Just when we thought the men in Emily in Paris couldn’t get any better, in strolls Alfie (played by Lucien Laviscount), a new friend that takes interest in Emily Cooper (played by Lily Collins).
Last season, Emily was at a crossroads when she slept with Gabriel (played by Lucas Bravo) — and the next day her friend/Gabriel’s ex-girlfriend Camille (played by Camille Razat) told Emily they needed to have a chat. Welp!
Enter Alfie, a British banker who has also moved to Paris for his job, who makes things a bit more complicated. Though Emily is enamored with the City of Lights, Alfie cannot say the same thing, which was hard for the actor to adjust to.
“It was actually my first time in Paris. It was literally like Lucien in Paris! The city is like a huge museum with the roof taken off —everything is a spectacle. It’s got this mystery and culture and this energy that lifts through it. I was just blown away by being there,” the 29-year-old told TIME. “I like to see the beauty and good in most things, until something gives me a reason not to—that’s where myself and Alfie differ. The most amazing thing about shooting Emily in Paris is the producers and the team find the most incredible locations. So, as much exploring as I could have done, I could have never seen Paris the way the show showed me Paris.”
The U.K. native — who has starred in plenty of other TV shows such as Katy Keene, Snatch and Scream Queens — nabbed the part pretty quickly, but he admitted he “didn’t have that much time to prepare.”
“I was in New York working on some projects when I got a phone call from my manager saying, ‘Darren Star wants you to read for Emily in Paris!’ I dropped everything and sent my audition back within an hour, then was on Zoom with Darren and Lily the next day, and in Paris a few days later,” he recalled.
It sure seems like fans will fall in love with Lucien in no time, but he is modest about the fanfare. “I just hope I’ve done a good job, more than anything. As for crushes, that’d be lovely — if not, I’ll be fine. I’ll survive, I’ll survive,” he quipped.
So, can we expect to see Alfie in season 3 — when and if it gets green-lit?
“That’s up to Mr. Star,” he stated. “I’m not looking too far ahead for myself. It would be an incredible honor to come back in season three. But if Alfie’s journey is up, then I’m just really thankful to be a small part of Emily’s journey and the show. I met some incredible friends and learned so much.”
Emily in Paris is now streaming on Netflix.
