Lucien Laviscount

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/;^[1] 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 a regular cast member in season 3 (recurring in seasons 2 and 4) in the Netflix series Emily in Paris. He plays Emily's love interest Alfie, a banker from Britain.

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.^[2] 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.^[3] He has two brothers, Louis and Jules.^[4][5]

Career

At the age of ten, Laviscount appeared in an advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer.^[6] 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.^[4] Laviscount was then cast as religious swimmer Ben Richardson in Coronation Street.

He also appeared as Jonah Kirby, a school pupil, in the TV show Waterloo Road.^[7][8] Laviscount signed with SK Records in 2012, and released his debut single, "Dance With You", featuring American rapper MANN.^[9]

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.^[10] In 2020 Laviscount appeared as Alexander Cabot in The CW series Katy Keene.^[11]

In 2021 and 2022, Laviscount appeared in the recurring role of Alfie in season two and three of the Netflix series Emily in Paris.^[12]

In 2022, Laviscount starred as Jay in BBC 3-part comedy Peacock.^[13][14]

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. ^{[15] [16]}

Other ventures

With Zac Lichman, Laviscount opened two Kensal Rise joints: The Shop NW10, a cocktail bar and café, in 2018 and The Wealthy Beggar, a dive bar with food from Gareth Drew, in 2022.^[17][18]

Philanthropy

In 2010, Laviscount took part in a charity football match alongside Jack McMullen, Lyndon Ogbourne and other actors in aid of Sport Relief.^[19]

Laviscount and Lichman spearheaded a homelessness awareness campaign A Deed A Day with radio presenter Rio Fredrika and model and then partner Ana Tanaka. For Christmas 2018, the group ran a soup kitchen out of Laviscount and Lichman's The Shop NW10.^[20][21]

Laviscount played football for England in Soccer Aid 2022.^[22]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	One Night in Istanbul	Joseph
	Honeytrap	Troy
2015	Runaway	Henry	Short film
2016	Between Two Worlds	Connor
2017	The Bye Bye Man	John
	Love Beats Rhymes	Derek
2021	Trust	Ansgar
2022	Your Christmas or Mine?	Steve
2023	Last Sentinel	Sullivan
2024	This Time Next Year	Quinn	[23]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Clocking Off	Tom Wood	Episode: "Jenny's Story"
2006	Johnny and the Bomb	Yo-Less	3 episodes
	New Street Law	Alfie	Episode: "1.7"
2007–2008	Grange Hill	Jake Briggs	13 episodes
2008	Life Bites	Jake	Episode: "1.1"
2009	Father & Son	Elijah King	Episode: "1.1"
	Coronation Street	Ben Richardson	34 episodes
2010–2011	Waterloo Road	Jonah Kirby	Regular role; 19 episodes (Series 6)
2011	Celebrity Big Brother	Self	5th Place
	Casualty	Liam Briggs	Episode "Epiphany"
	New Tricks	David Green	Episode "Setting out your Stall"
	Shameless	Dee Davies	Episode: "8.16"
	Trollied	Stu	4 episodes
2013	Death in Paradise	Duncan Wood	Episode: "2.8"
	The Syndicate	Matt Greco	Episode: "2.4"
	Love Matters	Jake	Episode: "Kitten Chic"
	Skins	Jason	2 episodes
2014	Supernatural	Ennis Ross	Episode: "Bloodlines"
	Episodes	Brian	3 episodes
2015	Scream Queens	Earl Grey	Main cast, 8 episodes
2016	Still Star-Crossed	Romeo Montague	Episode: "In Fair Verona, Where We Lay Our Scene"
2017–18	Snatch	Billy "F*ckin" Ayres	Main cast
2020	Katy Keene	Alexander Cabot	Main cast, 13 episodes
2021	Threesome	John Taylor	Main cast, 5 episodes
2021–Present	Emily in Paris	Alfie	Main cast
2022	Peacock	Jay	3 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	National Film Awards UK	Best Supporting Actor	Snatch	Nominated	[24]
2022	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best Kiss (shared with Lily Collins)	Emily in Paris	Nominated	[25]

References

1. "10 Things Emily In Paris Star Lucien Laviscount Can't Live Without | 10 Essentials". GQ. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
2. Mason, Aiden (13 March 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Lucien Laviscount".
3. "Ribble Valley teenager sampling Coronation Street life". Lancashire Telegraph. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
4. "Ribble Valley schoolboy Lucien Laviscount lands role on Grange Hill". Lancashire Telegraph. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
5. "BB Sophie 'romancing' ex-Corrie star". Digital Spy. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
6. "Youngsters wear it like Beckham". Lancashire Telegraph. 12 September 2002. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
7. "Corrie confirms Laviscount departure". Digital Spy. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
8. "Ribble Valley heart-throb in TV affair". Lancashire Telegraph. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
9. Lucien Laviscount announces debut single dance with you Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Digital Spy 26 January 2012
10. "Killer Cast Photos | Scream Queens on FOX".
11. Pedersen, Erik (26 February 2019). "Katy Keene: Camille Hyde & Lucien Laviscount Join The CW's Riverdale Spinoff Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
12. Grebenyuk, Yana (23 December 2021). "Who Is Lucien Laviscount? 5 Things to Know About the 'Emily in Paris' Season 2 Love Interest". US Weekly. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
13. Day, Harvey (25 April 2022). "Peacock's Allan 'Seapa' Mustafa: 'People are being more open about body image issues'". BBC. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
14. McGee, Sarah (11 February 2022). "Ribble Valley: Lucien Laviscount to star in new BBC Show". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
15. Gómez, Shirley (21 March 2024). "Shakira gets affectionate with Lucien Laviscount in new song 'Puntería'". Hola. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
16. "Shakira, Cardi B - Puntería (Official Video)". YouTube. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
17. Sims, Alex (23 December 2022). "This 'Emily in Paris' heart-throb star has just opened a north London dive bar". Time Out London. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
18. London, Lela (13 December 2022). "Lucien Laviscount Just Opened A 'Five Star Dive Bar' In London". Forbes. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
19. "Soap actors join charity football event". Digital Spy. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
20. "Boutique Camping's Support of the "A deed a day" project". Bell Tent. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
21. Dodd, Sophie (22 December 2021). "Ooh La Laviscount: Get to Know Emily in Paris' Newest Heartthrob, Lucien Laviscount". People. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
22. Sansome, Jessica (12 June 2022). "Who is Lucien Laviscount in Soccer Aid 2022?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
23. Ritman, Alex (2 November 2023). "Veteran Rom-Com Editor Nick Moore on 'This Time Next Year,' His First as Director". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
24. "Winners announced at the 4th annual National Film Awards UK". National Film Awards. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
25. Nordyke, Kimberly (5 June 2022). "MTV Movie & TV Awards: 'Spider-Man: No Way Home,' 'Euphoria' Top Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

External links

• Lucien Laviscount at IMDb
• Lucien Laviscount Management THE FRNTAL PR