From Past Roles to Personal Lives: Getting to Know Queen Charlotte Cast

The series, which is set across two time periods, is unashamedly a romp-filled Regency romance rather than a historically accurate interpretation of events. But did we expect anything different?

Here, we meet the cast to find out who they’re playing in the series and what they’ve been up to outside of the Bridgerton universe:

India Ria Amarteifio

Role: Young Queen Charlotte

Age: 21

Already with several acting credits on stage and screen, Amarteifio has been performing since she was 8 years old. After appearing in popular West End musicals, including playing Violet Beauregarde in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, she made her screen debut in the TV adaptation of David Walliams’ book Gangsta Granny.

A graduate of the Sylvia Young Theatre School, she has also appeared in Dr Who, Line of Duty and Unforgotten.

Golda Rosheuvel

Role: Queen Charlotte

Age: 52

Fans of the original show will recognise Queen Charlotte from Bridgerton. As a series regular Rosheuval made the part her own.

First appearing on screen in the noughties, Rosheuval completed the usual UK rites of passage, including The Bill, Casualty and Holby City. She also appeared in both Eastenders and Coronation Street, but Queen Charlotte – for which she was SAG-nominated – was her first main role.

She’s in a relationship with playwright and theatremaker Shireen Mula, and is a passionate supporter of the creative arts.

Corey Mylchreest

Role: Young King George III

Age: 25

After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2020, Mylchreest had leading roles in short films Mars and Elevator Pitch before appearing in an episode of The Sandman in 2022.

In preparation for his new role, he spoke to Regé-Jean Page and Jonathan Bailey who shot to fame after appearing as heartthrobs on Bridgerton.

Adjoa Andoh

Role: Lady Danbury

Age: 60

Andoh is perhaps most recognisable for her role as Francine Jones (Martha’s mother in Dr Who). But she’s also an accomplished thespian who has worked with the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal Court Theatre among others.

Now a grandmother, she says a video of her grandson laughing always lifts her mood.

Arsema Thomas

Role: Young Agatha Danbury

Age: 28

Born in the US, Arsema Thomas grew up in numerous countries, including India, Kenya, Uganda and Benin. She speaks 4 languages and graduated from Yale with a master's degree in public health.

Following the death of her father from motor neurone disease, she decided to pursue her dream of acting.

Thomas graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2022 and appeared in Nightwatcher and Redeeming Love before landing the role of the young Agatha Danbury.

Ruth Gemmell

Role: Violet Bridgerton

Age: 55

After appearing in dramas including The Bill, Band of Gold and Silent Witness, Gemmell landed the role of Sarah Hughes in the 1997 movie Fever Pitch opposite Colin Firth.

She’s appeared in some of the biggest shows on UK TV throughout her career – most notably as Lady Violet Bridgerton, a role she reprises for Queen Charlotte.

She married actor Ray Stevenson (who played Titus Pullo in HBO’s Rome) in 1997.

Sam Clemmett

Role: Young Brimsley

Age: 29

Clemmett was brought up in Norwich and is a patron of the MoCo Theatre Company in his hometown. He’s been active on screen since 2013 but has also appeared on stage where he originated the role of Albus Severus Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in the West End and on Broadway.

Hugh Sachs

Role: Brimsley

Age: 59

With roles in Minder, Casualty, Midsomer Murders and Endeavour to his name, Sachs has been a mainstay of British drama for 30 years. But modern audiences might know him best for playing Gavin Ramsbottom in Benidorm.

A board member of the Theatrical Guild, he’s also appeared on stage. And he’s been a series regular as Brimsley in Bridgerton since 2020.

James Fleet

Role: King George III

Age: 71

In a career spanning six decades on screen, Fleet famously played the hapless Hugo Horton on The Vicar of Dibley. But from comedy and drama to children’s shows, his roles are many and varied.

He’s also done radio plays and made his first appearance on stage in 2011. Fleet is married and has a son.

Tunji Kasim

Role: Adolphus

Age: 35

Scottish-born Kasim grew up in Nigeria and hadn’t originally intended to forge a career in acting. After discovering a passion for performance, though, he studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before going on to land roles in Nearly Famous, Shetland and Nancy Drew.

Michelle Fairley

Role: Princess Augusta

Best known for playing Catelyn Stark in Game of Thrones, Northern Irish actor Fairley keeps her private life out of the limelight.

Her career on screen began in 1989 with a part in Saracen and has seen her go on to appear in many of the most popular shows on TV such as Casualty, Taggart and Lark Rise to Candleford. She also played Mrs Granger in Harry Potter.

Freddie Dennis

Role: Reynolds

Age: 26

The son of comedian Hugh Dennis, Freddie made his only previous TV appearance in The Nevers before being cast as Reynolds.

A graduate of the Oxford School of Drama, Dennis is also a writer, photographer and traveller.

Source: Hollywood Reporter, GH.