Regé-Jean Page
Regé-Jean Page | |
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Born | London, England |
Alma mater | Drama Centre London |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Regé-Jean Page (/ˌrɛɡeɪ ˈʒɒ̃ ˈpeɪdʒ/;[1]) is an English actor known for his role in the first season of Netflix's period drama series Bridgerton (2020). He has also appeared in the series Waterloo Road (2015) on BBC One, Roots (2016) on History, and For the People (2018–2019) on ABC, and has since had roles in the action film The Gray Man (2022) and the fantasy film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
Early life and education
[edit]Regé-Jean Page[1][2] was born to an English preacher and a Zimbabwean nurse in London, England.[3] He has a brother, Tose Page, and was once in a band with him. They also worked together as a duo named Tunya.[4][5] He spent his childhood in his mother's native Harare before moving to London for secondary school, where he took up acting as a hobby[6] and studied sound engineering at the Northern Technical College. After two years of auditioning, he matriculated at Drama Centre London.[4]
Career
[edit]Page's first acting role was in 2001 playing Tanaka in television series Gimme 6.[7] This was followed by guest appearances in British television series Casualty@Holby City in 2005, Fresh Meat in 2013, and Waterloo Road in 2015. On stage, he had roles in theatre productions of The History Boys in 2013, and The Merchant of Venice in 2015.[8] Page made his American production debut playing the role of Chicken George in the History Channel miniseries Roots in 2016,[9] a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name which is based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family.[10][11] The same year, Page filmed an unaired pilot episode for ABC's Spark.[12][13]
In 2017, he was cast in a supporting role in the Shondaland-produced legal drama For the People which ran for two seasons, before getting cancelled by ABC in 2019.[14][15] On film, he had minor roles in the post-apocalyptic film Mortal Engines in 2018 and drama film Sylvie's Love in 2020.[16]
In 2019, Page was cast as one of the leads in the first series of Netflix period drama Bridgerton,[17] another Shondaland project.[18] It is based on the Regency romance novel The Duke and I and was released in December 2020.[18] The show was a critical success[19] and Page received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,[19] with Time magazine including him in their 100 Next List in 2021.[20] He was also nominated for an Primetime Emmy for the role.[21] Page did not return for the show's second series despite being offered to come back as he initially only signed a one-series deal, and wanted to explore other opportunities outside the show.[19][22]
In 2022, Page appeared in Netflix's film The Gray Man which received mixed reviews.[23] David Ehrlich of IndieWire described Page as "miserable in the role of a gallingly basic villain",[24] with the BBC's Nicholas Barber calling his performance "one-dimensionally evil".[25] The same year, he was made the face of Armani Code.[26] Page played a character in the fantasy film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).[27]
Personal life
[edit]Page has been in a relationship with Emily Brown since 2019.[28][29]
Filmography
[edit]† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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 | [30] | |
2020 | Don’t Wait | Performer | Also producer; short film | |
Sylvie's Love | Chico Sweetney | [16] | ||
2022 | The Gray Man | Denny Carmichael | [31] | |
2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | Xenk Yendar | [27] | |
2025 | Black Bag † | [32] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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 | [10] |
Spark | Alex Lavelle | Unaired TV pilot | [12] | |
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" | [33] |
2022 | Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale | Narrator | Documentary | [34] |
Theatre
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | The History Boys | Crowther | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | |
2015 | The Merchant of Venice | Solanio | Shakespeare's Globe, London |
Audio
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regé-Jean Page Might Have Just Teased a Future "Bridgerton" Cameo". 8 September 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Rege Jean Page - Flair Magazine". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Williams, Max (8 December 2020). "'Everything's fuel.' The wonderful mind of Regé-Jean Page". Square Mile. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b Brown, Emma (1 June 2016). "Discovery: Regé-Jean Page". Interview. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Miller, Julie (26 December 2020). "Meet Bridgerton's Dreamboat Duke, Regé-Jean Page". Vanity Fair Blogs. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Baker, Emily (24 December 2020). "Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page on being a heartthrob and the period drama's lack of 'puritan sense of shame about sex'". i. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Regé-Jean Page". The Artists Partnership. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Regé-Jean Page". For The People. ABC.
- ^ Kosin, Julie (31 May 2016). "Regé-Jean Page on Remaking 'Roots': 'I Don't Think It's Ever Irrelevant to Know Your History'". Harper's Bazaar.
- ^ a b Blyth, Antonia (21 June 2016). "Rege-Jean Page Revives Chicken George In The Iconic 'Roots': 'The World Has Changed In 40 Years'". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Performer of the Week: Regé-Jean Page". TVLine. 4 June 2016.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (12 March 2016). "Rege-Jean Page Set As Male Lead in ABC Pilot 'Spark'; Danielle Savre In CBS' 'Four Stars'". Deadline. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Blyth, Antonia (21 June 2016). "Rege-Jean Page Revives Chicken George In The Iconic 'Roots': "The World Has Changed In 40 Years"". Deadline. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (24 February 2017). "ABC's Shondaland Legal Pilot Casts Hope Davis, Vondie Curtis-Hall & Regé-Jean Page". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Turchiano, Danielle (10 May 2019). "'For the People' Canceled After Two Seasons at ABC". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ a b N'Duka, Amanda (6 March 2019). "'Sylvie': Ryan Michelle Bathe, Regé-Jean Page Join Tessa Thompson In Jazz Era Romance Film". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "The Stars Of 'Bridgerton' On Making The Year's Most Provocative Costume Drama". British Vogue. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b Jones, Marcus. "Meet the cast joining Julie Andrews on 'Bridgerton,' a new show from Shondaland and Netflix". EW.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Jackson, Angelique (2 April 2021). "'Bridgerton' Breakout Regé-Jean Page Will Not Appear in Season 2". Variety. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Regé-Jean Page". Time. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Burgos, Jenzia (20 September 2021). "Regé-Jean Page's Emmys Look Will Make You *Burn* For Him Even More Than You Already Do". StyleCaster. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (6 April 2021). "Inside Rege-Jean Page's 'Bridgerton' Departure". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ The Gray Man, retrieved 14 July 2022
- ^ Ehrlich, David (14 July 2022). "'The Gray Man' Review: The Russos' $200 Million Netflix Blockbuster Is the Summer's Blandest Movie". IndieWire. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Barber, Nicholas. "The Gray Man review: Jason Bourne 'with an identity crisis'". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ admin (24 June 2022). "Regé-Jean Page is the New Face of Armani Code Parfum". Male Model Scene. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page cast in Dungeons & Dragons movie". BBC News. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Gibson, Kelsie. "Who Is Regé-Jean Page's Girlfriend? All About Emily Brown". People. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Henni, Janine (2 September 2021). "Regé-Jean Page Steps Out with Girlfriend Emily Brown at British GQ Men of the Year Awards". People. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Kit, Borys (20 April 2017). "Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines' Adds Trio (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (3 March 2021). "'Bridgerton' Star Regé-Jean Page, Billy Bob Thornton And Alfre Woodard Join Ryan Gosling In The Russo Brothers' 'The Gray Man' For Netflix and AGBO". Deadline. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (5 March 2024). "Regé-Jean Page To Co-Star Opposite Michael Fassbender And Cate Blanchett In Steven Soderbergh's Black Bag For Focus". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ White, Peter (14 February 2021). "'Bridgerton' Star Regé-Jean Page To Host 'SNL' Next Week With Bad Bunny Set As Musical Guest". Deadline. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ West, Amy (7 February 2022). "Bridgerton's Regé-Jean Page lands new Netflix project". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "2017 NAMIC Vision Awards Nominees". namic.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "PLENTY OF "LOVE" IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY!". Black Reel Awards. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "HCA TV Awards". Hollywood Critics Association. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "MTV & TV Movie Awards". MTV. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Tauer, Kristen (2 February 2021). "Here Are the Nominees for the 52nd Annual NAACP Image Awards". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Online Film & Television Association (2024)". IMDb. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "73rd Emmy Awards Complete Nominations List" (PDF). Emmys. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Satellite Nominations 2021". United Agents. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Nominations Announced for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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