Lucien Laviscount, born Lucien Leon Laviscount on 9 June 1992, is an English actor who has steadily built a diverse career across British and American television, ultimately achieving international recognition for his role in the hit Netflix series Emily in Paris. His journey from a child model to a globally recognized star demonstrates a versatile talent capable of navigating both gritty dramas and glossy comedies. Laviscount first stepped into the public eye at the age of ten when he appeared in an advertising campaign for the British retailer Marks & Spencer, but it was his subsequent work on television that would lay the foundation for his professional acting career.

Laviscount’s early prominence came in 2007 when he joined the long-running BBC teen drama Grange Hill, a show known for launching the careers of many young British actors. He then moved on to a series of notable guest and recurring roles on some of the UK’s most iconic series. In 2009, he appeared on the legendary ITV soap opera Coronation Street, and from 2010 to 2011, he played a regular character on the BBC One school drama Waterloo Road. These early roles were crucial in honing his craft, and he continued to gain valuable experience with appearances in the edgy teen series Skins and the long-running comedy-drama Shameless. This period established him as a familiar face on British television, demonstrating his ability to handle a wide range of material.

Seeking to expand his horizons, Laviscount began to pursue opportunities in the United States. He landed a role in the CW’s short-lived supernatural crime drama Supernatural: The Bloodlines and later appeared in the meta-comedy series Episodes. His first major American television breakthrough came in 2015 when he was cast as the charming and dim-witted Earl Grey in the first season of FOX’s horror-comedy series Scream Queens, created by Ryan Murphy. The show, which also starred Emma Roberts and Jamie Lee Curtis, gave Laviscount a platform to showcase his comedic timing and presence in a high-profile network series. Following this, he returned to a more dramatic role as Billy Ayres in the Sony Crackle crime-comedy series Snatch, a television adaptation of the Snatch film, and later played Alexander Cabot in the CW’s musical drama Katy Keene, a spin-off of Riverdale.

The role that catapulted Laviscount to global fame arrived in 2021 when he joined the main cast of the Netflix romantic comedy series Emily in Paris. He was introduced as Alfie, a charming and blunt British banker who becomes a love interest for the show’s protagonist, played by Lily Collins. Alfie’s popularity with audiences was immediate, and his character’s dynamic with Collins’ Emily Cooper became a central focus of the series’ later seasons. This role marked his true breakthrough, introducing him to a massive international audience and solidifying his status as a leading man in the streaming era. Since then, Laviscount has continued to work in both film and television, balancing his newfound global recognition with a steady stream of projects, and remains a prominent figure in the contemporary entertainment landscape.