Claim: Love & Friendship has only ever had a Welsh actor.
Evidence: Based on Jane Austen 's epistolary novel Lady Susan , written ca. 1794 , the film stars Kate Beckinsale , Chloë Sevigny , Xavier Samuel , and Stephen Fry.
Xavier Samuel -LRB- born 10 December 1983 -RRB- is an Australian actor.
Love & Friendship is a 2016 period comedy film written and directed by Whit Stillman.