Then there’s internet boyfriend Louis Partridge as the dastardly Mr. Wickham; Fleabag ’s Jamie Demetriou as the humorless Mr. Collins; Bad Sisters ’ Daryl McCormack as the kindly Mr. Bingley; and the formidable Fiona Shaw as the terrifying Lady Catherine de Bourg, so memorably embodied by Dame Judi Dench in the 2005 version.

Last year, he appeared in a key role on Amazon's Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power. Upcoming is Ella McCay, a new comedy from legendary filmmaker James L. Brooks, in which he'll star opposite Woody Harrelson, Albert Brooks, and Ayo Edebiri.

The stars join Emma Corrin ( The Crown, Nosferatu) and Jack Lowden ( Slow Horses, Mary Queen of Scots ), who were previously announced as the adaptation's Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Olivia Colman ( The Crown, The Favourite) was also revealed as the eternally vexed Bennet matriarch, Mrs. Bennet.