Lucien Leon Laviscount (; born 9 June 1992) is a British actor. He first came to prominence in 2007 after appearing in teen drama ''

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''. He later appeared in several television series, including ITV's ''

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'' (2009) and

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's '' Waterloo Road'' (2010–11). In 2011, he competed in the eighth series of ''

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''. 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

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'' Snatch''. Laviscount also starred as Alexander Cabot in

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series '' Katy Keene''. Laviscount reached a worldwide audience in 2021 as recurring cast as Alfie in season 2 of the

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series '' Emily in Paris''.

Early life

Laviscount was born in

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, Lancashire, and grew up in Read, Ribble Valley in Lancashire. He was born to Eugene Laviscount, a

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of Antiguan descent and Sonia Laviscount who is of English descent. He attended

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, where he was awarded 10

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s, and was also a member of Carol Godby's theatre workshop in Bury. He has two brothers, Louis and Jules.

Career

At the age of ten, Laviscount appeared in an advertising campaign for

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. He secured roles in programmes such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' before becoming a series regular in BBC One series ''

''. Laviscount was then cast as religious swimmer

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in ''

''. In 2010, Laviscount took part in a charity football match alongside

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and other actors in aid of

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. 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. In 2011, he also appeared as Jonah Kirby, a school pupil, in the TV show '' Waterloo Road''. Laviscount signed with SK Records in 2012, and released his debut single, "Dance With You", featuring American rapper MANN. On 22 February 2014, it was announced that Laviscount would be playing the lead role of Ennis Ross in '' Supernatural: Bloodlines'', a spin-of to the US CW show ''

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''. He appeared in the

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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''. In 2020 Laviscount appeared as Alexander Cabot in

series '' Katy Keene''. In 2021 and 2022, Laviscount appeared in the recurring role of Alfie in season two and three of the

series '' Emily in Paris''. In 2022, Laviscount starred as Jay in BBC 3-part comedy ''Peacock''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laviscount, Lucien 1992 births Living people English male soap opera actors English male child actors Male actors from Lancashire Black British male actors People from Burnley English people of Antigua and Barbuda descent English people of Dougla descent