Yerin Ha makes a grand entrance this season as the enigmatic Sophie Baek.

*Bridgerton *season 4 cast: Meet the new players in Benedict’s Cinderella-inspired love story

Yerin Ha makes a grand entrance this season as the enigmatic Sophie Baek.

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Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek and Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in 'Bridgerton' season 4. Credit:

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- *Bridgerton *season 4 puts Benedict Bridgerton front and center as he slips into a *Cinderella* story.

- Yerin Ha and Katie Leung are among the new faces joining the Regency romance.

- Part 1 of season 4 premieres Thursday, Jan. 29.

We've watched three (of the eight) Bridgerton siblings find their happily-ever-afters, and now it's Benedict's turn. Season 4 of Netflix's romantic Regency romance drops Luke Thompson's sensitive Benedict into a Cinderella story when he meets a mysterious woman at a masquerade ball, resulting in an infatuation that transcends class and social standing.

Showrunner Jess Brownell recently told * *that the novel season 4 is based on, *An Offer From a Gentleman*, practically wrote itself for TV. "It lent itself really closely to television structure for a love story," she said. “There are just a lot of rich set pieces that gave us juicy conflict and high stakes. I think fans will be happy to see quite a few of the set pieces from the book in the show.”

Several new faces, many of them from outside the aristocracy, join the series' main cast in season 4. Get to know them (and reacquaint yourself with the Bridgertons) with EW's full *Bridgerton *season 4 cast and character guide.

Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton

Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in 'Bridgerton' season 4.

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Luke Thompson is a classically trained actor well-versed in the works of William Shakespeare, having performed in stage productions of *A Midsummer Night's Dream*, *Julius Caesar*, and *King Lear *that later aired on TV.

You may also know him from BBC One's *In the Club* (2014–2016) and films such as *Dunkirk* (2017) and *Misbehaviour* (2020). More recently, he portrayed American diplomat Harry Bingham on Netflix's *Transatlantic *(2023).

Thompson plays Benedict, the second-eldest Bridgerton son. He's spent the last three seasons flirting and dodging anything serious, but season 4 finally gives him his own love story.

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"We've watched three seasons of Benedict having a very good time and being good at everything, but unable to commit to any one thing," Brownell told EW. "And I think, at the top of season 4, that's worn a little thin for him. I think he senses that something is missing in his life — even if he isn't ready to accept it — but once he meets the masked woman in the first episode, everything will change for him."

Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek

Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek in 'Bridgerton' season 4.

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Yerin Ha has made a name for herself with roles on shows like *Halo *(2022–2024), *Dune: Prophecy* (2024), and *The Survivors* (2025).

Ha stars in *Bridgerton *season 4 as Sophie, a young woman working as a housemaid for the imposing Lady Araminta Gun (Katie Leung). Her life changes when she crosses paths with Benedict during a masquerade ball, sparking a romance straight out of a fairy tale.

*Bridgerton *book lovers will notice one big change: Sophie Beckett. as she's known in the book, is now known as Sophie Baek. Ha worked closely with Brownell on the change, telling Tudum in 2024, "It's a really nice way for me to feel like the role is fit for me, rather than me having to fit a certain mold. It's amazing what it can do just in a psychological sense. So it means a lot that Jess did that for me."

Katie Leung as Lady Araminta Gun

Katie Leung as Lady Araminta Gun in 'Bridgerton' season 4.

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Katie Leung began her career playing Cho Chang in the *Harry Potter* film series (2005–2011). Since then, she's appeared in key roles on series such as *Annika* (2021–2023), *Arcane *(2021–2024), and *The Wheel of Time* (2024).

Leung now joins *Bridgerton* as Lady Araminta Gun, Sophie's stepmother and employer, as well as the mother of Rosamund (Michelle Mao) and Posy (Isabella Wei). Brownell told EW that while Araminta and Rosamund have a reputation for being "quite villainous characters" in the book, the show aims to explore what drives their choices.

"On our show, we try not to ever present anyone's character in black or white. We're interested in the gray area. We're interested in why people do the things they do," she explained. "So we've spent some time trying to understand Araminta, where she comes from emotionally, and getting to do that exploration was really interesting for us as writers."

That perspective matters this season, as Araminta's daughters also navigate their love lives. "Seeing the way Araminta guides her girls versus the way Violet guides her girls, or Lady Featherington guided her girls... the compare and contrast is quite illuminating," Brownell added.

Michelle Mao as Rosamund Li

Michelle Mao as Rosamund Li in 'Bridgerton' season 4.

Michelle Mao has been working steadily for nearly a decade, with various short films giving way to guest spots on shows like *9-1-1 *(2020) and *Goosebumps *(2023) and a supporting role in Kogonada's *A Big Bold Beautiful Journey* (2025).

She's re-teaming with the filmmaker for the upcoming *Zi*, which made its debut at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

Mao plays Rosamund Li, Araminta's eldest daughter. At Sundance, Mao spoke with IMDb about *Bridgerton* season 4, joking about how the series is "not as sexy as you would think it is" behind the scenes.

"I think we're all just silly," she said. "They're all British, and so they have this dry British sense of humor."

Isabella Wei as Posy Li

Isabella Wei as Posy Li and Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek in 'Bridgerton' season 4.

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Isabella Wei is a rising star, and Netflix has been a big part of her journey thus far. Fans might recognize her from the streamer's spooky period drama *1899 *(2022) or its hit spy thriller *Black Doves* (2024–present). Elsewhere, she appeared opposite Bill Skarsgård in Rupert Sanders' *The Crow* (2024).

Wei joins *Bridgerton *season 4 as Posy Li, Araminta's youngest daughter who's much kinder than her mother and older sister.

In a chat with Numéro Netherlands, Wei said, "Posy's enthusiasm and openness are what make her unapologetically herself, and I feel so privileged to help craft those moments of joy that come from her."

She continued, "To her family, she stands out like a sore thumb. Her proclivity for imperfection drives her mother and sister away from her, so I think there's a part of her that always feels a little trapped and lesser-than. Despite being constantly put down for being herself, she brings a cheerful sincerity to her otherwise highly restrained environment. She leads with her heart, not her head, which is the biggest difference between her and the stringent rules of society, but also her greatest strength."

Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton

Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton on 'Bridgerton'.

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Jonathan Bailey has kept busy since breaking out as Anthony, the eldest son of the Bridgerton clan. While he had plenty of work before the Netflix hit, he's best known as Fiyero in the *Wicked *films (2024–2025).

On the small screen, Bailey starred opposite Matt Bomer on *Fellow Travelers* (2023), for which he was nominated for an Emmy.

Looking ahead, he'll reunite with *Wicked* costar Ariana Grande in a 2027 production of *Sunday in the Park with George *at London's Barbican Centre.

Bailey will return as Anthony in *Bridgerton* season 4. Though he hasn't revealed too many details, the actor said during a November 2025 interview on *Late Night with Seth Meyers *that he'll "always pop back and say hello" as long as *Bridgerton *keeps going.

Simone Ashley as Kate Bridgerton

Simone Ashley as Kate Bridgerton on 'Bridgerton'.

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After starring on the Netflix teen series *Sex Education *(2019–2021), Simone Ashley pivoted to *Bridgerton*. She plays Kate Bridgerton (née Sharma), who fell in love and eventually married Anthony Bridgerton. Long live Kanthony.

In 2023, Ashley played Ariel’s sister, Indira, in the live-action *The Little Mermaid*. She also starred in and executive produced the romcom *Picture This* (2025), and will next share the screen with Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in *The Devil Wears Prada 2*.

Ahead of the season 4 premiere, Brownell confirmed to EW that "Kanthony will be together again." She also teased that fans "will get to be seeing more of their marital bliss and seeing their baby as well."

Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton

Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton on 'Bridgerton'.

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Luke Newton starred on Disney Channel's *The Lodge* (2016–2017) before taking the role of Colin Bridgerton, the third Bridgerton son whose friends-to-lovers story with Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) stole hearts in season 3.

In Season 4, Brownell told us, the newlyweds will get to show fans "what their marriage looks like."

Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Bridgerton

Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington on 'Bridgerton'.

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Nicola Coughlan turned heads as *Derry Girls' *(2018–2022) Clare Delvin before she became everyone's favorite gossip queen, Penelope Featherington.

After starring as Diplomat Barbie in *Barbie *(2023) and leading the British dark comedy series *Big Mood* (2024–present), Coughlan will play major roles in a pair of upcoming family flicks: *Goat* and *The Magic Faraway Tree*.

On *Bridgerton*, Penelope starts off as the somewhat shy and overlooked Featherington daughter. She eventually finds love with her best friend Colin.

Season 3 unmasked Penelope as the mysterious Lady Whistledown. This puts her on the radar of Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) in season 4.

"It's high stakes," Brownell told EW. "On the one hand, the Queen loves to be entertained. But, on the other hand, the Queen does not like to have anything written that she disagrees with, so Penelope is in a tricky position this year trying to please the Queen without giving up her journalistic integrity."

On top of that, Penelope has to write about her new family. "The Bridgertons are gossip fodder," she added, "so she's gonna have to do a bit of it."

Ruth Gemmell as Violet Bridgerton

Ruth Gemmell as Lady Violet Bridgerton on 'Bridgerton'.

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Ruth Gemmell broke out nearly 30 years ago in the film *Fever Pitch* (1997) with Colin Firth. She went on to become a fixture on the stages and screens of England, with guest spots on series like *Peak Practice* (1997) and *Midsomer Murders* (2005) giving way to major roles on *Utopia* (2013–2014) and *Home Fires* (2015–2016).

Gemmell plays Lady Violet Bridgerton, the matriarch of the family. She also played the character on the spinoff *Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story* (2023).

In season 3, Violet gets a romance of her own with Lord Marcus Anderson (Daniel Francis), Lady Danbury's brother. Brownell told EW that this budding relationship carries over into season 4.

"In season 3, they did a lot of giggling and light flirting and lots of blushing," she said. "And it feels like in season 4 we pick up from that, but we're in a season in which we're exploring courage in so many ways. We're also exploring whether Violet is ready to be brave enough to put her heart on the line."

Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton

Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton in 'Bridgerton' season 4.

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Long before *Bridgerton*, Claudia Jessie found fame on series like *Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell* (2015), *Porters *(2017–2019), and *Vanity Fair *(2018), in which she starred as Amelia Sedley alongside Olivia Cooke. Most recently, she appeared on the Netflix drama *Toxic Town* (2025).

Here, Jessie stars as Eloise, the fifth Bridgerton sibling and Penelope's closest friend. Brownell teased to* *EW that season 4 will be especially rewarding for Peneloise fans. After everything they went through in season 3, the two are "more bonded than ever."

"Their trials and tribulations last season have added new depth to their friendship, and we're excited for viewers to see how their relationship looks now that they've each grown up a little," the showrunner added.

Hannah Dodd as Francesca Stirling

Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton on 'Bridgerton'.

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Before joining *Bridgerton*, Hannah Dodd appeared in the Marvel film *Eternals* (2021) and starred opposite Millie Bobby Brown in *Enola Holmes 2* (2022). She also helped lead the Hulu teen series *Find Me in Paris *(2018–2020).

Dodd reprises her role as Francesca Bridgerton, a role played by Ruby Stokes in the first two seasons. In a recent interview with InStyle, Dodd said her connection to Francesca has deepened over time.

"I relate to her a lot. I can be quite introverted, and I have a lot going on in my brain that's not always articulated," she said. "When I started playing with her I was like, 'I'm nothing like that.' But when you get to play a character for such a long time, little elements of both of you merge. There's quite a bit of me in her."

Victor Alli as John Stirling

Victor Alli as John Stirling in 'Bridgerton' season 4.

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Rising actor Victor Alli worked on a pair of Kenneth Branagh films — *Belfast *(2021) and *Death on the Nile* (2022) — before popping up on the Emmy-winning *Star Wars* series *Andor *(2022) and the British crime drama *Gangs of London* (2025).

He returns to *Bridgerton *as John Stirling, Francesca's quiet and reserved husband. The pair got hitched and revealed they're moving to Scotland in the season 3 finale, and Alli spoke with PEOPLE about what's next.

“I think we just want to be away from it all, and that's why we go so far away and I guess we want to start a family,” he said. “And I think that's next on the cards. And I guess we have the company of Eloise and my cousin. And so that's really exciting because we have a nice party.”

Masali Baduza as Michaela Stirling

Hannah Dodd as Francesca, Victor Alli as John, and Masali Baduza as Michaela on 'Bridgerton'.

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Masali Baduza gained attention as Sephy Hadley on the BBC drama *Noughts + Crosses* (2020–2022). She's dipped into movies too, with roles in the slasher *Slumber Party Massacre *(2021) and the historical epic *The Woman King *(2022).

Baduza plays Michaela Stirling, John's cousin. In the books, John's cousin is actually a man named Michael, and he and Francesca eventually catch feelings. The gender swap certainly changes the dynamics between these characters, and Brownell told EW that it was made with "immense thought and reverence."

The showrunner said reading *When He Was Wicked* as a queer woman resonated with her, particularly Francesca's sense of being different. "I felt like there was good thematic resonance telling a queer story with Francesca," she said, adding that the intention isn't "to just insert a queer character to check a box."

"There's also a certain piece of Francesca's story historically that allows us to ensure a happily ever after for her and Michaela," she continued. "It was really important for me in crafting a main queer story for us to give that couple a happy ending just like every other couple."

Adjoa Andoh as Lady Agatha Danbury

Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury in 'Bridgerton' season 4.

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Like several of her costars, Adjoa Andoh is a veteran of English TV institutions like *EastEnders* (1990–1991), *Casualty* (2000–2003), and *Doctor Who* (2007–2008), in which she played Francine, the mother of companion Martha Jones. You may also know her from Clint Eastwood's Oscar-nominated *Invictus* (2009) and *Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl* (2024).**

Andoh plays Lady Agatha Danbury, one of *Bridgerton*'s sharpest and most compelling characters. Like Gemmell, she also appeared on* Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story*.

In a December 2025 interview with *Good Housekeeping*, Andoh described season 4 as "very twisty, very turny, and quite surprising." She also hinted that it will be "expanding the *Bridgerton *universe in new and interesting ways."

Where can I watch Bridgerton?**

*Bridgerton *is available to stream on Netflix.

Season 4, Part 1 premiered on Thursday, Jan. 29. Part 2 arrives on Feb. 26.

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