Regé-Jean Page

ABOUT REGé-JEAN PAGE

Actor best known for playing Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, in season one of the Netflix drama Bridgerton . He appeared in 8 of the 9 episodes of the first season. In 2021, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

He spent his childhood in Harare, Zimbabwe. After returning to London he took up acting as a hobby.

He played Chicken George in the 2016 miniseries Roots. He also appeared in the series For the People . He has acted in over 50 episodes of TV since 2001.

His mother was a Zimbabwean nurse, and his father was an English preacher. He has three siblings. He began dating Emily Brown .

His costars in Bridgerton included Phoebe Dynevor and Nicola Coughlan .