Tega Alexander, Jacqueline Boatswain, Gemma Knight Jones Join "Bridgerton"

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"Bridgerton" Adds Tega Alexander, Jacqueline Boatswain & Gemma Knight Jones to Season 5 Cast
by Nellie Andreeva
April 8, 2026


Netflix has some new cast additions for its upcoming fifth season which focuses on Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and Michaela Stirling’s (Masali Baduza) love story.

Filming is currently underway in London.



- Tega Alexander (Mobland, The Sandman) will play Christopher Anderson, a Regency-era Casanova who could give the Bridgerton bachelors a run for their money.

Yet behind his cheeky facade lies a current of self-doubt that threatens to unravel him. The son of Lord Anderson will make his mark on society, one way or another…



- Jacqueline Boatswain (Carnival Row) will play Helen Stirling. Michaela’s mother and the very source of her spirit.

Like any mama, she seeks to guide — and occasionally push — her daughter through London’s social season, with equal measures of vivaciousness and tough love.



- Gemma Knight Jones (Mobland) will play Lady Elizabeth Ashworth. Elizabeth is an old friend of Michaela’s who serves as her confidante and London guide.

Beneath Elizabeth’s playful charm lies a grounded realist who is wise to the unspoken rules of society.

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