The Gentlemen Season 2 Cast Newcomers: Full Character and Actor Guide

Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen has returned, and Season 2 wastes very little time reminding viewers why this particular crime story works so well. The second season officially arrived on Netflix on September 3, 2026, following the huge international success of the first run. The basic ingredients are still there — expensive suits, criminal schemes, aristocratic manners, sudden violence — but the scale is noticeably bigger this time.

The central partnership remains intact. Theo James is back as Duke Edward “Eddie” Horniman, while Kaya Scodelario returns as the calculating syndicate boss Susie Glass. Their relationship is still the engine driving the story, but the world around them has changed. A year has passed, and Eddie is no longer the reluctant aristocrat who accidentally inherited a massive cannabis operation and spent most of Season 1 trying to figure out how to survive it.

Now he has accepted the contradiction at the center of his life. Eddie is both a British peer and an increasingly confident crime lord. That confidence comes with ambition, too. Eddie and Susie decide to push their multi-million-dollar operation outside England and into continental Europe, with Northern Italy becoming their next target. Naturally, that means they are walking into territory where British money and connections do not automatically give them the upper hand.

The Italian underworld brings new Mafia figures, street-level operators and power brokers into the picture, while Britain’s own establishment becomes more deeply involved. The result is a much larger criminal network, and the new cast members are a big part of that expansion.

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Hugh Bonneville as Lord Hawthorne

Hugh Bonneville may be one of the most unexpected additions to the cast. American audiences know him especially well as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in Downton Abbey, while his role as Henry Brown in the Paddington films showed another, much warmer side of the actor. Lord Hawthorne is something else entirely.

Bonneville plays a highly influential and exceptionally well-connected member of the British House of Lords. His position makes him extremely useful to Eddie, who is trying to build something more sophisticated than a simple criminal empire. Eddie needs a way to connect illegal drug money with legitimate high society, and Hawthorne appears to offer exactly that doorway.

There is a catch, of course. This is The Gentlemen, so an apparently respectable establishment figure is never quite as respectable as he first appears. Hawthorne possesses access to a level of legal and political influence that could make Eddie’s operation far harder to touch, but the price for that protection is severe. His manipulative nature becomes increasingly clear, turning what initially looks like a useful alliance into something much more dangerous.

Maya Jama as Aisha

Maya Jama makes a major move from broadcasting into scripted television with her role as Aisha. The British broadcaster, DJ and Love Island UK host attracted plenty of attention when her casting was announced, with social media, YouTube commentators and entertainment forums quickly trying to work out what sort of character she would play.

Aisha is introduced as a perceptive fixer and the wife of one of Eddie’s important criminal associates. She operates in a very different social world from the old-money surroundings of the Horniman estate, and that contrast gives her scenes an immediate edge. She has a modern urban confidence that does not disappear when she walks into rooms filled with wealthy aristocrats and criminals.

More importantly, Aisha does not stay on the sidelines. She becomes tangled in the complicated machinery of Eddie and Susie’s operation, and her presence creates one of the more interesting personal confrontations of the season. Early teasers pointed toward tense one-on-one encounters between Susie Glass and Aisha, suggesting that neither woman is particularly interested in backing down. Their conflict feels less like a conventional fight and more like a psychological chess match, with both trying to work out exactly what the other wants.

Sergio Castellitto as Marco Moretti

The move into Northern Italy brings Sergio Castellitto into the story. The veteran Italian actor and filmmaker, known internationally for work including Conclave and The Star Maker, gives the season a different kind of presence. His character does not need to shout to make a room uncomfortable.

Castellitto plays Marco Moretti, the elegant but ruthless patriarch of a powerful Italian Mafia family. Eddie and Susie may have experience running a major criminal enterprise in Britain, but expanding into another country is a different proposition altogether. Their cannabis grow houses attract attention, and eventually that attention reaches one of the most powerful men in the local underworld.

Marco becomes the season’s central Italian antagonist. His approval can effectively open the door to an entire criminal empire, which makes him potentially useful. His disapproval is another matter. Moretti is presented as the kind of man whose betrayal does not result in a difficult negotiation or a damaged business relationship. It means death.

Michele Morrone as Cico Maldini

Michele Morrone arrives with a very different kind of recognition. After becoming an international star through Netflix’s 365 Days trilogy, Morrone is stepping away from the romantic-lead image associated with those films and into the considerably dirtier world of The Gentlemen.

His character, Cico Maldini, is a relatively small-time Italian criminal who has built an unusually deep network of black-market contacts throughout Italy. That network becomes extremely valuable once Eddie and Susie find themselves operating in unfamiliar territory. They know how to run their business, but they do not know the local players, customs or criminal shortcuts nearly well enough.

Cico becomes their boots-on-the-ground fixer and guide. He can tell them who matters, where to go and how the Italian underworld works. The problem is simple: trusting Cico is difficult. He knows far too much, has connections everywhere, and his real loyalties remain unclear. That uncertainty gives the international expansion an extra layer of paranoia because Eddie and Susie can never be completely sure whether their guide is actually helping them or quietly preparing to profit from their mistakes.

Benedetta Porcaroli as Bella

Benedetta Porcaroli joins the cast as Bella, another character whose background creates an immediate connection with Eddie. Porcaroli has received praise for performances in projects such as Amanda, The Leopard and the Netflix drama Baby, and her role here places her firmly inside the season’s Italian storyline.

Bella is an orphaned Italian aristocrat, and in some respects she feels like a mirror held up to Eddie. She understands the rules of high society, knows how to carry herself around powerful people and can look completely at ease in an environment where things are about to go very wrong.

That polished exterior hides a sharp survival instinct. Bella is not simply another wealthy socialite caught near Eddie’s criminal world. When the two meet during the Italian expansion, there is an immediate connection between them, and that relationship creates another problem for Eddie. His professional bond with Susie is already loaded with tension, ambition and mutual dependence. Bella introduces an entirely different complication, one that could affect both his personal choices and his position inside the operation.

Benjamin Clementine as Nanny Asante

Benjamin Clementine takes on the role of Nanny Asante in Season 2. The Grammy-nominated musician, poet and actor has already appeared on screen in projects such as Dune and Blitz, bringing a distinctive presence to the role.

Nanny is a former soldier who served alongside Eddie Horniman in the army. His life has since taken him into the royal household, where he works as an equerry to the King. That position gives him unusual access to the highest levels of British society, which becomes particularly important as Eddie’s criminal activities become increasingly intertwined with legitimate power.

But Nanny has another connection to the Horniman family, and this one is much more personal. He is the father of Tarquin, the baby belonging to Eddie’s adventurous sister Charly. That secret relationship adds another reason for Nanny to protect the family and his child. His loyalty to Charly and Tarquin sits alongside his access to the royal household, creating a strange overlap between Eddie’s criminal world, the Horniman family and the British establishment.

As the season moves toward its finale, those royal connections become increasingly important. Nanny’s role produces unexpected references to the monarchy and contributes to several major narrative turns, making him far more significant than his initial introduction might suggest.

Chris Eubank Jr. as Organ John

Then there is Chris Eubank Jr., making his official scripted acting debut as Organ John. It is exactly the sort of casting decision that feels at home in a Guy Ritchie production. Sports stars crossing into Ritchie’s crime films and television projects have a long tradition, and Eubank Jr. arrives with something an actor cannot easily fake: the physical presence of a professional boxer.

Organ John is a formidable fighter and underworld enforcer who becomes recurring muscle for Eddie and Susie. He is there when negotiations stop being negotiations and somebody needs to be physically reminded of the consequences.

Eubank Jr.’s real athletic background gives the character a particularly convincing physicality. His fight scenes have the roughness you would expect from someone who has spent years inside an actual boxing ring, while the character itself fits the show’s dark sense of humor. Organ John is dangerous, but he is also part of the strange collection of personalities that keeps The Gentlemen from becoming a straightforward gangster drama.

Other New Faces in Season 2

The major additions get most of the attention, but Season 2 also expands its supporting cast considerably. These characters help fill out the different corners of Eddie and Susie’s increasingly complicated operation, and some of them become important to individual subplots.

• Tyler Conti as Joe Green — a recurring figure who interacts closely with the central syndicate.
• Amra Mallassi — appearing in a pivotal new role within the expanded storyline.
• Charles Edwards as Simon Macdougall — one of the veteran character actors helping strengthen the supporting cast.
• Natasha Alderslade as Rebecca — another new presence within the season’s wider network of characters.
• George Webster as Red Ned — a memorable figure who adds another unusual personality to the criminal landscape.

It is a crowded ensemble, but that actually suits the series. The Gentlemen has always enjoyed throwing strange personalities into the same room and waiting to see who loses patience first. Season 2 simply has a much larger room.

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Why the New Characters Matter

The biggest change in Season 2 is not simply the number of new faces. It is the kind of pressure those faces put on Eddie and Susie. The first season was heavily concerned with Eddie’s attempt to keep an enormous cannabis operation hidden while dealing with the strange collision between aristocratic life and organized crime. The second season asks what happens when that criminal business starts crossing borders.

Northern Italy changes the rules. Eddie can no longer rely on his knowledge of the British aristocracy, and Susie’s established network does not automatically translate into influence overseas. Marco Moretti represents the entrenched Mafia structure they have to deal with, while Cico Maldini represents the unpredictable local operator who can either make their lives easier or put them in serious danger.

At the same time, Britain has not disappeared from the story. Lord Hawthorne brings the House of Lords and institutional power into Eddie’s orbit, while Nanny Asante connects the Horniman family to the royal household. That creates an unusual contrast: Eddie is trying to expand a criminal empire abroad while becoming more deeply entangled with the British establishment at home.

Bella complicates things on a more personal level, and Aisha adds another sharp personality to the criminal network. Organ John, meanwhile, supplies the physical threat. None of these characters feels like a simple replacement for somebody from Season 1. They push the story sideways.

From British Crime Comedy to an International Gangster Story

That expansion is what makes the second season feel larger than its predecessor. The original setup had a wonderfully contained quality to it: a wealthy British heir discovers that his family estate is sitting on top of a huge illegal cannabis business and has to learn how to survive among criminals. Season 2 takes that premise and starts moving pieces across Europe.

The tone still belongs unmistakably to The Gentlemen. The dialogue remains sharp, the violence can arrive without much warning, and the characters continue to operate with a mixture of absurd confidence and very real brutality. But the presence of actors such as Sergio Castellitto and Hugh Bonneville gives the world a broader sense of hierarchy. There are now criminals who control streets, families that control territories, aristocrats who control institutions and people like Eddie trying to figure out where they fit between all of them.

That is also why the newcomers matter beyond their individual scenes. They make Eddie’s rise more complicated. Every new connection potentially offers him more power, but every connection also creates another person who can betray him, manipulate him or demand something in return.

Netflix had already officially renewed The Gentlemen for a third season before Season 2 premiered, so the larger cast and wider world clearly have room to develop beyond this story. For now, though, Season 2 uses its new characters to push Eddie and Susie into a much more dangerous part of the criminal world. The result keeps the series’ familiar swagger, dry humor, vicious turns and unpredictable violence while giving the franchise a much wider stage to play on.