I'm not even surprised he was cast as Benedict based partly on the scene on the swings with his sister. One of the best parts of the series is the chemistry between Benedict and Eloise. They have that second son/second daughter vibe, and it's beautiful to see on the show.

Pains me to know that season 3 won't be Bennedits story, but I'm already looking foward for season 4 to be his and Sophie's because he is a brilliant actor, he has done an amazing job with Benedict and I can't wait to see mor of his spotlight in screen from now on

he's just SO intelligent and articulate! CANNOT WAIT FOR BENEDICT AND SOPHIE! IT'S MY FAVOURITE BOOK! I'm loving seeing him in more press interviews!

I may fall in love with this man if I hear him speak French

I love how Luke’s lighting just progressively gets darker and darker 😂 and he’s sitting there in the dark on his laptop. Bless

I respect the interviewer for not interrupting and letting Luke answer the questions

Please have him back for another podcast soon. He's so interesting and I've never heard anyone talk so passionately about Shakespeare without a sense of superiority!! Thank you 😊

I could see how much he deserves the success he has and more. Loved his comment on “complicated relationship with culture” 🙂. Also the way he described journey you go through to own a language and the fact that it’s more that just learning to speak in a certain language was amazing.Please have him back. He is a treasure.

"you have to broaden your life experience to be a resonant instrument " interview with Luke Thompson is pure gold just for this one statement.... thats authenticity right there ... thanks for making this mr Ryan Perez .. gem of a conversation 👏🏼🌟😍

I love seeing him in glasses

he's so well spoken and charming. love seeing him in bridgerton and hope to see him in more movies and tv shows in the future for sure!

As someone who’s working in the creative field I love hearing him speak about the creative experience as a whole. Absolutely hit the nail on the head. Because ultimately it’s not about reaching perfection or a final destination. Everything is constantly moving & evolving which is exactly what makes it so fulfilling.

He is absolutely well spoken and articulate, at this point I don’t think he’s even acting anymore because he just portrays his entire character in Bridgerton on this interview. A deep thinker. 😍😍😍More in love with his personality🌸💕🌸💕

Most enjoyable interview. Hope Benedict's story remains true to the book. Luke's perfect in his role. Thanks for sharing.

I’m so enamoured by this man. He has the most amazingly expressive face and an interesting, complex mind to go along with it 🥰 just wow…

i found this interview ACCIDENTALLY, watched the first 10 mins, decided it was too good to watch while i was busy doing other things, so i went back to it on my lunch break. I LEARNED SO MUCH

He reminds me of Cillian Murphy in how he views his craft and how humble he is.

if i have or I'm having a bad stressed day, i just came here and listen to him talk. nice interview. intelligent conversation!

I've instantly loved him in the Bridgerton series, both the character and the actor, and so when I saw this interview of him, it made me love him even more. He is so well spoken and passionate about his craft. He really seems like an intelligent, and great guy. Love to see more of him!

Thank you for bringing this perfect man! He was born to play Benedict , lov u Luke T 💟

As a french person moving to the States when I was 3 and attending an american school with french parents at home, I can really relate to the language switches he talks about. Different personnalities, different words for different situations, i keep switching depending on what I need to convey! The capacity to find interests in different cultures... yes, so familiar! There's such a richeness to be found :) Great interview, absolutely loved watching this, thank you!

He’s so intelligent, he’s also handsome and those glasses wow

As a French (and absolutely PROUD of my culture, he's totally right on it) I would absolutely love to hear him speaking French. It's amazing to see him speaking so freely about growing up there and not taking it as a burden. Wonderful interview!!

Thanks to Ryan and Luke for the great interview. Benedict has been my favorite character since ep.1. Can't wait to watch season 3.

He is my favorite Bridgerton story, I’m really looking forward to his season with Sophie! I hope it stays true to the book ♥️

LT is so handsome.. i seriously hope its him and sophie for next season but but but.. i heard its gonna be polin TT

Luke, I had a similar experience. I was trying to get good enough grades for a scholarship and had just taken an exam and didn't get the "A" I wanted/needed. I stood in the parking lot and thought about my options. I could change my major from Chemistry to Business and I would do well. I decided I wanted to keep studying Chemistry because I loved it and if I didn't get the scholarship, well, I'd get through the program some way, some how. I aced the next exam and got the mark I needed to get the scholarship. I have often thought it was because I became relaxed enough that what I needed to recall came to me. I'm thinking that once you decided you were going to act and that was what you wanted even if it didn't come as you anticipated, you relaxed and your innate talent took over. BTW, I love how your face moves in minute ways to express thoughts and emotions. Not all actors can do this.

This is the best interview with an actor I've ever seen.

What a delight this interview was!! Thanks for reaching out to one of my favorite Bridgerton actors. A truly interesting interview!!

Funny how his way through the process to get into drama school was similar to Bennedict's, when they both realize that they can go on and do what they believe and like, despite not getting into an academic school. But in the end, both got in, one into drama and the other into arts school. Agree, Universe is always ruling everything. Luke is much more deeper than some other actors that I do like, it must be awesome a personality like his around. At the first, I didn't get into all the frenzy about Bridgerton when it came out in late 2020. As a health professional, that was definitely crazy times and life was resumed to hospitals. Later, I've tried to watch season 1 and it didn't catch me. I have literally thought, wow, is it like a regency's version of gossipgirl? It was only at the beginning of this year, when I was browsing netflix, that I decided to give another try. I have enjoyed myself watching season 1, but not as much as I did watching season 2, which made me read book 4 and 3, in this order, cause I couldn't wait to find out what happens next. Not that it will be exactly like the books. Anyways, I am glad I have insisted in watch it, cause now I have even read A little life, which I could related into by so many ways, thanks to the series that has introduce Luke and his work to me. I wish we could have more intelligent and deep interviews with him like that.

Luke is such an interesting person. It was good to hear his experience growing up in France, going through school and working on Bridgerton. I often wondered what it was like for actors to work the scenes out of sequence. Great interview questions. Thanks

As someone who is going to be applying to British drama schools in two years, and as someone who just discovered the treasure that is Luke T, this is the perfect interview. Thank you so much Ryan!

I love how committed he is with his passion and when he talked about complicated culture, i can relate to that. Since i was 18 i went overseas for my education, moved from different countries and ended up in Bristol same as him.

Listening to Luke just say "drama school isn't necessary" was so great to hear, I didn't go to drama school, I did a three year acting degree and currently I'm trying to figure out what channels to go down to get an agent

great interview! he is so charming and easy to listen to. I love how he opens his mind and engages with the listeners mind. so incredible

Uhh my husband wearing glasses! 😩❤❤

Luke's role was the most iconic on the cast, thanks for letting me know more about him

Plz have him back plz this podcast was heaven to listen to❤

This was amazing! Thank you for having Luke, you both did amazing, and your questions were really on point

can't wait for benedict's series!

So fun re-watching this a year after this was recorded! He said he wanted to do a big part in a play and is doing one now, playing Willem in A Little Life. He also did get to do some french (voice)acting for his part in Transatlantic. So happy for him. Try to get him on again!

Great questions as usual Ryan! And Luke was really engaging!!🌼👏🏻👏🏻

I didnt feel like it was an hour if interview really like the comments about acting hopefully he get what he wants acting in french and a musical would be awesome hope we get part 2

Very passionate actor! Very interesting interview! 💕

I love Benedict's character. He's mellow funny and real.

I love this beautiful man ❤️‍🔥. He is art himself.

This interview is so inspirational. Luke's passion for what he does, how he processes his experiences, and why he gravitates to certain things is so interesting to listen to! Loved the back and forth between the interviewer and Luke also, felt as though they were on a level with one another 😅

Great interview! Luke Thompson is an amazing actor

He is so intelligent, articulate, and thoughtful! Brilliant interview and brilliant answers. A very insightful actor :)

Thank you for this interview, Ryan! It's truly shown how he's so passionate and loves his job as an actor. The way he's so humble about being part of a project, in that he contributes a little what he could and what follows is definitely out of his control. We all wishing him to be part of more good movies, series, plays. So excited. You're such a good interviewer, Ryan! 💚💚

Great interview! I I bumped into this by accident, but I enjoyed every single minute. Looking forward to seeing Benedict fall in love in Bridgerton!

Really lovely to hear him in this interview. He sounds quie down to earth.

Thanks for getting Luke for the interview! looking forward to the follow-up!

Great interview. Luke seems like a great guy. Luke is a cutie.

Oh I really hope you get to interview him when his season comes out, you did a great job. I love that you had so much time to really talk and learn about him. It's also great that he got to work in French (Transatlantique hopefully has him speaking French) and in theater (A Little Life) this year!

I love this, waht a brilliant conversation, I'd watch this for hours! I kind of have dozens of questions for Luke now XD

The best interview so far that I have seen and listened. It allowed to know more about the actor and his career. Most of the interviews I have seen of Luke are focused in his role in Bridgeton.

He is so well spoken!! We love to see it

That's an interesting man, and personally I relate quite a lot with many of the things he said. Also the interviewer did it very good with interesting questions

I’m a little in love with him and it’s a problem

Amazing interview! I loved the conversations about the Globe Theatre, interpreting Shakespeare, and the cultural pride as well, and hearing Luke talk about television and film was also a treat! I love how much respect you have for him in this interview, and we as fans got to learn a lot about him! ❤️ Thank you so much!! As a Canadian I would also love to see him act in French someday! I'm sure he'd be great!

It'd be interesting to see him in a French language movie.

What a thoughtful and interesting interview

Wonderful Creative! Great chat

This man may have stolen my heart. 🥺. Give it back. Please. ❤️. Great interview 😁

Ryan and Luke, this is a brilliant interview! I found It really interesting the way you went deeply through the theatre/set life, and I loved the honest and open point of view you used to deal with all the ups and downs that made up an actor and every creative person's career and life. Thank you for this really great insight in your world! Hope to see an other interview of you two together very soon! Greetings from Italy, Valentina 🤗

This was a wonderful interview with great questions, could listen to you guys for hours. Luke seems to be a very nice and intelligent person. Greetings and much love from Austria

J'adore son personnage dans la série et c'est un réel bonheur de découvrir l'homme intéressant, drôle et gentil qu'il est ! Et en plus, hyper beau gosse ! I love his character in the serie and it's really pleasant to discover this intelligent, funny, sweat and nice guy ! And particulary gorgeous !

I loved this interview! Great questions, and I really related to many things he said from experiences in drama school and not feeling comfortable doing tapes at the beginning, and insecurities, and I love seeing that we as actors are not alone, and we all struggle 😂

What a delight to listen to this interview

Je ne savais pas qu'il avait vécu en France haha, interview très intéressante !!

Honestly one of the best interview I've ever seen, you both did such a good job with this ! Also, I could relate to a lot of the things you were talking about, like this peculiar thing you feel when switching languages (I myself am French), and what it is to be an artist and to be able to express yourself. Really congrats on this one, I'd love to see you both working together next ! Wish you all the best !

This was so interesting and entertaining!🥰 awesome questions, and Luke is so insightful. Loved it!

I don't really understand what all he said 😂😅.. His smile dude😍😍

This was bloody amazing. You had some great questions and Luke answered them very well. So you need to bring him back. But could you see if you could interview Adjoa Andoh -also from Bridgerton.

I really hope its Benedict/Sophie's story next but, I feel doubtful now from what Shonda's been saying.

i like him, waiting for his season

Thank you, Luke, for not just going along with the negativity towards American romance. Simplifying American romance down to just two actors in a "bad" movie is unfair and untrue. You can appreciate one country's depiction of romance without tearing down another.

Here me out Luke as Fiyero Tigelaar yes!

I loved 💙💙💙

Tu es la G.O.A.T

Thanks for this wonderful video! :) Did Luke know that the video was published? Cause he usually NEVER wears his glasses in public :D

Most likely lead for season 3

Your biggest fan right here 🥰🥰🥰

He's absolutely amazing in A Little Life 🥰 and gorgeous too. I got tongue tied and couldn't speak to him 😔.

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Why only 50k views?????

Luke ❤❤🎉❤🎉🎉

This man may have stolen my heart. 🥺. Give it back. Please. ❤️. Great interview 😁

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