Tom Payne, who currently stars in the Fox series Prodigal Son, revealed that he actually auditioned for one of the leads in Netflix‘s hit show Bridgerton.
The 38-year-old actor auditioned to play the Duke of Hastings in the role that eventually went to Regé-Jean Page. Tom spoke out about his audition and revealed why he believes he did not land the role of the love interest to Daphne Bridgerton (played by Phoebe Dynevor). Click inside to see why Tom Payne believes he lost the role of Simon, the Duke of Hastings to Rege-Jean Page… “I auditioned for one of the parts — the big heartthrob hunk guy — but I’m not tall enough,” Tom told People. “You can’t walk into the room and look up at anyone.
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