{"id":50263,"date":"2024-04-25T16:58:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T14:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2031332"},"modified":"2024-04-25T19:15:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T17:15:45","slug":"heartstopper-confirms-new-cast-including-jonathan-bailey-and-hayley-atwell","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/heartstopper-confirms-new-cast-including-jonathan-bailey-and-hayley-atwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartstopper confirms new cast including Jonathan Bailey and Hayley Atwell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Eddie Marsan has also joined the hit Netflix series. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 25 April 2024 at 14:58 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>With only a matter of months to go until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-season-3-release-date\/\">Heartstopper<\/a> returns for its third season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a> has just confirmed three new cast members joining the series.<\/p>\n<p>As had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-jonathan-bailey-season-3-newsupdate\/\">previously been rumoured<\/a>, Hayley Atwell (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/marvel-movies-order\/\">Avengers: Endgame<\/a>) will be joining the series as Nick\u2019s aunt Diane, while Jonathan Bailey (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bridgerton-season-3-release-date-2\/\">Bridgerton<\/a>) will be playing Jack Maddox, an Instagram-famous classicist who Charlie has a crush on.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it has also now been confirmed that Eddie Marsan (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/back-to-black-cast-list-amy-winehouse\/\">Back to Black<\/a>) is joining the show, playing Charlie\u2019s therapist Geoff.<\/p>\n<p>Author of the graphic novels on which Heartstopper is based and the show\u2019s creator, Alice Oseman, said in a statement: \u201cI am incredibly excited to be welcoming three new cast members to the Heartstopper family.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s not just Jonathan Bailey joining Heartstopper S3\u00a0\u2013 we&#8217;re also welcoming Hayley Atwell as Nick\u2019s Aunt Diane and Eddie Marsan as Charlie&#8217;s therapist Geoff! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AOPaTdqHDf\">pic.twitter.com\/AOPaTdqHDf<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Netflix UK &amp; Ireland (@NetflixUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NetflixUK\/status\/1783498023353397720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>She continued: \u201cHayley Atwell joins the Nelson family as Nick\u2019s aunt Diane, who takes Nick on a summer holiday to Menorca and has some tough advice to impart about his relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEddie Marsan will be portraying a beloved character from the graphic novels: Geoff, Charlie\u2019s wise and straight-talking therapist.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-season-3-netflix-release-announcement-newsupdate\/\">Heartstopper season 3 reveals first look and release window<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-michael-holden-season-3-newsupdate\/\">Heartstopper confirms casting for Michael Holden in season 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cAnd lastly, Jonathan Bailey will be making a cameo appearance as Jack Maddox, an Instagram-famous classicist and celebrity crush of Charlie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an absolute joy to see Hayley, Eddie and Jonathan\u2019s talent alongside our existing cast, and I can\u2019t wait for the Heartstopper fans to meet these new characters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the announcement, Netflix also released a short teaser clip showing Bailey in character, which you can watch below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everybody say hi... \ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udf42<br\/><br\/>Jonathan Bailey is joining Heartstopper Season 3 for a cameo appearance as Jack Maddox, Charlie's Instagram-famous crush! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qn0vsZdKFo\">pic.twitter.com\/qn0vsZdKFo<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Netflix UK &amp; Ireland (@NetflixUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NetflixUK\/status\/1783496235426398692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>The official synopsis for Heartstopper season 3 says: \u201cCharlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realise that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties and start thinking about university choices, everyone must learn to lean on those they love when life doesn\u2019t go to plan.\u201d<\/p> <p>One star of previous seasons who won\u2019t be returning this time around is Olivia Colman, who played Nick\u2019s mum Sarah.<\/p>\n<p>Colman told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jeffconway\/2024\/03\/28\/olivia-colman-reflects-on-her-beloved-career-i-have-been-very-lucky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ylk=\"slk:Forbes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"6\" data-v9y=\"1\">Forbes<\/a> that she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-olivia-colman-not-returning-season-3-newsupdate\/\">\u201ccouldn\u2019t do number three\u201d<\/a> because of scheduling, adding: \u201cI feel awful about that. I feel like I was part of one of the most beautiful things I\u2019ve ever been part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"d7a0c12c4bbeef32676400b59969cdc1c1b169c7\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"d7a0c12c4bbeef32676400b59969cdc1c1b169c7\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Heartstopper season 3 will be coming to Netflix this October, and seasons 1-2 are available to stream now.\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for Netflix from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. 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