Lucien Leon Laviscount (; born 9 June 1992) is an English actor. He began his career in 2002 with an appearance in an advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer and later established himself on British television. Laviscount first came to prominence with roles in the teen drama Grange Hill in 2007. He later appeared in ITV's Coronation Street (2009) and BBC One's school drama Waterloo Road (2010–11).
Laviscount continued to work in television, appearing in episodes of Skins and Shameless, and later in the comedy series Supernatural: Bloodlines and Episodes. 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 as Billy Ayres in Sony Crackle’s crime comedy-drama Snatch based on the film of the same name, and appeared as Alexander Cabot in The CW series Katy Keene.
In 2021, he joined the main cast of the Netflix series Emily in Paris as Alfie, a British banker and recurring love interest of Lily Collins’ character Emily Cooper.
Early life Laviscount was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and raised in the nearby village of Read, Ribble Valley in Lancashire. His father, Eugene Laviscount, is a former body builder of Antiguan heritage, and his mother, Sonia Laviscount, is of English descent. He has an older brother, Louis, and a younger brother, Jules. He attended Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe, where he was awarded 10 GCSEs. From a young age, Laviscount took an interest in performance and trained at Carol Godby’s Theatre Workshop in Bury, a drama school that has produced several British television actors.
Career At the age of ten, Laviscount appeared in an advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer. He went on to secure guest roles in television programmes such as Clocking Off and Johnny and the Bomb before becoming a series regular in the BBC One drama Grange Hill. Laviscount was later cast as Ben Richardson a religious swimmer, in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. He later appeared as Jonah Kirby, a school pupil, in the TV show Waterloo Road.
In 2011 Laviscount entered the Celebrity Big Brother house to compete as a housemate on the eighth series, the first to be broadcast on Channel 5.
In 2012, Laviscount signed with SK Records and released his debut single, Dance With You, featuring American rapper MANN.Lucien Laviscount announces debut single dance with you Digital Spy 26 January 2012. Two years later, he was announced as the lead in Supernatural: Bloodlines, a spin-off of The CW series Supernatural. He appeared in the backdoor pilot episode, though the series was ultimately not commissioned. Laviscount gained wider recognition in the United States when he played Earl Grey in the first season of the FOX horror comedy Scream Queens. He continued to build his career in both the UK and US, appearing in Sony Crackle’s crime comedy-drama Snatch (2017–18), and as Alexander Cabot in The CW series Katy Keene.
In 2021, Laviscount joined the cast of the Netflix romantic comedy series Emily in Paris, playing Alfie, a British banker and the love interest of Emily Cooper (Lily Collins). His role continued through the show’s second and third seasons. He also starred in the BBC Three comedy Peacock (2022). In 2024, Laviscount appeared in the romantic comedy film This Time Next Year, based on the novel of the same name, and featured as the love interest in the music video for Puntería by Shakira and Cardi B. He is set to appear in the upcoming thriller Safe House, scheduled for release in 2025, and has also been cast in Tinseltown and the film adaptation of Emily Henry’s best-selling novel People We Meet on Vacation (2026). Alongside these projects, Laviscount has a number of additional film and television roles currently in development.
Other ventures With Zac Lichman, Laviscount opened two Kensal Rise joints: The Shop NW10, a cocktail bar and café, in 2018 and The Wealthy Beggar, a dive bar with food from Gareth Drew, in 2022.
Philanthropy In 2010, Laviscount took part in a charity football match alongside Jack McMullen, Lyndon Ogbourne and other actors in aid of Sport Relief. Laviscount and Lichman were involved in a homelessness awareness campaign A Deed A Day with radio presenter Rio Fredrika and model and then partner Ana Tanaka. For Christmas 2018, the group ran a soup kitchen out of Laviscount and Lichman's The Shop NW10. Laviscount played football for England in Soccer Aid 2022.
Filmography +Key Denotes projects that have not yet been released Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Millions Lad 2 Uncredited 2012 Midnight Sun Charlie Television film 2013 The Selection Aspen Leger Television film 2014 One Night in Istanbul Joseph Honeytrap Troy 2015 Point of Honor Elijah Television film Runaway Henry Short film Between Two Worlds Connor 2017 The Bye Bye Man John Love Beats Rhymes Derek 2021 Trust Ansgar Doyle 2022 We Are Not Alone Robbie Your Christmas or Mine? Steve 2023 Last Sentinel Pvt. Sullivan 2024 This Time Next Year Quinn Hamilton 2025 Safe House Anderson Tinsel Town Callum 2026 People We Meet on Vacation Trey Strung Marcus Walker TBA Paul Post-production Matt Carver Filming
Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Clocking Off Tom Wood Episode: "Jenny's Story" 2006 Johnny and the Bomb Yo-Less Miniseries; 3 episodes New Street Law Alfie French Episode: "High Risk, High Profit" 2007–2008 Grange Hill Jake Briggs Series regular; 13 episodes 2008 Life Bites Jake Series regular 2009 Father & Son Elijah King Miniseries; 1 episode Coronation Street Ben Richardson Series regular; 30 episodes 2010–2011 Waterloo Road Jonah Kirby Series regular; 18 episodes 2011 Casualty Liam Briggs Episode: "Epiphany" New Tricks David Green Episode: "Setting Out Your Stall" Shameless Dee Episode: "Frank Gallagher: Sent By God" Mount Pleasant Lee Recurring role; 2 episodes 2012 Trollied Stu Recurring role; 4 episodes 2013 Death in Paradise Duncan Wood Episode: "A Deadly Party" The Syndicate Matt Greco Episode: "Luke" Love Matters Jake Episode: "Kitten Chic" Skins Jason Episode: "Rise" 2014 Episodes Brian Recurring role; 3 episodes Supernatural Ennis Ross Episode: "Bloodlines" 2015 Scream Queens Earl Grey Series regular; 13 episodes 2017 Still Star-Crossed Romeo Montague Episode: "In Fair Verona, Where We Lay Our Scene" 2017–2018 Snatch Billy 'Fuckin' Ayres Series regular; 20 episodes 2020 Katy Keene Alexander Cabot Series regular; 13 episodes 2021 Threesome John Recurring role; 7 episodes 2021– Emily in Paris Alfie Series regular; ongoing 2022–2025 Peacock Jay Series regular; 6 episodes
Audio Year Title Role Notes 2024The Regent Peter Kelly Main role
Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Nominated work Result 2018National Film Awards UKBest Supporting ActorSnatch2022MTV Movie & TV AwardsBest Kiss Emily in Paris
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