Everything You Need to know about Regé-Jean Page, the Duke of Bridgerton
Regé-Jean Page has been very successful after starring in Bridgerton, one of the most viewed series on Netflix that marks the first production between Shonda Rhimes and the streaming service. The show is based on Julia Quinn's novel The Duke and Me, and Page plays Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings, and the most coveted bachelor in Regency London.
Born in London himself Page is the son of a pastor and a nurse. At the age of 14 he became interested in the performing arts and joined the capital's Drama Center, where he graduated in 2013. He then started his artistic career in theater and participated in plays that received good acclaim. He played his first prominent role in the BBC series Waterloo Road in 2015. A year later, he made his transition across the pond to the states, appearing in Roots and For the People.
As a teenager, Page played drums in his brother's punk band, and in an interview with the publication The Fall, the star said he dyed his hair purple, green, and blue at the time. “When I got involved in the punk scene, my notion of what a career was changed," he said. "I realized that a career in the arts was actually about having the people and community to support you making your art.”
