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 Critics' Choice Television 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 action-adventure series ''Leonardo'' (2011–2012) and the musical-comedy ''Groove High'' (2012–2013) before becoming known for his roles in the crime drama ''Broadchurch'' (2013–2015), the satire ''W1A'' (2014–2017), and the comedy ''Crashing'' (2016). He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Anthony, Viscount Bridgerton, in the Regency romance series ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present). Bailey has since starred in the romantic drama miniseries ''Fellow Travelers'' (2023), for which he won a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. Provided by Wikipedia