Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Stuart Bailey (born 25 April 1988) is an English actor known for his dramatic, comedic, and musical roles on stage and screen. His accolades include a Laurence Olivier Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award, as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Bailey began his career as a child actor in Royal Shakespeare Company productions and by eight was performing as Gavroche in a West End production of ''Les Misérables''. He starred in contemporary plays such as ''The York Realist'' in 2018 and ''Cock'' in 2022; in classical plays like ''Othello'' in 2013 and ''King Lear'' in 2017; as well as in musicals, namely the London revival of ''The Last Five Years'' in 2016 and the West End gender-swapped revival of ''Company'' for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical in 2019.

On screen, Bailey starred in the action-adventure series ''Leonardo'' (2011–2012) and the musical-comedy ''Groove High'' (2012–2013) before becoming known for the crime drama ''Broadchurch'' (2013–2015) and the comedy ''Crashing'' (2016). He gained wider recognition for his roles in the Regency romance series ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present) and the political miniseries ''Fellow Travelers'' (2023) which won him a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His role as Fiyero in the musical fantasy film ''Wicked'' (2024) earned him a nomination for a SAG Award for Best Supporting Actor. Provided by Wikipedia