Actor Tobias Menzies roped in to play Prince Philip in Netflix's 'The Crown'
Tobias Menzies
He will take over the role from actor Matt Smith, who played Philip in the critically-acclaimed show’s first two seasons
Actor Tobias Menzies has now been cast as Prince Philip in Netflix’s hit series ‘The Crown’. He will be playing the royal character in seasons 3 and 4 of the series, taking over the role from actor Matt Smith who played Philip in the first two seasons.
Tobias is currently seen in the AMC series ‘The Terror’ and has previously worked in shows like ‘Outlander’, ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘The Night Manager’.
Not only Prince Philip but the Queen herself will see a change in actors as Olivia Colman is set to take over the role of Queen Elizabeth for the upcoming two seasons from Claire Foy. Among other changes in the cast, Helena Bonham Carter will play the Queen’s sister, Princess Margaret, replacing Vanessa Kirby.
‘The Crown’ was created by Peter Morgan and is produced by Left Bank Pictures.
The hit series ever since its launch has been in news for hitting the right note with the audience. It, however, struck a wrong chord when it was revealed that Netflix paid the actress who played the Queen much lesser than her reel-life husband. The company later apologised for the pay gap and issued a statement that there would be no such thing going forward.