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- Louis performs Louis XVI in Marie Antoinette.
- Louis’ mother and father are royals.
- Marie Antoinette is his breakout second.
Louis Cunningham is a part of the unimaginable ensemble forged of Marie Antoinette, the brand new PBS sequence that premieres on March 19. Louis stars as Louis XVI, who turns into King of France and Marie Antoinette’s husband. Marie is performed by actress Emilia Schüle.
Who is Louis Cunningham? Turns out, royalty runs in his blood. Get to know this star on the rise.
1. Louis comes from a royal household.
Louis is the son of Princess Charlotte Phyllis Marie of Luxembourg, the daughter of the late Prince Charles of Luxembourg. Princess Charlotte married Mark Victor Cunningham in 1993. They have three youngsters: Louis, Charles, and Donnall.
2. Louis was in Bridgerton.
Louis performed Lord Corning in Bridgerton. He appeared within the season 2 episode “Capital R Rake.” He was a suitor who danced with Edwina Sharma.
3. Louis’ first position was in 2021.
His debut position was within the 2021 brief movie Upper Air. Prior to Marie Antoinette and Bridgerton, Louis appeared in a music video. Marie Antoinette has already been renewed for season 2.
4. Louis had the ‘time of his life’ engaged on Marie Antoinette.
Ahead of the present’s premiere in France, Louis penned a heartfelt be aware on Instagram about his expertise engaged on the present. “I have had the time of my life working with you all, I’ve made lifelong friends and learned so much from each and every one of you,” he started. “Thank you to those who put trust in me and who helped me along with this insane opportunity and thank you to every single member of crew and cast for putting up with me and making this beauty of a show!”
He added, “A quick special soppy bit to recognise our queen @emilia.schuele. It has been the biggest honour sharing the screen with you and I am, was and always will be in awe of your talent, generosity and charisma on and off screen. People- she’s a fucking powerhouse and watching her work was both intimidating and wildly invigorating- just you wait.”
5. Louis is on Instagram.
Louis is energetic on Instagram underneath the deal with @louis_cunningham_. Several of his posts have taken his followers behind-the-scenes of his time filming Marie Antoinette.