Bridgerton Season 3 Cast: Meet Lady Arnold, Paul Suarez & More New Characters
Meet Lord Anderson, Lord Samadani and more newcomers to the Ton who were invented for the TV show and not in the books, plus Lord Kilmartin!
How do the makers of Netflix show surprise a core of fans who are so intimately familiar with Julia Quinn’s source books that they’re anticipating every blush and ball before it even gets to the screen?
One solution, as has happened in season three, is to play with the established order of things. Though Benedict Bridgerton’s romance follows on from that of his brother Anthony’s in Quinn’s book series, the TV show has (rightly!) vaulted over that to first show the love story between Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington.
Their other answer? Invention. In addition to TV-only characters Madame Delacroix, Will and Alice Mondrich and Queen Charlotte herself, a new raft of invented-for-the-show characters appear in season three. Here they all are, along with info on the actors playing them, plus a couple of brand new cast- who do feature in Quinn’s novels.
Lucas Aurelio as Paul Suarez
Theatre-loving patron of the arts Paul Suarez is a close and intimate friend of Lady Tilley Arnold and Benedict Bridgerton in season 3B. He’s played by Spanish-American actor Lucas Aurelio, who also popped up in an episode of video game adaptation series The Witcher playing the role of Anthony, and as Estevez in Welsh-language drama Anfamol.
Sam Philips as Lord Alfred Debling
Invented for the TV series, Lord Debling is one of this season’s eligible bachelors and possesses a grand estate that any young debutante would be lucky to call herself mistress of. As a naturalist who’s devoted his life to conservation and the study of the natural world, Debling is something of a man out of time among the Ton. Pursued as a potential husband by Cressida Cowper, among others, Debling forms one side of a season three love triangle.
He’s played by Sam Philips, an actor who’s appeared in multiple episodes of Grantchester, Father Brown and 2015 British series The Syndicate.
Hannah New as Lady Tilley Arnold
Lady Arnold is a new prospect for Bridgerton. While society widow Lady Danbury enjoys the freedom of life as a wealthy independent woman, her love life has so far stayed behind in prequel series Queen Charlotte. Not so for Tilley Arnold, an intelligent, forward-thinking go-getter whose fires very much still burn.
Daniel Francis as Lord Anderson
Speaking of the romantic lives of widows, please meet visiting Lord Anderson, a man connected to Lady Danbury who may soon be connected to another key Bridgerton character… (no spoilers here).
Lord Anderson is played by Daniel Francis, a familiar face to fans of ABC storytelling fantasy Small Axe film in 2020.
James Phoon as Harry Dankworth
Dankworth is a handsome young man, but hardly the sharpest tool in the box. Still, brains aren’t everything in a husband… or in a wife, as it turns out for Harry. He’s played by James Phoon, who was recently seen on screen as Hamish in BBC Three horror comedy Wreck, as well as having voiced many roles in animations and video games, from Dodo to Rise of the Ronin.
David Mumeni as Lord Samadani
When Queen Charlotte chooses her diamond of the season from among that year’s debutantes, she doesn’t want her married off to just any old lord. Enter: highly eligible bachelor Lord Samadani, the Queen’s particular favourite of the current season.
Fans of British comedy TV will have no trouble recognising Mumeni from recurring roles in the terrific The Girl Before and Coma, and popped up in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie.
Hannah Dodd as sca Bridgerton
We’ve already gone through all this Lockwood & Co.) Hannah Dodd is the new sca, who comes of age this season and is the latest Bridgerton girl to be presented to the queen and put on the marriage market.
Dodd played Sophia in raunchy historical drama Enola Holmes 2.
Victor Alli as John Stirling, Earl of Kilmartin
Not an invented character for the TV show but a new one ing from the books, John Stirling is another eligible bachelor attending society balls in search of a wife. Will he find one among this year’s latest debutantes?
Actor Victor Alli has had ing roles in Andor, as well as a recurring role on Peacock drama Last Light.
Bridgerton season 3 part 1 is available to stream now on Netflix. Part 2 arrives on June 13.
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Louisa Mellor is the Den of Geek UK TV Editor. She has written about TV, film and books for Den of Geek since 2010, and for…