Regé-Jean Page facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Regé-Jean Page
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Born | April 27, 1988 (age 37) London, England
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Alma mater | Drama Centre London |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Regé-Jean Page is a British actor. He became very well known for playing the Duke of Hastings in the first season of the Netflix show Bridgerton in 2020. He has also been in other TV shows like Waterloo Road and Roots. You might have seen him in movies such as The Gray Man and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
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Early Life and Education
Regé-Jean Page was born in London, England. His mother was a nurse from Harare, Zimbabwe, and his father was an English preacher. He has a brother named Tose Page. They even had a music group together called Tunya.
Regé-Jean spent his childhood in Zimbabwe. Later, he moved back to London for high school. He started acting as a hobby there. He also studied sound engineering at the Northern Technical College. After trying out for acting schools for two years, he was accepted into Drama Centre London.
Acting Career Highlights
Regé-Jean Page started acting in 2001 in a TV show called Gimme 6. He then had small roles in British TV shows like Casualty@Holby City and Fresh Meat. In 2015, he appeared in eight episodes of Waterloo Road.
First Roles and American Debut
He also performed on stage in plays like The History Boys (2013) and The Merchant of Venice (2015). In 2016, Regé-Jean made his first appearance in an American show. He played Chicken George in the miniseries Roots for the History Channel. This show was a new version of a famous 1977 miniseries.
In 2017, he got a role in the legal drama For the People. This show ran for two seasons. He also had small movie roles in Mortal Engines (2018) and Sylvie's Love (2020).
Becoming a Star in Bridgerton
In 2019, Regé-Jean Page was chosen for a main role in the Netflix show Bridgerton. This show is based on popular romance novels. It came out in December 2020 and became a huge hit.
His performance in Bridgerton earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. Time magazine even put him on their "100 Next List" in 2021. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy for his role. Regé-Jean decided not to return for the second season of Bridgerton. He had only signed on for one season and wanted to try other acting opportunities.
Recent Movies and Future Projects
In 2022, Regé-Jean appeared in the Netflix action movie The Gray Man. He played a villain in the film. The same year, he became the face of Armani Code, a well-known brand.
He then starred in the fantasy movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023). This movie received good reviews, but it didn't make a lot of money at the box office.
In 2025, Regé-Jean Page was in the thriller movie Black Bag, directed by Steven Soderbergh. He acted alongside Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett. He is also set to star with Halle Bailey in a movie called Italianna.
Personal Life
Regé-Jean Page has been in a relationship with Emily Brown since 2019.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Troublemaker | Jayu | Short film |
2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Wedding guest | Uncredited |
2015 | Survivor | Robert Purvell | |
2016 | Second Summer of Love | Rupert | Short film |
The Merchant of Venice | Solanio | Filmed stage production | |
2018 | Mortal Engines | Captain Khora | |
2020 | Don’t Wait | Performer | Also producer; short film |
Sylvie's Love | Chico Sweetney | ||
2022 | The Gray Man | Denny Carmichael | |
2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | Xenk Yendar | |
2025 | Black Bag | Col. James Stokes | |
2026 | Italianna ![]() |
TBA | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Gimme 6 | Tanaka | |
2005 | Casualty@Holby City | Daniel Kimpton | Episode: "Teacher's Pet / Crash and Burn" |
2013 | Fresh Meat | Dean | 2 episodes |
2015 | Waterloo Road | Guy Braxton | 8 episodes (series 10) |
2016 | Roots | Chicken George | Miniseries |
Spark | Alex Lavelle | Unaired TV pilot | |
2018–2019 | For the People | Leonard Knox | 20 episodes |
2020 | Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas | Prince Charming | BBC Christmas Special |
Bridgerton | Simon Basset | Main role (series 1) | |
2021 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Regé-Jean Page / Bad Bunny" |
2022 | Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale | Narrator | Documentary |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | The History Boys | Crowther | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield |
2015 | The Merchant of Venice | Solanio | Shakespeare's Globe, London |
Audio
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | The Harrowing | Major Tanner | Podcast series |
2021 | The Sandman: Act II | Orpheus | Audio drama |
The Prince and the Naturalist | Narrator | Calm | |
2022 | The Sandman: Act III | Orpheus | Audio drama |
Awards and Nominations
Regé-Jean Page has won and been nominated for several awards for his acting.
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Reference(s) |
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2017 | National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) Vision Awards | Best Performance – Drama | Roots | Nominated | |
2021 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | |
Outstanding Actor, Drama Series | Bridgerton | Nominated | |||
IMDb STARmeter Awards | Breakout Star | Won | |||
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | Nominated | |||
MTV Movie & TV Awards | Breakthrough Performance | Won | |||
Best Kiss (w/ Phoebe Dynevor) | Nominated | ||||
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Won | |||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series | Nominated | |||
Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Nominated | |||
Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Regé-Jean Page para niños