List of Bridgerton characters

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Bridgerton is a period drama television series created by Chris Van Dusen and produced by Shondaland for Netflix. It is based on the Regency romance literary series by Julia Quinn set in London's ton during the season, when debutantes are presented at court. [1]

Contents

Family tree

Edmund †
8th Viscount Bridgerton
Violet
Dowager Viscountess
Bridgerton
Anthony
9th Viscount Bridgerton
BenedictColinDaphne
Duchess of Hastings
EloiseFrancesca
Countess of Kilmartin
GregoryHyacinth

† denotes a deceased character

Cast

  = Main cast (credited)
  = Recurring cast (3+)
  = Guest cast (1-2)

Main cast

ActorCharacterBridgertonQueen CharlotteTotal
Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4
Adjoa Andoh Lady Agatha DanburyMain29
Arsema Thomas Does not appearMain6
Lorraine Ashbourne Mrs VarleyMainDoes not appear20
Jonathan Bailey Anthony BridgertonMainDoes not appear19
Ruby Barker Marina Crane (née Thompson)MainGuestDoes not appear9
Sabrina Bartlett Siena RossoMainDoes not appear5
Harriet Cains Philippa Finch (née Featherington)MainDoes not appear19
Bessie Carter Prudence Dankworth (née Featherington)MainDoes not appear24
Nicola Coughlan Penelope Bridgerton (née Featherington)MainDoes not appear24
Phoebe Dynevor Daphne Basset (née Bridgerton)MainDoes not appear13
Ruth Gemmell Violet BridgertonMain29
Connie Jenkins-GreigDoes not appearRecurring3
Florence Hunt Hyacinth BridgertonMainDoes not appear24
Claudia Jessie Eloise BridgertonMainDoes not appear24
Ben Miller Archibald FeatheringtonMainDoes not appear8
Luke Newton Colin BridgertonMainDoes not appear23
Regé-Jean Page Simon BassetMainDoes not appear8
Golda Rosheuvel Queen CharlotteMain26
India Amarteifio Does not appearMain6
Luke Thompson Benedict BridgertonMainDoes not appear24
Will Tilston Gregory BridgertonMainDoes not appear24
Polly Walker Portia FeatheringtonMainDoes not appear24
Julie Andrews (voice)Lady WhistledownMain29
Simone Ashley Kate Bridgerton (née Sharma)Does not appearMainDoes not appear11
Charithra Chandran Edwina SharmaDoes not appearMainDoes not appear8
Shelley Conn Mary SharmaDoes not appearMainDoes not appear8
Martins Imhangbe Will MondrichRecurringMainDoes not appear18
Calam Lynch Theo SharpeDoes not appearMainDoes not appear6
Rupert Young Jack FeatheringtonDoes not appearMainDoes not appear8
Victor AlliJohn StirlingDoes not appearMainDoes not appear6
Joanna BobinLady Araminta CowperRecurringMainDoes not appear23
Dominic Coleman Lord CowperDoes not appearRecurringMainDoes not appear10
Ruby Stokes Francesca Stirling (née Bridgerton)RecurringDoes not appear5
Hannah Dodd Does not appearMainDoes not appear8
Daniel Francis Lord Marcus AndersonDoes not appearMainDoes not appear6
Jessica Madsen Cressida CowperRecurringMainDoes not appear21
Hannah New Lady Tilley ArnoldDoes not appearMainDoes not appear6
Masali Baduza Michaela StirlingDoes not appearGuestMainDoes not appear1
Yerin Ha Sophie BaekDoes not appearMainDoes not appear0
Katie Leung Lady Araminta GunDoes not appearMainDoes not appear0
Michelle MaoRosamund LiDoes not appearMainDoes not appear0
Emma Naomi Alice MondrichRecurringMainDoes not appear14
Hugh Sachs BrimsleyRecurringMain26
Sam Clemmett Does not appearMain6
Isabella Wei Posy LiDoes not appearMainDoes not appear0
James Fleet King George IIIGuestDoes not appearGuest4
Corey Mylchreest Does not appearMain6
Michelle Fairley Dowager Princess AugustaDoes not appearMain6
Freddie DennisReynoldsDoes not appearMain6

Recurring cast

ActorCharacterBridgertonQueen CharlotteTotal
Season 1Season 2Season 3
Molly McGlynnRose NolanRecurringDoes not appear8
Jason BarnettJeffriesRecurringDoes not appear6
Geraldine AlexanderMrs. WilsonRecurringDoes not appear13
Kathryn Drysdale Genevieve DelacroixRecurringDoes not appear18
Simon Ludders HumboldtRecurringDoes not appear4
Julian Ovenden Sir Henry GranvilleRecurringDoes not appear5
Caleb ObediahLord ChoDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear8
Bert SeymourLord FifeDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear7
Lorn Macdonald Albion FinchGuestRecurringDoes not appear12
Sam Phillips Lord DeblingDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear3
Banita Sandhu Sita MalhotraDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear5
James Phoon Harry DankworthDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear8
Genevieve ChenneourClara LivingstonDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear4
Kitty DevlinDolores StowellDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear5
Rosa HesmondhalghRaeDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear6
Sesly HopeEmma KenworthyDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear6
Vineeta Rishi Lady MalhotraDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear5
Anna Wilson-Jones Lady LivingstonDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear5
Sophie WoolleyLady StowellDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear5
Ella Bruccoleri Winifred BarraganDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear3
Sam Battersea Lady BarraganDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear3
Molly Jackson-ShawAnne HartiganDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear5
Tunji Kasim Duke AdolphusDoes not appearRecurring4
Cyril Nri Lord Herman DanburyDoes not appearRecurring4
Peyvand SadeghianCoralDoes not appearRecurring5
Ryan Gage George, Prince of WalesDoes not appearRecurring3
Joshua RileyPrince AdolphusDoes not appearRecurring4
Jack Michael StaceyPrince EdwardDoes not appearRecurring4
Seamus DillanePrince WilliamDoes not appearRecurring4
Ben CuraPrince AugustusDoes not appearRecurring4
Eliza CapelPrincess SophiaDoes not appearRecurring3
Neil Edmond Earl HarcourtDoes not appearRecurring6
Richard Cunningham Lord ButeDoes not appearRecurring6
Guy Henry Doctor John MonroDoes not appearRecurring4
Keir CharlesLord LedgerDoes not appearRecurring3

Bridgerton family

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Jonathan Bailey
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Phoebe Dynevor
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Claudia Jessie

Love interests

Family members

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Shelley Conn

Royalty

The royals are only in the background of the books. Queen Charlotte was expanded upon in Bridgerton, becoming the subject of the prequel Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story and its novelisation penned by Shonda Rhimes and Julia Quinn. [7] Although they are based on real-life historical figures, the depiction of royal characters in the two series is largely fictional.

Members of the ton

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Adjoa Andoh

Working class

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Martins Imhangbe

Servantry

Notes

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