Lucien Laviscount, the new winner of "Emily in Paris", who became an actor thanks to David Beckham

2021-12-24T15:13:50.064Z

The Briton plays Alfie, an attractive and disillusioned banker, in season 2 of the show, available since December 22 on Netflix. A character who has already conquered the followers of the series. Portrait of a multi-talented actor.

It only took him an hour to land the role of Alfie, a charming and jaded banker, in the series

Emily in Paris

. In an interview with

Harper's Bazaar

magazine

in December, Lucien Laviscount returned to the hearing that changed his life. “I was in New York, where I was working on other projects,” he recalls. My manager told me: "Lucien, you have a date with Darren Star. He wants you to audition." "The 29-year-old comedian then talks with the creator of

Sex & the City

, as well as with Lily Collins, the heroine of

Emily in Paris

In no time, the Briton, born June 9, 1992 in Burnley, in central England, conquered his interlocutors.

"You are going to Paris," we whisper soberly, in the hour following their exchange.

The actor flies to the City of Light, which he walks for the first time, his eyes filled with wonder.

In video, "Emily in Paris" season 2, the trailer

Alfie, the "Sarcastic Briton"

“Paris is like an open-air museum,” he confided in an interview with

Madame Figaro

. It is a magical place. Admiring the sunset over the Seine on a Sunday evening is wonderful. ” During the filming of season 2 of the series, unveiled on Netflix on December 22, Lucien Laviscount explored the capital, taking walks along the Seine. He remembers, enthusiastically, behind the scenes of a sequence filmed under the most emblematic monument in Paris. “We shot a scene on a riverboat, under the Eiffel Tower,” he recalls. The lights came on, and my jaw dropped. The director said: "Lucien, did you forget your text?" And I replied: "I forgot my text, I forgot everything." I was blown away. ”

The actor with 247,000 Instagram subscribers - he poses there, all abdominals outside, on sandy beaches, a puppy in his arms, or even under a waterfall - nevertheless confides that there is a French habit that he does not never could adopt: drink coffee. "I'm more of an English tea maker," he smiles. Here he is propelled into the skin of Alfie, whom he describes as "a sarcastic Briton, who loves football, and is not impressed by the fictionalized idea that we have of Paris". "And then, he meets Emily (

at a French class, Editor's note

), which opens his eyes to this whole new world, ”he greets.

The Englishman is full of praise for his filming partner Lily Collins.

“Getting into the second season of a show is always difficult,” he says.

You're like the new kid on the block at school.

But everyone has been lovely, and it's all thanks to Lily.

She works so hard, she is super humble and gracious. ”