main role in the Crackle crime series '' Snatch'' (2017–2018). Early life and education Phoebe Harriet Dynevor was born on 17 April 1995 in Trafford, Greater Manchester, to ''Emmerdale'' screenwriter Tim Dynevor and actress Sally Dynevor, who is widely known for her long-running role as Sally Webster on ''Coronation Street''. Her paternal grandparents also worked in the television industry. She has a younger brother Samuel, and a younger sister Harriet. Dynevor attended Oakfield Nurs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Thompson (actor)
Luke Thompson (born 4 July 1988) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Benedict, the second Bridgerton child, in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present). He debuted in 2013 as Lysander in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the Globe Theatre, earning him Ian Charleson and ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award nominations. He also appeared in the BBC One drama '' In The Club'' (2014–2016). Early life and education Thompson was born in Southampton and brought up in France from the age of two. His father was an engineer and his mother, a teacher. He is one of three children. He attended the Lycée International François-Ier in Fontainebleau, a French school with an Anglophone section, from 1997 to 2005. Upon returning to England in 2006, Thompson spent a year with the Year Out Drama Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. He studied English and Drama at the University of Bristol and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 2013. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Ashley
Simone Ashwini Pillai (born 30 March 1995), known professionally as Simone Ashley, is a British actress. She is known for her breakout role in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2022–present) and ''Sex Education'' (2019–2021). Early life Born Simone Ashwini Pillai to Indian Tamil parents Latha and Gunasekharan Pillai, Ashley is from Camberley, Surrey and has an older brother. Ashley has spoken about how despite growing up in a household of academics, she was always drawn more towards the creative fields. Her parents were hesitant about her inclination to the arts. "My parents were quite protective over me," she told '' Glamour''. "They're first generation. They came from India to this country, so they didn't really have a life where they could choose to be whatever they wanted." Ashley grew up singing classical music, opera, and playing the piano. Ashley's family later moved to Beaconsfield where she attended Beaconsfield High School and later Redroofs Theatre Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regé-Jean Page
Regé-Jean Page (; born Regererai Page on 27 April 1988) is a British actor. He is known for his breakout role in the first series of the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020). Acting professionally since 2001, Page has also appeared in BBC's '' Waterloo Road'' (2015), History Channel's ''Roots'' (2016), and ABC's '' For the People'' (2018–2019). He has also played a supporting role in the Netflix action film ''The Gray Man'' (2022). Early life and education Page was born Regererai Page in London, England, to a Zimbabwean mother who was a nurse and an English father who was a preacher. He is the third of four children, and was in a band with his brother. He spent his childhood in Harare, Zimbabwe, before returning to London for secondary school where he took up acting as a hobby, and studied sound engineering at the National Youth Theatre. After two years of auditioning, Page was accepted at Drama Centre London. Career Early work (2001–2019) Page's first acting r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charithra Chandran
Charithra Surya Chandran (; born 17 January 1997) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the Amazon spy thriller series ''Alex Rider'' (2021) and the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2022). Early life and education Chandran was born in Perth, Scotland, the daughter of medical professionals. She was born into a Tamil Indian family. Her parents separated when she was two, and she left for India with her father where she stayed with her grandparents in Tamil Nadu, India. Upon returning to the UK when she was four, she went to school in Liverpool. She then boarded at Moreton Hall Preparatory School in Suffolk from six to eleven before settling down with her mother in Oxford for her teenage years whilst her father lived in Wales. Chandran completed sixth form at Oxford High School. She then went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, politics and economics from New College, Oxford in 2019. She participated in a number of productions during univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Jessie
Claudia Jessie (born 1989/1990) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the third series of the BBC One police procedural ''WPC 56'' (2015) and as Eloise, the fifth Bridgerton child, in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present). She also had roles in series 4 of ''Line of Duty'' (2017), the Dave sitcom ''Porters'' (2017–2019) and the ITV miniseries '' Vanity Fair'' (2018). Early life Jessie was born in Moseley, and grew up on a canal boat. She spent some of her childhood in London and was homeschooled from the age of 14 before returning to Birmingham when she was 17. Her family struggled financially; Jessie described the experiences that came with it, such as bailiffs coming to the door, as traumatic. In addition, her parents split and her father was not around. Her single mother, Dawn, worked cleaning houses to provide for her and her brother. Jessie's mother also worked to afford her ballet lessons at the Challis School of Dance. She was subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Stokes
Ruby May Stokes (born 4 September 2000) is an English actress. She appeared in the films ''Una'' (2016), ''Rocks'' (2019), and '' A Banquet'' (2021). On television, she is known for her role in the Netflix detective series '' Lockwood & Co.'' (2023). She also played Francesca, the sixth Bridgerton child, in the first two series of the streamer's period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–2022). Early life Stokes is from Hackney, East London. She has two younger brothers Clement and Seth who appeared in the ITV series '' Angela Black''. She attended the BRIT School as well as the Young Actors Theatre Islington. She became a member of the London Youth Circus, part of the National Centre for Circus Arts. Career Stokes began her career as a child actress with a handful of small television roles before making her feature film debut in the 2016 drama ''Una'' as a young version of Rooney Mara's character. She appeared in Sarah Gavron's film ''Rocks'' in 2019. The following year, she was ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Barker
Ruby Barker (born 23 December 1996) is a British actress. She is best known for playing Marina in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present). In 2020, she was awarded Best Actress at the British Urban Film Festival for her starring role in the film ''How to Stop a Recurring Dream''. Early life Barker was born in Islington to parents from Ireland and Montserrat. She joined her sister Harriet in the foster care system just after she was born, and the two were adopted. Barker spent her early childhood in London and Winchester before growing up in Glasgow until her teen years. While living in Glasgow, she took weekend classes at the Elizabeth Murray School of Dance. Her earliest acting experience was in an RBS advertisement. Her parents eventually separated, and Barker moved to Church Fenton, a village in the Selby District of Yorkshire, with her mother and stepmother. She attended Tadcaster Grammar School nearby. She planned to study International Relations at the Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Newton
Luke Paul Anthony Newton (né Atkinson; born 5 February 1993) is an English actor. He is known for playing Colin, the third Bridgerton child, in the Netflix series ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present). He also had roles in the BBC Two drama '' The Cut'' (2009) and the Disney Channel series '' The Lodge'' (2016). Early life Newton is from Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. He has a younger sister, Lauren. Their parents divorced, and their mother Michelle remarried in 2006. Newton attended St Nicolas and St Mary’s First and Middle School from 5 to 11 years old. He also attended Northbrook College Sussex (now part of Greater Brighton Metropolitan College). He then formed the boy band South 4 with Oli Reynolds (then Evans), Joel Baylis, and Henry Tredinnick. He went on to train at the London School of Musical Theatre. Career In 2010, Newton made his television debut in the BBC Two teen series '' The Cut'' as Luke Attwood, a role he portrayed for 11 episodes. In 2014, he appeared in two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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