| Birth Name: | Lucien Leon Laviscount |
| Birth Date: | 1992 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2002–present |
Lucien Leon Laviscount (;[1] born 9 June 1992) is a British actor. He first came to prominence in 2007 appearing in teen drama Grange Hill. He later appeared in several television series, including ITV's Coronation Street (2009) and BBC One's Waterloo Road (2010–11).
In 2015, Laviscount played a regular character, Earl Grey, in the first season of the horror comedy Scream Queens on FOX. In 2017–18, he starred on Sony Crackle’s crime comedy-drama Snatch. Laviscount also starred as Alexander Cabot in The CW series Katy Keene.
Laviscount reached a worldwide audience in 2021 as recurring cast as Alfie in season 2 of the Netflix series Emily in Paris.
Laviscount was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and grew up in Read, Ribble Valley in Lancashire. He was born to Eugene Laviscount, a body builder of Antiguan descent and Sonia Laviscount who is of English descent.[2] He attended Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe, where he was awarded 10 GCSEs, and was also a member of Carol Godby's theatre workshop in Bury.[3] He has two brothers, Louis and Jules.[4] [5]
At the age of ten, Laviscount appeared in an advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer.[6] He secured roles in programmes such as Clocking Off and Johnny and the Bomb before becoming a series regular in BBC One series Grange Hill.[4] Laviscount was then cast as religious swimmer Ben Richardson in Coronation Street.
He also appeared as Jonah Kirby, a school pupil, in the TV show Waterloo Road.[7] [8] Laviscount signed with SK Records in 2012, and released his debut single, "Dance With You", featuring American rapper MANN.[9]
On 22 February 2014, it was announced that Laviscount would be playing the lead role of Ennis Ross in , a spin-off to the US CW show Supernatural. He appeared in the backdoor pilot episode but the show did not get picked up. In 2015, Laviscount played a series regular role, Earl Grey, in FOX's US horror comedy series Scream Queens.[10] In 2020 Laviscount appeared as Alexander Cabot in The CW series Katy Keene.[11]
In 2021 and 2022, Laviscount appeared in the recurring role of Alfie in season two and three of the Netflix series Emily in Paris.[12]
In 2022, Laviscount starred as Jay in BBC 3-part comedy Peacock.[13] [14]
In 2024, Laviscount appeared in the film This Time Next Year, based on the book of the same name (released in June), and as the love interest in the music video Puntería by Shakira and Cardi B. [15] [16]
With Zac Lichman, Laviscount opened two Kensal Rise joints: The Shop NW10, a cocktail bar and café, in 2018 and The Wealthy Beggar, a dive bar with food from Gareth Drew, in 2022.[17] [18]
In 2010, Laviscount took part in a charity football match alongside Jack McMullen, Lyndon Ogbourne and other actors in aid of Sport Relief.[19]
Laviscount and Lichman spearheaded a homelessness awareness campaign A Deed A Day with radio presenter Rio Fredrika and model and then partner Ana Tanaka. For Christmas 2018, the group ran a soup kitchen out of Laviscount and Lichman's The Shop NW10.[20] [21]
Laviscount played football for England in Soccer Aid 2022.[22]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | One Night in Istanbul | Joseph | ||
| Honeytrap | Troy | |||
| 2015 | Runaway | Henry | Short film | |
| 2016 | Between Two Worlds | Connor | ||
| 2017 | The Bye Bye Man | John | ||
| Love Beats Rhymes | Derek | |||
| 2021 | Trust | Ansgar | ||
| 2022 | Your Christmas or Mine? | Steve | ||
| 2023 | Last Sentinel | Sullivan | ||
| 2024 | This Time Next Year | Quinn | [23] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Clocking Off | Tom Wood | Episode: "Jenny's Story" | |
| 2006 | Johnny and the Bomb | Yo-Less | 3 episodes | |
| New Street Law | Alfie | Episode: "1.7" | ||
| 2007–2008 | Grange Hill | Jake Briggs | 13 episodes | |
| 2008 | Life Bites | Jake | Episode: "1.1" | |
| 2009 | Father & Son | Elijah King | Episode: "1.1" | |
| Coronation Street | 34 episodes | |||
| 2010–2011 | Waterloo Road | Jonah Kirby | Regular role; 19 episodes (Series 6) | |
| 2011 | Celebrity Big Brother | Self | 5th Place | |
| Casualty | Liam Briggs | Episode "Epiphany" | ||
| New Tricks | David Green | Episode "Setting out your Stall" | ||
| Shameless | Dee Davies | Episode: "8.16" | ||
| Trollied | Stu | 4 episodes | ||
| 2013 | Death in Paradise | Duncan Wood | Episode: "2.8" | |
| The Syndicate | Matt Greco | Episode: "2.4" | ||
| Love Matters | Jake | Episode: "Kitten Chic" | ||
| Skins | Jason | 2 episodes | ||
| 2014 | Supernatural | Ennis Ross | Episode: "Bloodlines" | |
| Episodes | Brian | 3 episodes | ||
| 2015 | Scream Queens | Earl Grey | Main cast, 8 episodes | |
| 2016 | Still Star-Crossed | Romeo Montague | Episode: "In Fair Verona, Where We Lay Our Scene" | |
| 2017–18 | Snatch | Billy "F*ckin" Ayres | Main cast | |
| 2020 | Katy Keene | Alexander Cabot | Main cast, 13 episodes | |
| 2021 | Threesome | John Taylor | Main cast, 5 episodes | |
| 2021–Present | Emily in Paris | Alfie | Main cast | |
| 2022 | Peacock | Jay | 3 episodes |
| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | National Film Awards UK | Best Supporting Actor | Snatch | [24] | ||
| 2022 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Emily in Paris | [25] |