# Lucien Laviscount
**Lucien Laviscount** (full name Lucien Leon Laviscount; born 1992) is a British actor from [Lancashire](https://www.edgepedia.org/lancashire), England, known for playing Jake Briggs in the children's soap *Grange Hill*, Jonah Kirby in *Waterloo Road*, and Alfie in the Netflix series *Emily in Paris* from 2021.[1](https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb17157582k) • [2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/emily-in-paris-new-actor-lucien-laviscount-on-alfie-romance) • [3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) His career runs from child modeling and British children's television through reality television to roles in American and Swedish productions.[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992, Lancashire, England; full name Lucien Leon Laviscount[1](https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb17157582k) • [2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/emily-in-paris-new-actor-lucien-laviscount-on-alfie-romance) |
| First screen role | An episode of *Clocking Off* in 2002, at age 10[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) |
| Breakthrough to global audiences | Alfie, series regular in *Emily in Paris* from season 2 (2021)[4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Lucien-Laviscount-CV-1.pdf) |
| Reality television | Finished fifth on *[Celebrity Big Brother](https://www.edgepedia.org/celebrity-big-brother-british-tv-series)* in 2011[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) |
| Film output | Ten films in the decade to 2024; in 2023 he starred in five films and executive-produced two[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) • [5](https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2024/08-26-2024) |
| Brand work | KILIAN PARIS's first-ever spokesperson, as ambassador for the Old Fashioned fragrance, announced 26 August 2024[5](https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2024/08-26-2024) |
| Honors | GQ Most Stylish Man of the Year 2023; MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Kiss nomination 2022 (with Lily Collins)[5](https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2024/08-26-2024) • [3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) |
## Early life and background
Laviscount was born in 1992 in Lancashire. The Lancashire Evening Post gives his birthplace as Burnley, to Eugene Laviscount, a bodybuilder of Antiguan descent, and Sonia Laviscount, who is of English descent; the family ran a gym called Body & Fitness Health Studios in Haslingden, Rossendale.[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) Netflix's Tudum site lists his hometown as Burnley.[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/emily-in-paris-new-actor-lucien-laviscount-on-alfie-romance) IMDb instead records his birthplace as Ribble Valley, Lancashire, and the two sources have not been reconciled.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1620741/bio/) Both parents were bodybuilders, and his father twice won the Mr Universe title in his height class; Laviscount grew up in Read, in the Ribble Valley, and attended a local state school.[7](https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/lancashire-lad-lucien-laviscounts-bon-voyage-to-emily-in-paris-ddbvbn5pg) • [3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950)
He attended Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe, where he earned 10 GCSEs, and trained at Carol Godby's theater workshop in Bury.[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) His entry into performance came through modeling: at age 10 he appeared in a [Marks & Spencer](https://www.edgepedia.org/marks-and-spencer) advert alongside [David Beckham](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-beckham), who suggested he try acting.[7](https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/lancashire-lad-lucien-laviscounts-bon-voyage-to-emily-in-paris-ddbvbn5pg) In a later interview he said the modeling job arose after he was overheard confidently asking a girl for a date.[8](https://bleumag.com/cover-story/lucien-laviscount-the-accidental-actor/)
## Television beginnings
His first screen role was an episode of the drama *Clocking Off* in 2002, when he was ten.[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) In 2006 he appeared in the [BBC shows](https://www.edgepedia.org/list-of-television-programmes-broadcast-by-the-bbc) *Johnny and the Bomb* and *New Street Law*, and at 14 he landed his first substantial role, playing Jake Briggs, a series regular, in the children's soap opera *Grange Hill* between 2007 and 2008.[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) • [4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Lucien-Laviscount-CV-1.pdf)
He then moved into mainstream British serial drama. In 2009 he played [Ben Richardson](https://www.edgepedia.org/ben-richardson) in 24 episodes of *Coronation Street*, and in series 6 of *Waterloo Road* (2010–11) he played Jonah Kirby.[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) Recalling that period, he said: "When I turned about 16 or 17 and started doing Coronation Street, I was like, 'OK, cool, this is fun, this is great'. I think I turned 18 when I did Waterloo Road."[7](https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/lancashire-lad-lucien-laviscounts-bon-voyage-to-emily-in-paris-ddbvbn5pg)
## Celebrity Big Brother and public profile
In 2011 Laviscount finished in fifth place on *Celebrity Big Brother*.[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) The Movie Database notes that during the rebooted series he became involved in a love triangle with [Amy Childs](https://www.edgepedia.org/amy-childs) and [Kerry Katona](https://www.edgepedia.org/kerry-katona), and that same year he appeared in four episodes of the comedy *Trollied*.[9](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/233096-lucien-laviscount) • [3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) Roles in series such as *Snatch* followed in 2017.[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950)
## Transition to international work
Laviscount's move to American and European productions came in the mid-2010s. He joined the horror-comedy *Scream Queens* in 2015 as Earl Grey, a British frat boy, and in the 2017 horror film *The Bye Bye Man* he played John, a jock and ladies' man.[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) • [8](https://bleumag.com/cover-story/lucien-laviscount-the-accidental-actor/) He has described how that American break came about: he was initially rejected when he first auditioned for *Scream Queens*, and only afterward learned that Ryan Murphy had decided to write a character into the show just for him.[8](https://bleumag.com/cover-story/lucien-laviscount-the-accidental-actor/)
He played Billy in both seasons of the crime comedy-drama *Snatch* (2017–2018), a performance for which he was nominated for a National Film Award; Jay in *Peacock*; Philip King in *Return*, directed by Brian Kirk; John as a series regular in the Swedish series *[Threesome](https://www.edgepedia.org/threesome-swedish-tv-series)* (Nordisk Film for Viaplay, 2021); and Alexander Cabot in the US musical comedy-drama *[Katy Keene](https://www.edgepedia.org/katy-keene-tv-series)* (2020).[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) • [4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Lucien-Laviscount-CV-1.pdf) • [10](https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/shakira-lucien-laviscount-punteria-music-video) On crossing markets, he has said: "Transitioning from the UK to the US felt like a natural progression. The UK side carries a rawness and authenticity that can't be mimicked anywhere else."[8](https://bleumag.com/cover-story/lucien-laviscount-the-accidental-actor/)
## Emily in Paris and global recognition
Since 2021 Laviscount has played Alfie, the on-again-off-again boyfriend of Emily, in Netflix's *Emily in Paris*, created by Darren Star; his agency CV lists him as a series regular from season 2.[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) • [4](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Lucien-Laviscount-CV-1.pdf) • [10](https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/shakira-lucien-laviscount-punteria-music-video) The role brought him his widest international recognition.[5](https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2024/08-26-2024) His screen chemistry with [Lily Collins](https://www.edgepedia.org/lily-collins) earned a nomination in the Best Kiss category at the 2022 [MTV Movie & TV Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/mtv-movie-and-tv-awards).[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) The series itself has drawn a split reception: *The Times* noted that the show was criticized for being too clichéd about the French while remaining wildly popular with audiences.[7](https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/lancashire-lad-lucien-laviscounts-bon-voyage-to-emily-in-paris-ddbvbn5pg)
## By the numbers
The scale of his recent film work is measurable. In 2023 he starred in five films and served as executive producer on two.[5](https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2024/08-26-2024) Over the ten years to 2024 he featured in ten films, the most recent being the 2024 romantic comedy *This Time Next Year*, in which he plays Quinn opposite [Sophie Cookson](https://www.edgepedia.org/sophie-cookson).[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) • [11](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-618575/filmographie/) His school record includes 10 GCSEs, and his public profile includes being named GQ's Most Stylish Man of the Year in 2023.[3](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950) • [5](https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2024/08-26-2024)
## Modelling, fragrance and brand work
Modelling has bookended his career. It began at age 10 with the Marks & Spencer children's line alongside David Beckham, the job that led to acting.[7](https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/lancashire-lad-lucien-laviscounts-bon-voyage-to-emily-in-paris-ddbvbn5pg) • [8](https://bleumag.com/cover-story/lucien-laviscount-the-accidental-actor/) On 26 August 2024, KILIAN PARIS, a brand of the [Estée Lauder Companies](https://www.edgepedia.org/estee-lauder-companies), announced him as ambassador of its Old Fashioned fragrance, the brand's first-ever spokesperson.[5](https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2024/08-26-2024) The campaign film, directed by Jean-Claude Thibaut with Oscar-winning cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, was set in a hidden bar in a historic Scottish castle.[5](https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2024/08-26-2024)
## Recent and upcoming work (2024–present)
His 2024 output combined returning and new work: season 4 of *Emily in Paris*, the film *This Time Next Year* directed by Nick Moore, and an appearance in Shakira and [Cardi B](https://www.edgepedia.org/cardi-b)'s music video for the song "Puntería".[5](https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2024/08-26-2024) AlloCiné's filmography as Callum in *Tinsel Town* (2025), and as Trey in *People We Meet On Vacation*, released in 2026.[11](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-618575/filmographie/) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1620741/bio/)
## Approach to acting
In interviews Laviscount frames his method as rooted in personal experience rather than technique. He has said: "My approach to acting comes from my upbringing raw, and real. I morph my reality and the people I meet into my work," and has described fame as "a tool just like a screwdriver."[8](https://bleumag.com/cover-story/lucien-laviscount-the-accidental-actor/) The *Scream Queens* episode of his career also illustrates his account of auditions: a rejected first audition turned into a part written for him by the show's creator.[8](https://bleumag.com/cover-story/lucien-laviscount-the-accidental-actor/)
## References
1. [Notice de personne "Laviscount, Lucien (1992-....)", Bibliothèque nationale de France](https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb17157582k)
2. ['Emily In Paris' New Actor Lucien Laviscount On Alfie Romance, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/emily-in-paris-new-actor-lucien-laviscount-on-alfie-romance)
3. [Meet Lancashire actor Lucien Laviscount, star of Netflix's Emily in Paris, Lancashire Evening Post](https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/meet-lancashire-actor-lucien-laviscount-star-of-netflixs-emily-in-paris-4747950)
4. [Lucien Laviscount CV, Waring & McKenna](https://waringmckenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Lucien-Laviscount-CV-1.pdf)
5. [KILIAN PARIS Welcomes Lucien Laviscount as Newest Ambassador of Old Fashioned Fragrance, The Estée Lauder Companies](https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2024/08-26-2024)
6. [Lucien Laviscount Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1620741/bio/)
7. [Lancashire lad Lucien Laviscount's bon voyage to Emily in Paris, The Times](https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/lancashire-lad-lucien-laviscounts-bon-voyage-to-emily-in-paris-ddbvbn5pg)
8. [Lucien Laviscount Talks Acting, UK vs US With BLEU Magazine](https://bleumag.com/cover-story/lucien-laviscount-the-accidental-actor/)
9. [Lucien Laviscount, The Movie Database](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/233096-lucien-laviscount)
10. [Shakira Casts Lucien Laviscount for "Puntería" Music Video, NBC Insider](https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/shakira-lucien-laviscount-punteria-music-video)
11. [Lucien Laviscount : Filmographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-618575/filmographie/)
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