'His black outfit and being mad, bad and dangerous to know. 'Seeing Tom Hughes as Kit Marlow is such a treat,' Deborah Harkness said at New York Comic Con 2020. Victoria star Tom Hughes also joins as Kit Marlowe, An English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Paul Rhys is Andrew Hubbard, the vampire ruler of all creatures in London in 1590 and Sheila Hancock appears as elder witch Goody Alsop. James Purefoy plays the role of Philippe De Clermont, founder of the Congregation, commander of the Knights of Lazarus, mate of Ysabeau, and stepfather to Matthew. Season two also sees Steven Cree ( Outlander), Sheila Hancock ( Doctor Who), James Purefoy ( The Following) and Paul Rhys ( Vincent and Theo) join the cast.Ĭree stars as Gallowglass De Clermont, a vampire and soldier of fortune who is particularly fond of his uncle, Matthew. Other returning characters include Sarah Bishop ( Doctor Who's Alex Kingston), Emily Mather ( Half & Half's Valarie Pettiford), Nathaniel Wilson (Daniel Ezra), Marcus Whitmore ( Killing Eve's Edward Bluemel) and Sophie Norman (Aisling Loftus from Mr Selfridge). Goode and Palmer return as the show's leads, Matthew and Diana. Paul Rhys joins as Andrew Hubbard, with Lachlan lauding his performance as 'mesmerising'. Meanwhile, Steven Cree takes on fan-favourite Gallowglass, with Deborah describing his casting as so 'perfect' that when she's writing his dialogue, in her head she can now hear Steven's voice. Season 2 is about him feeling the betrayal of that and feeling the release of the relief that he finally knows what going on.' Why he has felt so marginalised for so long. He realises a lot about himself that he didn't know and It answers a lot of questions about how his father Matthew has treated him in the past - finally the final piece in the puzzle. He went on: 'Marcus has found out he's a carrier which sows the seed for an enormous part of the rest of the story.

'But it does mean that he has a casual attitude which in the past has endangered the people around him.

He's been a cavalier vampire over the last couple of hundred years and he's hasn't taken the tradition seriously - he is more modern than the rest which is great in many ways,' Ed explained. 'It's huge for him being Grand Master - it's such an important role in the de Clermont family and a chance to see Marcus grow up a little bit and take responsibility.

He also discovers that he is a carrier blood rage, which 'sows the seed for an enormous part of the rest of the story'. Marcus had an eventful storyline in season 1, being bestowed the responsibility and elevated status of Grand Master of the Knights of Lazarus.

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