Lucien Laviscount facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lucien Laviscount
Laviscount in 2019
Born	Lucien Leon Laviscount (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 32) Burnley, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present

Lucien Leon Laviscount (/ˈlævɪskaʊnt/; born 9 June 1992) is a British actor. He first came to prominence in 2007 appearing in teen drama Grange Hill. He later appeared in several television series, including ITV's Coronation Street (2009) and BBC One's Waterloo Road (2010–11).

In 2015, Laviscount played a regular character, Earl Grey, in the first season of the horror comedy Scream Queens on FOX. In 2017–18, he starred on Sony Crackle’s crime comedy-drama Snatch. Laviscount also starred as Alexander Cabot in The CW series Katy Keene.

Laviscount reached a worldwide audience in 2021 as recurring cast as Alfie in season 2 of the Netflix series Emily in Paris.

Early life

Laviscount was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and grew up in Read, Ribble Valley in Lancashire. He was born to Eugene Laviscount, a body builder of Antiguan descent and Sonia Laviscount who is of English descent. He attended Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe, where he was awarded 10 GCSEs, and was also a member of Carol Godby's theatre workshop in Bury. He has two brothers, Louis and Jules.

Career

At the age of ten, Laviscount appeared in an advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer. He secured roles in programmes such as Clocking Off and Johnny and the Bomb before becoming a series regular in BBC One series Grange Hill. Laviscount was then cast as religious swimmer Ben Richardson in Coronation Street. In 2010, Laviscount took part in a charity football match alongside Jack McMullen, Lyndon Ogbourne and other actors in aid of Sport Relief.

He also appeared as Jonah Kirby, a school pupil, in the TV show Waterloo Road. Laviscount signed with SK Records in 2012, and released his debut single, "Dance With You", featuring American rapper MANN.

On 22 February 2014, it was announced that Laviscount would be playing the lead role of Ennis Ross in Supernatural: Bloodlines, a spin-off to the US CW show Supernatural. He appeared in the backdoor pilot episode but the show did not get picked up. In 2015, Laviscount played a series regular role, Earl Grey, in FOX's US horror comedy series Scream Queens. In 2020 Laviscount appeared as Alexander Cabot in The CW series Katy Keene.

In 2021 and 2022, Laviscount appeared in the recurring role of Alfie in season two and three of the Netflix series Emily in Paris.

In 2022, Laviscount starred as Jay in BBC 3-part comedy Peacock.

In 2024, Laviscount appeared in the film This Time Next Year, based on the book of the same name (released in June), and as the love interest in the music video Puntería by Shakira and Cardi B.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Lucien Laviscount para niños