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Bridgerton on Netflix ended its first season with the death of Lord Archibald Featherington (played by Ben Miller), killed by some murky bookmakers after his gambling addiction saw him get into match-fixing.
Though the first Lord Featherington was a major drain on the family's finances, without him they are without even the tiniest amount of money he did not waste on bad bets. At the start of Season 2 (streaming now on Netflix), however, the Featheringtons are waiting for their father's male heir to come and fix their finances.
At the end of Episode 1, the Featherington family meet their potential savior—and, of course, Lady Portia (Polly Walker) quickly comes up with a plan to marry off one of the daughters so as to secure the family.
Who Is the New Lord Featherington on Bridgerton?
That would be Jack Featherington, the nephew of Archibald and the first cousin of the Featherington girls. That, of course, does not stop Portia from trying to marry one of her daughters to their cousin—if it is good enough for the royal family, she says, then it is good enough for her.
Jack Featherington in Bridgerton is played by the 43-year-old British actor Rupert Young. The actor's best known TV role so far was in the BBC's 2010s version of Merlin, in which he played the Round Table member Sir Leon.
Fans of British television may also know the actor from bit parts in shows like The White Queen, The Good Karma Hospital and the original version of Shameless.
Theater fans may also know Young from the London West End debut of Dear Evan Hansen in 2019, in which he played Larry Murphy. He was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for the role.
As for the character, he is original to the Netflix series and does not appear in the books. Prior to the series coming out, his identity was kept under wraps, with an official plot synopsis only calling him: "The newest member of the Ton with a connection to one of its most notable families and a Bridgerton mystery."
Young is just one of the new cast members that Netflix will introduce in Bridgerton Season 2. With Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) becoming the main character for Season 2, the character gets a pair of new love interests in the form of sister Kate (Simone Ashley) and Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran). Shelley Conn plays their mother Lady Mary Sharma, Theo Sharpe plays a printer's assistant with a link to Lady Whistledown, while Rupert Evans will play the Bridgerton siblings' father in flashbacks.
Bridgerton Seasons 1 and 2 are streaming now on Netflix.
