Filipino-British actor James Bradwall plays Lord Basilio in Season 3 of Netflix’s Regency-era series ‘Bridgerton.’
“I was offered a Lord with a different name, but I asked if I can change his name to represent my Filipino heritage. I’m so glad that the team were all for it. They listened to my ideas.” “I did a very short scene in the Netflix comedy, ‘Back To Life.’ That was for BBC and was also on Netflix for a bit. But ‘Bridgerton’ is my first Netflix, flagship project.”
“That was a bit of a whirlwind from a phone call, getting cast and suddenly being on the set a few days later.” He was only four when he first came to the Philippines. With a very vague recollection of his hometown Naga City in Camarines Sur, he returned to the Philippines only early this year, when he was tapped by director Victor Lirio to do Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal,” a three-hander for Repertory Philippines.