Lucien Laviscount Biography

Lucien Leon Laviscount (born 9 June 1992) is a British actor and recording artist best known for his portrayal of Jonah Kirby on popular BBC One drama Waterloo Road.

He first came to prominence in 2007 after starring in teen dramedy Grange Hill. In 2009, Laviscount had a recurring role on iconic British soap opera Coronation Street as Ben Richardson. In 2011, he competed in the rebooted series of Celebrity Big Brother, where he became involved in a love triangle with Amy Childs and Kerry Katona.

In 2012 he made the transition to recording artist with the release of his debut single "Dance With You". He was set to play the lead in the potential series Supernatural: Bloodlines, a spin-off to the CW show Supernatural, which did not get picked up. In 2015, he was cast as a regular character, Earl Grey, in the first season of the horror comedy Scream Queens on FOX. In 2014 he appeared in the big scream movie Honeytrap where he played one of the lead roles.

Early and personal life

Laviscount grew up in Ribble Valley in Lancashire. He attended Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe, where he was awarded 10 GCSEs, and was also a member of Carol Godby's theatre workshop in Bury. His parents are of Trinidadian descent and he has two brothers, Louis and Jules.

Acting career

At the age of 10, Laviscount appeared in an advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer. He secured roles in programmes such as Clocking Off and Johnny and the Bomb before becoming a series regular in BBC One series Grange Hill. Laviscount was then cast as religious swimmer Ben Richardson in Coronation Street. He appeared as Jonah Kirby, a school pupil, in the TV show Waterloo Road in 2011. He later appeared in series 2 of Trollied.

It was announced on 22 February 2014 that Laviscount would be playing the lead role of Ennis Ross in Supernatural: Bloodlines, a spin-of to the US CW show Supernatural. He appeared in the backdoor pilot episode but the show did not get picked up. In 2015, Laviscount played a regular role in Fox's US horror comedy series Scream Queens.

Reality TV

In 2010, Laviscount took part in a charity football match alongside Jack McMullen, Lyndon Ogbourne and other actors in aid of Sport Relief.

Celebrity Big Brother 2011

On 18 August 2011, Laviscount became a housemate in Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother 2011. He lasted until the final week, finishing fifth. On the show, he flirted with fellow housemates Amy Childs and Kerry Katona. He found himself torn between the attentions of Katona and Childs which culminated in "Bedgate" where he ended up sharing a bed with the latter after a drunken party. He was dubbed 'Mumbles' by his fellow housemates and entertained viewers with his fondness for showing off his physique in the house gym.

Music career

Laviscount signed with SK Records in January 2012. His debut single, "Dance With You", featuring US Hip-Hop artist MANN, was scheduled for an April 2012 release. It was a commercial failure after failing to chart.

MOBO Awards 2011

Laviscount was at the MOBO Awards held on 5 October 2011 at SECC Glasgow. He presented an award with Jade Thompson to Adele who won "Best International Act" category at the 2011 MOBO Awards.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Clocking Off	Tom	Series three, episode five
2006	Johnny and the Bomb	Yo-Less	Three-part series
	New Street Law	Alfie	Series one, episode seven
2007 - 2008	Grange Hill	Jake Briggs	Regular character
2008	Life Bites	Jake	Regular Character
2009	Father & Son	Elijah King	Series one, episode one
	Coronation Street	Ben Richardson	Regular character
2010 - 2011	Waterloo Road	Jonah Kirby	Series 6
2011	Casualty	Liam Briggs	Episode "Epiphany"
	New Tricks	David Green	Episode "Setting out your Stall"
	Celebrity Big Brother 2011	Himself	Housemate
	Shameless	Dee Davies	Series 8 Episode 16
	Trollied	Stu	Series 2
2013	Death in Paradise	Duncan Wood	Series 2, Episode 8
	The Syndicate	Matt Greco	Series 2 Episode 4
	Love Matters	Jake	Episode: Kitten
	Skins	Jason	Series 7 Episode 5-6
2014	Supernatural	Ennis Ross	Episode: Bloodlines
2014	Episodes	Minor role	Series 3, Episode 4
2014	"Honeytrap"	Troy
2015	Scream Queens	Earl Grey	Series regular (season 1), 8 Episodes
2016	The Bye Bye Man	John	Post-production
2016	Coco	Derek
2016	Still Star-Crossed	Romeo