Regé-Jean Page
Regé-Jean Page, (born 27 April 1988) is an English actor. His breakout role came in the first season of the Netflix period drama "Bridgerton" (2020), for which he won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. In 2021, "Time" magazine included him in their 100 Next List. Page has also appeared in the series 10 of "Waterloo Road" (2015), the miniseries "Roots" (2016), and the ABC legal drama "For the People" (2018–2019). Early life. Page was  born in London 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. After returning to the UK, Page took up acting as a hobby during Saturday school. He studied sound engineering at The National Youth Theatre. After two years of auditioning, Page was accepted at Drama Centre London. Career. Early work (2014–2019). Page began his career on stage, appearing in "The History Boys" and  The Merchant of Venice opposite Jonathan Pryce. He also starred in the final season of BBC Three drama series "Waterloo Road" in 2015. In 2016, Page made his American debut playing the role of Chicken George in the History Channel big budget miniseries "Roots", a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name, based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, "". The series and Page's performance received critical acclaim. In 2017, he was cast in the Shonda Rhimes-produced legal drama series "For the People", which aired in 2018. Also that year, he appeared as Captain Khora a minor  character in the post-apocalyptic film "Mortal Engines." In 2019, he was cast as Chico a minor character in the drama film "Sylvie's Love" (2020). Career breakthrough (2020–present). In mid-2019, Page was cast in the male leading role in the first season of the Shonda Rhimes-produced Netflix period drama "Bridgerton" as Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 2022, Page will costar in the upcoming Netflix action-thriller movie, "The Gray Man", directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Next year, Page will then costar in "," based on the  game of the same name and set for release March 3, 2023. Page is also attached to star as Simon Templar in the upcoming reboot of "The Saint". He is also set to lead an untitled thriller heist film for Netflix, written and directed by Noah Hawley. He will also executive produce these projects. Personal life. In September 2021, Page made his first public appearance with his girlfriend, Emily Brown.