Regé-Jean Page (born 24 January 1988, /ˌrɛɡeɪ ˈʒɒ̃ ˈpeɪdʒ/) is a British actor best known for his role in the first season of Netflix's period drama Bridgerton in 2020. He has also appeared in the series Waterloo Road (2015) on BBC One, Roots (2016) on History, and For the People (2018–2019) on ABC, and has since had roles in the action film The Gray Man (2022), the fantasy film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), and the spy caper Black Bag (2025).
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| Born | 24 January 1988 (age 38) Mbare, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Alma mater | Drama Centre London |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Early life and education
Regé-Jean Page was born to an English preacher father and a Zimbabwean nurse mother in Mbare, Harare. He has a brother, Tose Page, and was once in a band with him. They also worked together as a duo named Tunya. He spent his childhood in his mother's native Harare, having learned at Goromonzi Committee Primary School, before moving to London for secondary school, where he took up acting as a hobby and studied sound engineering at the Northern Technical College. After two years of auditioning, he matriculated at Drama Centre London.
Career
Beginnings (2001–2019)
Page's first acting role was in 2001 playing Tanaka in television series Gimme 6. This was followed by guest appearances in British television series Casualty@Holby City in 2005, Fresh Meat in 2013, and Waterloo Road in 2015. On stage, he had roles in theatre productions of The History Boys in 2013, and The Merchant of Venice in 2015. Page made his American production debut playing the role of Chicken George in the History Channel miniseries Roots in 2016, a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name which is based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The same year, Page filmed an unaired pilot episode for ABC's Spark.
In 2017, he was cast in a supporting role in the Shondaland-produced legal drama For the People which ran for two seasons, before getting cancelled by ABC in 2019. On film, he had minor roles in the post-apocalyptic film Mortal Engines in 2018 and drama film Sylvie's Love in 2020.
Breakthrough with Bridgerton (2020–2021)
In 2019, Page was cast as one of the leads in the first season of Netflix period drama Bridgerton, another Shondaland project. It is based on the Regency romance novel The Duke and I and was released in December 2020. The show was a critical success and Page received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, with Time magazine including him in their 100 Next List in 2021. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy for the role. Page did not return for the show's second season despite being offered to come back as he initially only signed a one-series deal, and wanted to explore other opportunities outside the show.
Film roles (2022–present)
In 2022, Page appeared in Netflix's film The Gray Man which received mixed reviews. David Ehrlich of IndieWire described Page as "miserable in the role of a gallingly basic villain", with the BBC's Nicholas Barber calling his performance "one-dimensionally evil". The same year, he was made the face of Armani Code. Page played a character in the fantasy film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) which received positive reviews but was deemed a "box-office bomb".
In 2025, Page appeared in Steven Soderbergh's Focus Features thriller Black Bag. He is set to star opposite Halle Bailey in You, Me & Tuscany for Universal Pictures and by Will Packer Productions.
Personal life
Page has been in a relationship with Emily Brown since 2019.
Filmography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Troublemaker | Jayu | Short film | |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Wedding guest | Uncredited | |
| 2015 | Survivor | Robert Purvell | ||
| 2016 | Second Summer of Love | Rupert | Short film | |
| The Merchant of Venice | Solanio | Filmed stage production | ||
| 2018 | Mortal Engines | Captain Khora | ||
| 2020 | Don’t Wait | Performer | Also producer; short film | |
| Sylvie's Love | Chico Sweetney | |||
| 2022 | The Gray Man | Denny Carmichael | ||
| 2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | Xenk Yendar | ||
| 2025 | Black Bag | Col. James Stokes | ||
| 2026 | You, Me & Tuscany † | Michael | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Gimme 6 | Tanaka | ||
| 2005 | Casualty@Holby City | Daniel Kimpton | Episode: "Teacher's Pet / Crash and Burn" | |
| 2013 | Fresh Meat | Dean | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | Waterloo Road | Guy Braxton | 8 episodes (series 10) | |
| 2016 | Roots | Chicken George | Miniseries | |
| Spark | Alex Lavelle | Unaired TV pilot | ||
| 2018–2019 | For the People | Leonard Knox | 20 episodes | |
| 2020 | Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas | Prince Charming | BBC Christmas Special | |
| Bridgerton | Simon Basset | Main role (series 1) | ||
| 2021 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Regé-Jean Page / Bad Bunny" | |
| 2022 | Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2026 | Saturday Night Live UK | Underwear Shopper | Episode: "Tina Fey/Wet Leg" |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The History Boys | Crowther | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | |
| 2015 | The Merchant of Venice | Solanio | Shakespeare's Globe, London |
Audio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Harrowing | Major Tanner | Podcast series | |
| 2021 | The Sandman: Act II | Orpheus | Audio drama | |
| The Prince and the Naturalist | Narrator | Calm | ||
| 2022 | The Sandman: Act III | Orpheus | Audio drama |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) Vision Awards | Best Performance – Drama | Roots | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Actor, Drama Series | Bridgerton | Nominated | |||
| IMDb STARmeter Awards | Breakout Star | Won | |||
| Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | Nominated | |||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | Breakthrough Performance | Won | |||
| Best Kiss (w/ Phoebe Dynevor) | Nominated | ||||
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Won | |||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series | Nominated | |||
| Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Nominated | |||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |