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The new season of Bridgerton landed on Netflix last week (29 January) and fans of the hit period drama have got through the first four episodes in no time at all.
Unfortunately, they'll have to wait until the end of the month for part two of the long-awaited fourth season, which focuses on Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and a mysterious woman, known as the 'Lady in Silver'.
The pair find themselves caught up in a whirlwind love affair after an intense encounter at the masquerade ball.
Bohemian Benedict then makes it his mission to find out the young lady’s hidden identity, with viewers soon learning that she is actually a resourceful maid named Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha), working for the formidable lady of the house, Araminta Gun.
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While Netflix viewers have welcomed a bunch of familiar faces, new additions in the season four cast are a cracking one indeed, and you may recognise some of them from other TV shows and films, with Huffington Post sharing a very handy rundown of their previous roles.
Yerin Ha
Ha first rocked up on the scene as 'Technie Jane' in the American-French series Reef Break.
After that, the actress scored a role in the Aussie crime drama Troppo as Ah Rah Park, the daughter of a missing person.
Other appearances include Steven Spielberg’s TV adaptation of Halo, boarding school drama Bad Behaviour, and Young Kasha in HBO’s 2024 Dune prequel series.
Ha made her Netflix debut last year, landing a lead role in The Survivors.
She also starred in the 2022 horror film titled Sissy.
Katie Leung
Potterheads will no doubt recognise Leung from the Harry Potter film franchise, in which she played Harry's love interest, Cho Chang.
She's also been in a bunch of TV shows, including One Child, Run, Strangers, Chimerica, The Nest, Roadkill and Annika.
More recently, Leung starred as Ash in Amazon's The Peripheral, Maggie Cassidy in crime drama The Chemistry of Death and Yasicca in The Wheel of Time.
She also played Rachel Li in BBC crime thriller Nightsleeper.
Michelle Mao
Before stepping into the role of Rosamund Li, Lady Araminta’s prized eldest daughter in Bridgerton, Mao shared the screen with Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, playing Smitty in the 2025 romance A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.
Though Bridgerton marks her breakout, her CV already spans Apple TV+’s children’s series Surfside Girls, along with roles in Goosebumps and FBI: Most Wanted.
Isabella Wei
Wei's breakout came as Ling Yi in Netflix’s mystery drama 1899 and soon followed it up as Kai-Ming in Keira Knightley’s hit thriller Black Doves.
Film fans may also clock her as Zadie in 2024’s gothic superhero outing The Crow, starring alongside Bill Skarsgård, FKA Twigs and Danny Huston.
Masali Baduza
Baduza first popped up in season three of Bridgerton in a guest spot, but she’s back with far more screen time this round, reprising her character of Michaela Stirling.
Most viewers will know her as Sephy, the lead in the BBC’s adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s Noughts + Crosses from 2020. She’s also featured in the Slumber Party Massacre and The Woman King.
Emma Naomi
Naomi is another familiar face with a bigger presence this season and was most recently seen as Liv the Lena Dunham-created Netflix series Too Much.
She’s also popped up as Detective Inspector Lisa Donckers in crime drama Professor T, with further roles in Death in Paradise, What It Feels Like for a Girl, and the film Surprised by Oxford.
Hugh Sachs
A regular face across seasons one to three, Sachs steps into the main cast in the latest season of Bridgerton. He also reprised Brimsley in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.
Many will know him best as Gavin Ramsbottom in Benidorm, though his credits stretch from Amadeus to British TV staples, including Footballers’ Wives, Foyle’s War, The Catherine Tate Show and Midsomer Murders.
Ruth Gemmell
OK, while we know Gemmell's character of Lady Violet is also not entirely new to season four, we couldn't not include this one!
The matriarch of the Bridgerton family has already played another famous mother before.
Yep, in case you didn't recognise her immediately, Ruth once appeared as none other than Tracy Beaker's mum.
She's also starred in the film Fever Pitch in 1997, which was followed by supporting roles in television series EastEnders, Casualty, Home Fires, and Penny Dreadful.
Bridgerton is currently available to stream on Netflix, with the second part of season four dropping on 26 February.
Topics: Bridgerton, TV And Film, Netflix, Period Drama, Celebrity
Rhiannon Ingle