Inside the life of Miss Austen star Alfred Enoch from girlfriend to famous parent

The BBC and PBS Masterpiece’s gorgeous period drama Miss Austen wraps up this evening (Sunday, February 23) after delighting fans this month.

The fourth and final episode sees Alfred Enoch take centre-stage as the dashing Regency hero Mr Lidderdale, here’s the lowdown on the actor.

The 36-year-old British-Brazilian actor is the son of Doctor Who legend William Russell and his second wife and doctor Etheline Margareth Lewis.

He is best known for his roles as Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter film series and Wes Gibbins in the Shondaland hit series How to Get Away with Murder starring opposite Viola Davis.

Some of his other roles include Apple TV’s splashy science fiction epic Foundation, Channel 4 and Starz’s The Couple Next Door and BBC series Trust Me, reports the Express.

Some of his other roles include Troy: Fall of a City, The Critic, This Is Christmas and Tigers.

Enoch has previously said due to his father already being in the entertainment industry, his own acting ambitions “felt possible” and he had “permission” to pursue it as a career.

He’s also graced the stage in productions of Romeo & Juliet, Red and King Lear.

According to IMDb, he is next set to star in the mini-series Run Away which is in production.

Enoch studied at Oxford and graduated with a degree in Modern Languages. Along with his acting skills, he is multilingual and can speak English, Portuguese, French and Spanish.

Away from the cameras, Enoch is a private person with the Guardian previously he was in a relationship back in 2021 and lived with his girlfriend in London for most of the pandemic.

In an interview with Cosmopolitan back in 2014, Enoch mentioned he had a girlfriend when asked about his American accent for How to Get Away with Murder.

At the time he said he was talking to his girlfriend in his US accent to help him maintain it for the hit series.

He went on to say his significant other was also British and so his UK accent was less of a novelty than to Americans.

However, little else is known currently about his personal life and relationship status.

Enoch previously said he avoids social media and prefers to interact with people in real life.

Miss Austen concludes on BBC One tonight at 9.05pm and is streaming as a boxset on the BBC iPlayer now