Lucien Laviscount

Laviscount was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and grew up in Read, Ribble Valley in Lancashire. He was born to Eugene Laviscount, a body builder of Antiguan descent and Sonia Laviscount who is of English descent.[2] 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.[3] He has two brothers, Louis and Jules.[4][5]

At the age of ten, Laviscount appeared in an advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer.[6] 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.[4] 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.[7]

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.[8] In 2011, he also appeared as Jonah Kirby, a school pupil, in the TV show Waterloo Road.[9][10] Laviscount signed with SK Records in 2012, and released his debut single, "Dance With You", featuring American rapper MANN.[11]

On 22 February 2014, it was announced that Laviscount would be playing the lead role of Ennis Ross in Supernatural: Bloodlines, a spin-off 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.[12] In 2020 Laviscount appeared as Alexander Cabot in The CW series Katy Keene.[13]

In 2021 and 2022, Laviscount appeared in the recurring role of Alfie in season two and three of the Netflix series Emily in Paris.[14]

In 2022, Laviscount starred as Jay in BBC 3-part comedy Peacock.[15][16]

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