PRINCESS DANA – PLAYED MY ELIZABETH DEBICKI, REPLACING EMMA CORRIN
MailOnline looks at The Crown’s stars of series 5. It was revealed that Elizabeth would play Princess Diana in Series Five. Fans loved the news that an Australian actress, MailOnline, had the opportunity to take on this role.
Screen star: From her big break in 2013’s The Great Gatsby to becoming a household name thanks to 2016 TV series The Night Manager, Elizabeth steadily climbed up the ranks of showbusiness to secure the career-making role
Elizabeth (30), was cast last August as Princess Diana. Netflix fans were thrilled to learn that an Australian actress will be replacing Emma Corrin in the role.
Past: Emma Corrin was the People’s Prince in the fourth series of the show’s first series
The actress rose up in showbusiness steadily to be a star, securing the lucrative role of The Night Manager.
Elizabeth, a former ballet dancer in training, switched to acting during high school. At the University of Melbourne, she studied acting at the Victorian College of the Arts. She was awarded the Richard Pratt bursary.
After making her film debut in The Great Gatsby (2013), she rose to stardom, impressing Baz Luhrmann with her appearance in A Few Best Men (2011).
She has been in many movies since then including Tenet, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Cloverfield Paradox.
Elizabeth was also a voiceover for Peter Rabbit, as well as appearing alongside Tom Hiddleston in The Kettering Incident (TV series) and The Night Manager (TV series).
She said that Princess Diana was a “Princess Diana” because of the casting. This series is a privilege for me and an honor. It has kept me hooked since episode 1.
PRINCESS ANNE – PLAYED BY CLAUDIA HARRISON (REPLACING ERIN DOHERTY)
Who’s who? Claudia is the actress who plays Princess Anne in The Crown’s fifth Season.
RADA-trained performer Claudia was spotted in character on-set at Scotland’s Covesea Lighthouse on Tuesday, where she was shooting opposite Imelda Staunton, who is taking on the role of Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix show.
Claudia, 45 years old, has many TV credits and was a prominent co-star in Archangel 2005, the thriller about dictator Josef Stalin.
Throwback: The role of Princess Anne was previously played by Erin Doherty in The Crown’s third and fouth series
She is a farmer’s wife and a mother-of-three and is said to have been ‘shocked and delighted’ when she was chosen to play Anne when the Royal was aged in her 40s.
Claudia, along with Imelda and Theo Fraser Steele were also filming alongside them. He is believed to be Anne’s second husband Timothy Laurence.
On Tuesday night, the tongues started to wag over who she was portraying and the remarkable likeness of Princess Anne.
Royal Watcher shared the following message on Twitter: “Ok, but I thought that Princess Anne was played by Claudia Harrison” A trio of photos of Claudia, in various roles, as well an image taken on-set were included with #TheCrown.
Erin Doherty previously performed the role as Princess Anne in The Crown’s 2019 third and fourth seasons.
TIMOTHY LAURENCE- PLAYED BY THEO FASER STEELE
The Crown: The fifth season of The Crown will see The Thick Of It’s star and London deli-owner Theo Fraser Steele play Princess Anne’s husband Timothy Laurence. (Photo taken on Tuesday).
The Thick Of It star and London deli owner Theo Fraser Steele plays Princess Anne’s husband Timothy Laurence.
He was charming and elegant while filming the part of Anne’s spouse. Anne married him in 1992 after she split with Mark Phillips.
Theo has been acting since 1996. He starred as Casualty and also played Christian Holhurst, in the 2005 political satire The Thick Of It. In addition to acting, Theo is also an entrepreneur and owns a deli in Hackney with his wife.
Theo comes from Essex and trained to be an actor in London before working with Bill Nighy and Stella Gonet in Richard Eyre’s production of David Hare’s Skylight at the National Theatre aged just 23.
His stage credits included many roles in both the capital and throughout the country. In The Thick Of It he played an MP’s son who was shoved up against a wall and subjected to a torrent of abuse by the foul-mouthed Malcolm Tucker.
Speaking in 2018 about moving from acting to food, when he told The West Morland Gazette: ‘We didn’t choose to do it – we sort of fell into it. The idea started with me. The business is now owned by us and we have 12 employees.
PRINCE ANDREW – PLAYED BY JAMES MURRAY, (REPLACING TOM BRNE)
The Crown series 5, James Murray to play Prince Andrew. This follows his TV appearances as Cut It and Primeval. (James was pictured in 2018).
New guard: Tom Byrne played the Queen’s second son in series four
James Murray, 46 years old, will replace Tom Byrne as Prince Andrew.
James has previously played Stephen Hart on ITV’s Primeval, and Liam Carney on BBC One’s fourth season of Cutting It.
His role as lead DCI was completely improvised in the show Suspects.
Mancunian actor is now married to Sarah Parish.
PRINCECHARLES – PLAYED PERFORMED BY DOMINICWEST (REPLACING: JOSH O’CONNOR)
New role: Dominic West is set to play Prince Charles in the final two series of The Crown
Dominic West is set to play Prince Charles in the final two series of The Crown.
Critically acclaimed: Dominic will replace Josh O’Connor who has played the role for two series
He is 51 years old and has been playing the part of Prince Charles in the events surrounding his affair with Diana Princess of Wales.
The Sun was told by a television insider that while they considered several actors, the show’s bosses chose him over them all. Both parties have reached an agreement.
After his scandalous affair last year, in which he was photographed with Lily James as a girlfriend, they revealed that the irony of this casting would be ‘not lost on anybody’.
Dominic will succeed Josh O’Connor. He has been in the same role since two series.
PRINCE PHILIP – PLAYED BY JONATHAN PRYCE (REPLACING TOBIAS MENZIES)
New role: The Two Popes actor Jonathan Pryce, 73, has said he is ‘confident’ to take on the ‘daunting’ role of Prince Philip in The Crown’s final two seasons
Jonathan Pryce stated that he feels confident about his portrayal of Prince Philip in Seasons 5 and 6 of The Crown.
It was revealed in August that the actor, 74, will join the star-studded cast of the hit Netflix show and portray the royal through the 1990s and 2000s.
Past: Tobias Menzies was the Royal’s late actor in series 3 and 4.
Speaking after the announcement, Jonathan added that it will be ‘a joy’ to act alongside Imelda Staunton as the Queen and Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret.
Jonathan stated that he was delighted to once again work for Netflix in a social media statement.
‘The positive experience of making The Two Popes gives me confidence in taking on the challenging task of portraying Prince Philip.
Imelda and Peter Morgan are doing this together. [Staunton]Lesley [Manville]You will find joy.
As well as praising the other on-screen talent lined up for the show, Jonathan added that he was excited to be working with screenwriter Peter Morgan.
After being nominated for Oscars for The Two Popes, the actor plays The Crown. Joaquin Phoenix won the award, but he was not able to win.
The Crown Prince Philip was previously played by Matt Smith in two of its first seasons and Tobias Menzies in three and four.
PRINCESS MARGARET – PLAYED BY LESLEY MANVILLE (REPLACING HELENA BONHAM CARTER)
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Lesley Manville was cast as Princess Margaret.
This actress (64 years old) will replace Helena Bonham Carter as the Netflix star for the fifth series.
Goodbye: The actress, 64, will be taking the reins from current star Helena Bonham Carter for the fifth and final series of the Netflix hit
Lesley was believed to be first choice by producers to perform the role. She will play the younger sister of the Queen during the most dreary period in her life.
She confirmed the news with a statement. It is already being handed over to two incredible actresses, and I do not want to lose the momentum.
“Furthermore Imelda Staunton and I will play sibling games with our children. It’s a great joy.”
Helena has played this role for the third season and will continue to do so in season four. Vanessa Kirby was also a part of season two and three.
A source told The Sun: ‘Lesley is hugely respected by the creators of The Crown and was their first choice to play Princess Margaret this time.
They wanted someone who could handle the role of royal in the darkest period of her life.
“That is why Lesley was approached first to be part of the new cast. He remains the only actor who fully supports The Crown.
QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 – PLAYED BY IMELDA STUNTON (REPLACING OLIVIA COLMAN).
Her Royal Highness, The first photo of Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II has been revealed
Imelda (65), said she was ‘frightened to assume the role of Queen Elizabeth in The Crown’ when asked about her decision to join the show.
She is continuing the footsteps of Olivia Colman and Claire Foy, but she says it’s an “extra challenge” to play a new version because it’s fresh in her mind.
Previous: Olivia Colman, Oscar winner Olivia Colman played the monarch in two series
Imelda told The Sun that Claire being in the original series felt like history. Following on from Olivia’s story, it feels like history again.
We now start 1991, playing someone who is much older. This is the additional challenge that I face, with people saying to me, “Oh! She’s not like this at all.”
Many cast members joked that the four-part series has no advice for their futures. Olivia (Oscar-winning Actress) recently stated: “I have not spoken with Imelda, and I would be afraid to offer any advice regarding playing the Queen.”
Imelda is an extraordinary woman and I know she will succeed. It’s amazing to see what she accomplishes.
To react to the news, Crown-loving couples took to Twitter.
One said: “Gonna miss that Queen!” [Olivia Colman]But Imelda is going to do an amazing job. I’m done with my time in the crown. Some of the last and current seasons weren’t for me. All involved, however, I wish you all the best.
A fan wrote simply: “Perfection” with another calling it “very strong”.