Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in season four of Bridgerton

After three series of Bridgerton, Benedict finally stepped into the spotlight for season four.

Luke Thompson, who plays the second-eldest Bridgerton sibling, gets his chance to shine in the latest run of episodes, which see his character spending the first half of the season trying to hunt down the mystery “Lady In Silver”.

Before Bridgerton, Luke was best known for his theatre work, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t already have a string of on-screen credits to his name when he was cast.

Before being cast in the steamy Netflix drama and becoming a household name, Luke appeared in numerous notable film and TV productions.

Here are seven early Luke Thompson roles you may have forgotten about…

The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher

Luke Thompson in the ITV drama The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher

Luke’s first television role was in a 2014 episode of The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher.

The ITV drama starred Paddy Considine as an inspector in late 1800s London, and followed his crime cases over four feature-length episodes.

Luke appears in the fourth instalment, The Ties That Bind, as Josh Hallows, a man who finds himself at the centre of suspicion.........

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