Rupert Evans Is Joining 'Bridgerton' for Season 2!

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Get ready to see a new face on Bridgerton! Rupert Evans is joining the cast for the second season to play the Bridgerton siblings’ late father Edmund Bridgerton, Deadline reported Friday (May 28). Get more details… The 44-year-old Charmed and The Man in the High Castle actor is set to take on the role in the Netflix series after the first season teased a storyline involving the character in its final image of a bee on a windowsill. (Edmund died at age 38 due to an allergic reaction to a bee sting.) Here’s more of a description: “Evans’ Edmund is a loving and devoted husband, whose true love match with Violet Bridgerton gave them eight perfect children.