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Regé-Jean Page was born in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe in 1990 who is a British actor.
On TV, Regé-Jean is most well known for his role as Chicken George in the critically acclaimed
miniseries Roots
and as Leonard Knox in ABC’s For The People.
He plays the dashing Duke, is still relatively up-and-coming, so he might be hard to place.
While he has a few British and American credits under his belt, this will certainly be his
breakout role.
That's enough for the background info.
So, let's dive into the things you didn't know about him.
Page spent his childhood in Harare, his adolescence in North London, and much of his twenties
in LA.
His mother was a nurse from Zimbabwe and his father was an English preacher.
Page said that being born to a mixed-race couple in Zimbabwe made him “a walking political
statement,".
He shared a story on Tumblr that “At 5 years old, my mother was blackmailed by British,
catholic missionaries.
They said she could not come to school and get an education unless she forgot her heathen
African name and took on a Christian saint’s name.”
When Page was 14, his family moved to North London.
The second youngest of four siblings, Page was also in a band with his little brother,
Tose formed a punk band called TUNYA.
According to their website, the brothers have “written together and featured in various
bands since their teens, and now independently produce their own music and collaborations.”
Specifically, in his teen life, his hair rotated between blue, green, and purple.
Music gave him an outlet for his frustration and energy.
Tracy Chapman's self-titled is the first album he owned.
Until Regé-Jean Page discovered the British National Youth Theatre as a university student,
acting was just one of his creative hobbies.
At the time, the Page was studying sound engineering.
He graduated from the Drama Centre London in 2013.
According to Interview Magazine, Page had been acting as a hobby ever since he moved
to the U.K.
After two years of auditioning, he was accepted into the prestigious Drama Centre London,
where actors like Tom Hardy, Emilia Clarke, and Pierce Brosnan got their starts.
Page began his career on stage, appearing in The History Boys
and most notably starred as Solanio in Merchant Of Venice.
Earlier in his career, Regé had a brief, uncredited — stint in Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows — Part I
and appeared in two episodes of Fresh Meat.
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, the show was a success and even landed some Emmy nominations.
The series and Page's performance received critical acclaim.
Also that year, he was cast as a male lead in the ABC Pilot 'Spark'.
Bridgerton is not Regé-Jean’s first time in a Shondaland production.
Back in 2018, Regé starred in the legal drama For The People.
He played the role of Leonard Knox, an Assistant US Attorney.
Sadly, the show was canceled after two seasons and 20 episodes.
He later was cast in a male leading role in the drama series Bridgerton for Netflix.
Bridgerton is the latest smash hit from the streamer, recently revealed as the fifth-biggest
launch for an original series.
Page stars as Simon Bassett, aka the Duke of Hastings, who pretends to court Daphne
Bridgerton until their very real feelings get in the way.
Regé-Jean Page has been in a number of movies and TV shows before, which is why he may seem
familiar to some viewers.
On the big screen, he played Khora in the 2018 post-apocalyptic film Mortal Engines
alongside Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, and Hugo Weaving.
And more recently starred alongside Tessa Thompson in Sylvie’s Love (2020), a romantic
film set in 1960s Harlem now streaming on Amazon.
He also does voice-over work, including Kong Jr. in this trailer for a graphic novel.
Page says he was first drawn to acting when he learned he wasn’t “very good at anything
else at all,”.
If he weren’t an actor, he would love to be an astronomer or something.
He loves the unknown, and space fascinates him.
Thanks to Simon Basset's charm on Bridgerton, it's no wonder people are wondering about
whether or not Regé-Jean Page has a girlfriend.
It appears as though he keeps his personal and private relationships off of social media
so it’s unclear if he is currently dating anyone.
But speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Page admitted that he’s softer and more open
to romance than his fictional counterpart, Simon.
In 2016, Antonia Thomas was seen along with Page.
Though he never said Antonia Thomas was his girlfriend, the two red carpet appearances
did start some rumors.
The duo was also spotted together during the premiere of the Disney movie Queen of Katwe.
We think during the filming of Survivor is where Regé and Antonia met for the first time.
The truth is that it’s unclear whether Regé-Jean Page is currently dating anyone, but he definitely
does not have a wife.
Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page is one of the millions to binge The Queen's Gambit,
which the actor likened to "a comfy pair of slippers."
He has always loved to reread Neil Gaiman’s ‘Anansi Boys’ and Anna Deavere Smith's
‘Letters to a Young Artist’.
He watched a lot of Trevor Noah‘s stuff, especially loves the book “Born a Crime”.
The actor who inspires him a lot is Robert Downey Jr and Iron Man 3 is his favorite movie
so far.
His favorite villains are Heath Ledger's Joker and Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood.
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