Rege-Jean Page cuts dapper figure in black suit as he attends The Harder They Fall premiere

He gained international fame as Simon Basset, The Duke of Hastings on Netflix hit Bridgerton.

And Rege-Jean Page cut a nice figure as he attended The Harder They Fall premiere in London on Wednesday.

The actor, 31, wore a black blazer with a cream detail that he paired with matching pants and a crisp white shirt.

The former Bridgerton star posed for a snap with Tendo Nagenda, the vice president of original films at Netflix.

The Harder They Fall opened the highly anticipated BFI London Film Festival midweek and the film follows actor Jonathan Majors’ character Nat Love, an outlaw who assembles a gang to take revenge on his rival Rufus. Buck, played by Elba.

BFI London Film Festival director Tricia Tuttle said of the film: “It’s a brutal and funny genre film … It’s rare for a first director to pull off something so ambitious and accomplished in his first. feature film. “

It comes after Rege-Jean is now the frontrunner to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond after Daniel’s 15-year run ended in 007 with the release of No Time to Die.

The actor is now only 4/5 of the bets, while the bookmakers suggest Page to play the suave character next.

Ladbrokes’ Alex Apati said: “It seems more and more likely that the Bond Chiefs have made up their minds in the search for Daniel Craig’s replacement, with Rege-Jean Page now clearly the betting favorite.”

Elsewhere, Tom Hardy, at 4/1, is now the only other name priced below 5/1 to land the role, having previously been a longtime favorite.

Other names suggested by the bookmaker include James Norton who arrives at 5/1, Luke Evans at 6/1, Henry Cavill at 8/1 and Idris Elba at 10/1.

Rege-Jean has previously admitted he was “flattered” to be included among a host of British stars approached for the iconic role.

He told the Mirror: ‘Ah, the B word. I think if you’re British and you do something big that other people notice, then people will start talking about it.

Rege-Jean added: “I think it’s pretty normal and I’m flattered to be in the category of Brits that people have noticed. Nothing more – or less – than that.

However, despite being the bookmaker’s favorite, Regé-Jean said he was puzzled at making plans at “this point in history” and that he “gave up” on doing so. .

The star also admitted he could be a bit of a “racehorse”, often signing a project and completely focusing on it with the “blinders”.