Lucien Laviscount

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Lucien Laviscount
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Laviscount in 2019
Born
Lucien Leon Laviscount

(1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 29)
Burnley, Lancashire, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present

Lucien Leon Laviscount (born 9 June 1992) is a British actor. He first came to prominence in 2007 after appearing in teen drama Grange Hill. He later appeared in several television series, including ITV's Coronation Street (2009) and BBC One's Waterloo Road (2010–11). In 2011, he competed in the series of Celebrity Big Brother.

In 2015, Laviscount played a regular character, Earl Grey, in the first season of the horror comedy Scream Queens on FOX. In 2017–18, he starred on Sony Crackle’s crime comedy-drama Snatch. Laviscount also starred as Alexander Cabot in The CW series Katy Keene.

Early life[]

Laviscount was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and grew up in Ribble Valley in Lancashire. He attended Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe, where he was awarded 10 GCSEs, and was also a member of Carol Godby's theatre workshop in Bury.[1] He has two brothers, Louis and Jules.[2][3]

Career[]

At the age of ten, Laviscount appeared in an advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer.[4] He secured roles in programmes such as Clocking Off and Johnny and the Bomb before becoming a series regular in BBC One series Grange Hill.[2] Laviscount was then cast as religious swimmer Ben Richardson in Coronation Street. In 2010, Laviscount took part in a charity football match alongside Jack McMullen, Lyndon Ogbourne and other actors in aid of Sport Relief.[5]

On 18 August 2011, Laviscount became a housemate in Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother 2011. He lasted until the final week, finishing fifth. He was dubbed 'Mumbles' by his fellow housemates.[6] In 2011, he also appeared as Jonah Kirby, a school pupil, in the TV show Waterloo Road.[7][8] Laviscount signed with SK Records in 2012, and released his debut single, "Dance With You", featuring American rapper MANN.[9]

On 22 February 2014, it announced that Laviscount would be playing the lead role of Ennis Ross in Supernatural: Bloodlines, a spin-of to the US CW show Supernatural. He appeared in the backdoor pilot episode but the show did not get picked up. In 2015, Laviscount played a series regular role, Earl Grey, in FOX's US horror comedy series Scream Queens.[10] Laviscount will role is as Alexander Cabot in The CW series Katy Keene.[11]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Clocking Off Tom Wood Episode: "Jenny's Story"
2006 Johnny and the Bomb Yo-Less 3 episodes
New Street Law Alfie Episode: "1.7"
2007–2008 Grange Hill Jake Briggs 13 episodes
2008 Life Bites Jake Episode: "1.1"
2009 Father & Son Elijah King Episode: "1.1"
Coronation Street Ben Richardson 34 episodes
2010–2011 Waterloo Road Jonah Kirby Regular role; 19 episodes (Series 6)
2011 Celebrity Big Brother Self 5th Place
Casualty Liam Briggs Episode "Epiphany"
New Tricks David Green Episode "Setting out your Stall"
Shameless Dee Davies Episode: "8.16"
Trollied Stu 4 episodes
2013 Death in Paradise Duncan Wood Episode: "2.8"
The Syndicate Matt Greco Episode: "2.4"
Love Matters Jake Episode: "Kitten Chic"
Skins Jason 2 episodes
2014 Supernatural Ennis Ross Episode: "Bloodlines"
Episodes Brian 3 episodes
2015 Scream Queens Earl Grey 8 episodes
2016 Still Star-Crossed Romeo Montague Episode: "In Fair Verona, Where We Lay Our Scene"
2017–18 Snatch Billy "F*ckin" Ayres Main cast
2020 Katy Keene Alexander Cabot Main cast, 13 episodes
TBA Emily in Paris Alfie Recurring cast (season 2)

Films[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 One Night in Istanbul Joseph
Honeytrap Troy
2015 Runaway Henry Short film
2016 Between Two Worlds Connor
2017 The Bye Bye Man John
Love Beats Rhymes Derek
2021 Trust Ansgar

Awards and nominations[]

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2018 National Film Awards UK[12] Best Supporting Actor Snatch Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "Ribble Valley teenager sampling Coronation Street life". Lancashire Telegraph. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ribble Valley schoolboy Lucien Laviscount lands role on Grange Hill". Lancashire Telegraph. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  3. ^ "BB Sophie 'romancing' ex-Corrie star". Digital Spy. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Youngsters wear it like Beckham". Lancashire Telegraph. 12 September 2002. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Soap actors join charity football event". Digital Spy. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  6. ^ 'Day 17 Darryn grills Mumbles' Channel 5.com 3 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Corrie confirms Laviscount departure". Digital Spy. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Ribble Valley heart-throb in TV affair". Lancashire Telegraph. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  9. ^ Lucien Laviscount announces debut single dance with you Digital Spy 26 January 2012
  10. ^ "Killer Cast Photos | Scream Queens on FOX".
  11. ^ Pedersen, Erik (26 February 2019). "Katy Keene: Camille Hyde & Lucien Laviscount Join The CW's Riverdale Spinoff Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Winners announced at the 4th annual National Film Awards UK". National Film Awards. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

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