BridgertonSeason 4 Cast: All About the New (and Returning) Stars Joining the Series — And Where You've Seen Them Before!

Mar. 15, 2025

Yerin Ha ; Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton ; Katie Leung attends the press night after party for “The Comeuppance” at The Almeida Theatre on April 12, 2024 in London.Photo:Andrew Toth/Getty Images; Liam Daniel/Netflix; Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty Images

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Benedict was announced as thenext Bridgerton in linefor love in July 2024, a month after the second part of season 3 was released. Since then, the Netflix show creators have announced a stacked cast list that features somereturning favoriteslikeJonathan Baileyand Nicola Coughlan, as well as new faces, including Yerin Ha and Katie Leung.

Some fan favorites were noticeably missing from the cast list, includingSimone Ashley, who played Anthony Bridgerton’s love interest, Kate Sharma, after previously stating she and Bailey would “do all we can” to return to Anthony and Kate’s story. Other characters not returning include Cressida Cowper (Jessica Madsen), Prudence Featherington (Bessie Carter), Harry Dankworth (James Phoon) and Philippa Featherington (Harriet Cains).

Joining the cast are Ha, whowill play Sophie, Benedict’s love interest, and three more characters: Lady Araminta Gun, Rosamund Li and Posy Li.

Here’s everything to know about the cast and characters ofBridgertonseason 4.

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Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton

Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in episode 307 of Bridgerton.Liam Daniel/Netflix

Liam Daniel/Netflix

Thompson is taking on the mantle of the leading man this season, reprising his part as the second-eldest Bridgerton son.

Before his new role was announced, Thompson shared onThe Viewthat he was looking forward to becoming the next Bridgerton hunk whenever his time came.

In September 2024, Thompson teased the new season, tellingTudumthat it explores “the struggle between a proper old-school fairy tale — the romance of it — and the actual reality of the world.”

02of 17Yerin Ha as Sophie BaekYerin Ha in Netflix’s introduction to her character.Bridgerton/XHa was introduced as Sophie Baek in August 2024, taking on the leading woman role opposite Thompson.Sophie is a maid who meets Benedict while masked, literally and figuratively hiding who she truly is.“What drew me to Sophie was that she immediately has obstacles — something that she constantly has to overcome,” Ha toldTudum. “Whether it’s this battle around social status or trying to hide her feelings from Benedict.”One difference from the original character in the book,An Offer from a Gentleman,is Sophie’s change of last name from Beckett to Baek, honoring Ya’s Korean heritage.“To make Sophie’s name fit someone who looks like me is really empowering,” Ha said of the swap. “It’s a really nice way for me to feel like the role is fit for me, rather than me having to fit a certain mold.”

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Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek

Yerin Ha in Netflix’s introduction to her character.Bridgerton/X

Bridgerton/X

Ha was introduced as Sophie Baek in August 2024, taking on the leading woman role opposite Thompson.

Sophie is a maid who meets Benedict while masked, literally and figuratively hiding who she truly is.

“What drew me to Sophie was that she immediately has obstacles — something that she constantly has to overcome,” Ha toldTudum. “Whether it’s this battle around social status or trying to hide her feelings from Benedict.”

One difference from the original character in the book,An Offer from a Gentleman,is Sophie’s change of last name from Beckett to Baek, honoring Ya’s Korean heritage.

“To make Sophie’s name fit someone who looks like me is really empowering,” Ha said of the swap. “It’s a really nice way for me to feel like the role is fit for me, rather than me having to fit a certain mold.”

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Katie Leung as Lady Araminta Gun

Katie Leung attends the INTO Film Awards at BFI Southbank on March 13, 2018 in London, England.David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for INTO Film

David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for INTO Film

In September 2024, Netflix announced three new actors that will join the cast,most notablyHarry Potteralum Katie Leung. Known for playing Cho Chang in the famous series, Leung will play Lady Araminta Gun.

Netflix describes the character as “fabulous, discerning and blunt,” a woman who is desperately trying to marry at least one of her two daughters off in the marriage mart this year.

04of 17Michelle Mao as Rosamund LiMichelle Mao arrives for the Screening Of “Patsy Lee And The Keepers Of The 5 Kingdoms held at Regal Theater NoHo West on February 20, 2023 in North Hollywood, California.Albert L.Ortega/Getty ImagesAs the elder of Lady Gun’s daughters, Rosamund Li is described as “beautiful, vain and eager to please her mother.” Michelle Mao will helm the role and will have her eyes set on Benedict this season.Mao has previously worked on episodes of 2023’sGoosebumpsandSurfside Girls. After the announcement that she was joining the cast, Mao posted the news on herInstagram, writing, “We’re going to the masquerade! 🥹,” in the caption.

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Michelle Mao as Rosamund Li

Michelle Mao arrives for the Screening Of “Patsy Lee And The Keepers Of The 5 Kingdoms held at Regal Theater NoHo West on February 20, 2023 in North Hollywood, California.Albert L.Ortega/Getty Images

Albert L.Ortega/Getty Images

As the elder of Lady Gun’s daughters, Rosamund Li is described as “beautiful, vain and eager to please her mother.” Michelle Mao will helm the role and will have her eyes set on Benedict this season.

Mao has previously worked on episodes of 2023’sGoosebumpsandSurfside Girls. After the announcement that she was joining the cast, Mao posted the news on herInstagram, writing, “We’re going to the masquerade! 🥹,” in the caption.

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Isabella Wei as Posy Li

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The last of the new cast, Isabella Wei joinsBridgertonas Posy Li, the younger of Lady Gun’s daughters. Per her description, Posy is the kinder of the sisters, and overly chatty — often putting her foot in her mouth and oversharing.

06of 17Nicola Coughlan as Penelope BridgertonNicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in Season 3 of ‘Bridgerton’.Courtesy of NetflixAfter leading the previous season, Coughlan is taking a step back but still reprising her role as Penelope Bridgerton, a name the character gained last season after marrying the third-eldest Bridgerton son, Colin.Ahead of the cast announcement, Coughlan toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat she would be excited to see how her and Colin’s romance continues to bloom in season 4.“We’re quite excited at the prospect of them just like being happy idiots,” she told the outlet in June 2024. “Some of my favorite stuff is the two of them. They both love a little gossip and a little b—-. So I really just want them in the corner like, ‘Oh, my gosh!’ ”

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Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Bridgerton

Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in Season 3 of ‘Bridgerton’.Courtesy of Netflix

Courtesy of Netflix

After leading the previous season, Coughlan is taking a step back but still reprising her role as Penelope Bridgerton, a name the character gained last season after marrying the third-eldest Bridgerton son, Colin.

Ahead of the cast announcement, Coughlan toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat she would be excited to see how her and Colin’s romance continues to bloom in season 4.

“We’re quite excited at the prospect of them just like being happy idiots,” she told the outlet in June 2024. “Some of my favorite stuff is the two of them. They both love a little gossip and a little b—-. So I really just want them in the corner like, ‘Oh, my gosh!’ ”

07of 17Luke Newton as Colin BridgertonLuke Newton as Colin Bridgerton in episode 301 of Bridgerton.Liam Daniel/NetflixSimilar to Coughlan, Newton was also eager to find out what would happen to his character, Colin, in season 4, but joked that he had stopped guessing.“Before starting season 3, before reading the scripts, we never could have predicted how the story was gonna go,” he toldThe Hollywood Reporter. “So, now I’m kind of relaxed in the thought that there’s no point even trying to speculate, even from a cast point of view. We can’t ever predict it.“He added that he feels similarly to Coughlan, and is looking forward to sweet moments for his character.“Like the Kate and Anthony stuff when they’re in wedding bliss, and it’s just joy,” the actor said. “They’re just in bed cuddling. Just nice, sweet moments.”

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Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton

Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton in episode 301 of Bridgerton.Liam Daniel/Netflix

Similar to Coughlan, Newton was also eager to find out what would happen to his character, Colin, in season 4, but joked that he had stopped guessing.

“Before starting season 3, before reading the scripts, we never could have predicted how the story was gonna go,” he toldThe Hollywood Reporter. “So, now I’m kind of relaxed in the thought that there’s no point even trying to speculate, even from a cast point of view. We can’t ever predict it.”

He added that he feels similarly to Coughlan, and is looking forward to sweet moments for his character.

“Like the Kate and Anthony stuff when they’re in wedding bliss, and it’s just joy,” the actor said. “They’re just in bed cuddling. Just nice, sweet moments.”

08of 17Jonathan Bailey as Anthony BridgertonJonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton in Season 2 of ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/NetflixBailey has quite the busy year ahead of him with the November premiere ofWicked, in which he plays Fiyero and his debut in Netlix’sHeartstopper.However, the actor will still return to play Anthony Bridgerton, the eldest brother, in season 4 of the show. Notably, though, his on-screen wife, Kate Sharma, won’t be in the show anymore as Ashley is not reprising her role.

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Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton

Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton in Season 2 of ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/Netflix

Bailey has quite the busy year ahead of him with the November premiere ofWicked, in which he plays Fiyero and his debut in Netlix’sHeartstopper.

However, the actor will still return to play Anthony Bridgerton, the eldest brother, in season 4 of the show. Notably, though, his on-screen wife, Kate Sharma, won’t be in the show anymore as Ashley is not reprising her role.

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Hannah Dodd as Francesca Stirling

Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton in Season 3 of ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/Netflix

Breaking tradition, Francesca’s marriage and courtship with John Stirling was explored in season 3 ofBridgerton, teasing that more is to come in the third Bridgerton sister’s love life.

10of 17Victor Alli as John StirlingVictor Alli as John Stirling in episode 303 of ‘Bridgerton.'.Liam Daniel/NetflixVictor Alli will reprise his role as John Stirling, Francesca’s quiet and demure husband. If the show sticks to the books, this may be one of the last times viewers see John, as Francesca’s love story is far from over.Alli has also starred in 2021’sBelfastand a 2024 episode ofGangs of London.

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Victor Alli as John Stirling

Victor Alli as John Stirling in episode 303 of ‘Bridgerton.'.Liam Daniel/Netflix

Victor Alli will reprise his role as John Stirling, Francesca’s quiet and demure husband. If the show sticks to the books, this may be one of the last times viewers see John, as Francesca’s love story is far from over.

Alli has also starred in 2021’sBelfastand a 2024 episode ofGangs of London.

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Masali Baduza as Michaela Stirling

Masali Baduza as Michaela Stirling in season 3 of ‘Bridgerton’.Netflix

Netflix

Masali Baduza will return in her role as Michaela, leaving fans curious to see how John, Michaela and Francesca’s plot line grows throughout the season.

12of 17Adjoa Andoh as Lady DanburyAdjoa Andoh as Lady Agatha Danbury in Season 3 of ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/NetflixEveryone’s favorite gossip, Adjoa Andoh will return to Lady Danbury, the town’s societal matron and unofficial matchmaker. In season 3, Danbury had to accept her brother back into her life as he wooed her best friend, Violet Bridgerton.For the upcoming season, Andoh toldBusiness Insiderthat she hopes her character finds a love story of her own.“Here’s someone who feels like they’ve got their life set in a certain way,” Andoh said. “What happens if you put another personality into that? What happens if she suddenly is thinking about how she might accommodate another personality into that?““It’s something that dynamic, self-contained women are challenged with all the time,” she continued. “So I think it would be interesting to see. Anyway, that’s above my pay grade.”

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Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury

Adjoa Andoh as Lady Agatha Danbury in Season 3 of ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/Netflix

Everyone’s favorite gossip, Adjoa Andoh will return to Lady Danbury, the town’s societal matron and unofficial matchmaker. In season 3, Danbury had to accept her brother back into her life as he wooed her best friend, Violet Bridgerton.

For the upcoming season, Andoh toldBusiness Insiderthat she hopes her character finds a love story of her own.

“Here’s someone who feels like they’ve got their life set in a certain way,” Andoh said. “What happens if you put another personality into that? What happens if she suddenly is thinking about how she might accommodate another personality into that?”

“It’s something that dynamic, self-contained women are challenged with all the time,” she continued. “So I think it would be interesting to see. Anyway, that’s above my pay grade.”

13of 17Daniel Francis as Lord Marcus AndersonDaniel Francis as Marcus Anderson and Ruth Gemmell as Violet Bridgerton in season 3 of ‘Bridgerton’.NetflixDaniel Francis was introduced as Lord Marcus Anderson in season 3, Lady Danbury’s estranged younger brother. He quickly took an interest in Violet Bridgerton, who reciprocated.The two went back and forth all season as Violet came to terms with her feelings and waited on her best friend’s blessing. Now, who knows where their love will take them?

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Daniel Francis as Lord Marcus Anderson

Daniel Francis as Marcus Anderson and Ruth Gemmell as Violet Bridgerton in season 3 of ‘Bridgerton’.Netflix

Daniel Francis was introduced as Lord Marcus Anderson in season 3, Lady Danbury’s estranged younger brother. He quickly took an interest in Violet Bridgerton, who reciprocated.

The two went back and forth all season as Violet came to terms with her feelings and waited on her best friend’s blessing. Now, who knows where their love will take them?

14of 17Ruth Gemmell as Violet BridgertonRuth Gemmell as Lady Violet Bridgerton in ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/NetflixThe Bridgerton matriarch, Ruth Gemmell has played the role of Violet Bridgerton since the inception of the show. Her storyline has gone through multiple seasons as she grappled with the death of her husband and her newfound interest in Lord Anderson.With her second eldest child finally interested in marriage and her younger daughters reentering the marriage mart, Violet has a handful to deal with in season 4.Gemmell also starred in Netflix’sQueen Charlotte, a prequel series about the queen’s origin story.

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Ruth Gemmell as Violet Bridgerton

Ruth Gemmell as Lady Violet Bridgerton in ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/Netflix

The Bridgerton matriarch, Ruth Gemmell has played the role of Violet Bridgerton since the inception of the show. Her storyline has gone through multiple seasons as she grappled with the death of her husband and her newfound interest in Lord Anderson.

With her second eldest child finally interested in marriage and her younger daughters reentering the marriage mart, Violet has a handful to deal with in season 4.

Gemmell also starred in Netflix’sQueen Charlotte, a prequel series about the queen’s origin story.

15of 17Martins Imhangbe as Will MondrichMartins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich in ‘Bridgerton’.LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIXMartins Imhangbe will reprise his role as Will Mondrich, the boxer turned member of the ton. In season 3, Will struggled to reconcile his newfound wealth with who he is at his core.Imhangbe previously starred inThe Tragedy of King Richard the Second, and has been part of the main cast ofBridgertonsince season 1.

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Martins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich

Martins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich in ‘Bridgerton’.LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX

Martins Imhangbe will reprise his role as Will Mondrich, the boxer turned member of the ton. In season 3, Will struggled to reconcile his newfound wealth with who he is at his core.

Imhangbe previously starred inThe Tragedy of King Richard the Second, and has been part of the main cast ofBridgertonsince season 1.

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Emma Naomi as Alice Mondrich

Emma Naomi as Alice Mondrich in season 3 of ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/Netflix

In June 2024, Naomi toldCountry & Town Housethat she was proud of how far her character had come in three seasons and what she hopes for her future.

“I think Alice might be good at giving advice about marriage or on the experience of being a young mother,” she said. “The Mondrichs have a lot to offer in that department. They are stable, have been through hard times and come out the other side.”

17of 17Golda Rosheuvel as Queen CharlotteGolda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte in ‘Bridgerton’.LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIXEveryone’s favorite queen, Golda Rosheuvel will return as Queen Charlotte in season 4 ofBridgerton. Now that the ton knows that Penelope is Lady Whistledown, the queen is no longer on the hunt — and even allows her to continue writing.So will the two gossip-lovers work together at any point?“Nicola and I have always had this conversation from day one (that), wouldn’t it be lovely for the queen to summon, and Whistledown and the Queen have tea together and come up with some kind of plot to destroy the Ton or whatever, or become allies,” Rosheuvel toldUSA Todayin June 2024.

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Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte

Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte in ‘Bridgerton’.LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX

LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX

Everyone’s favorite queen, Golda Rosheuvel will return as Queen Charlotte in season 4 ofBridgerton. Now that the ton knows that Penelope is Lady Whistledown, the queen is no longer on the hunt — and even allows her to continue writing.

So will the two gossip-lovers work together at any point?

“Nicola and I have always had this conversation from day one (that), wouldn’t it be lovely for the queen to summon, and Whistledown and the Queen have tea together and come up with some kind of plot to destroy the Ton or whatever, or become allies,” Rosheuvel toldUSA Todayin June 2024.

source: people.com