SIMON BASSET

Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset in Bridgerton

About him

About the series

Why he is a byronic hero

Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset in Bridgerton

About him

About the series

who is Regé-Jean Page

Why he is a byronic hero

-Regé-Jean Page, born in London in 1988, son of a Zimbabwean mother and a British father, studied at the Drama Center London. -He has acted in theater in productions such as The Days of Rage and The Merchant of Venice. -He made his TV debut in 2016 with Radici and then starred in For the People. In 2020 he landed the role of Simon Basset in Bridgerton. -He also starred in films such as Survivor and Sylvie's Love.

Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset in Bridgerton

who is Simon Basset instead

-Simon Basset, new Duke of Hastings, loses his mother at birth. -His father, disappointed by his stammering, abandons him, making people believe he is dead. -Simon overcomes his stutter thanks to his housekeeper and becomes intelligent. -Disappointed by his father, he goes to Oxford, where he becomes friends with Anthony Bridgerton. -Ignoring criticism, he gains fame as an intelligent and rogue person.

About him

About the series

Why he is a byronic hero

"Simon fits into the tradition of many famous archetypes, he is an anti-hero, mysterious, dark, threatening, tormented by his past. He attracts, which is why we want to find out who he is, how he redeems himself, what he has to do in the end to be able to do so", the actor explained when talking about his character. This is nothing other than the perfect description of the Byrinian hero since he is very rarely a true hero, he is rather an anti-hero endowed with great charm, charisma, driven by ardent passions and ideals, but often acts in an inappropriate manner, rejecting the canons of the society around him.

Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset in Bridgerton

About him

About the series

Why he is a byronic hero