Thought The New Stars Of The Gentlemen Season 2 Looked Familiar? Where You've Seen Them Before

The Netflix crime drama has added some familiar faces to its sprawling cast.

After a two-year absence from our screens, Netflix is inviting audiences back into the loud, brash and bloody world of The Gentlemen.

Inspired by the 2019 Guy Ritchie film of the same name, the well-received second season of The Gentlemen sees power players like Theo James’ Eddie, Kaya Scodelario’s Susie and Ray Winstone’s Bobby returning, alongside a host of new stars, as their criminal empire expands to Italy.

As well as recruiting some huge acting talent for season two, the casting team has cast a wide net, plucking some of the biggest talents from the world of sport, reality TV and beyond to play characters in the new run of episodes.

Here’s our guide to who has joined The Gentlemen this season – and where you may have seen these newbies before...

Hugh Bonneville is a new addition to the cast of The Gentlemen as Lord Hawthorne, a well-connected member of the House of Lords.

It’s an uncharacteristically evil role for an actor best known for playing the lovable Henry Brown in the Paddington movies and Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in Downton Abbey.

You may also recognise Hugh from BBC comedies Twenty Twelve and W1A, in which he appeared as the........

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