Ben Daniels Joins Season Three of Netflix Hit Series THE CROWN
By: Macon Prickett Jun. 20, 2018
According to Deadline, Ben Daniels has joined the cast of Netflix's "The Crown" for its third season, playing the husband of Princess Margaret, Antony Armstrong-Jones.
The British actor will take over the role limned by Matthew Goode in the second season of the drama series that chronicles the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Princess Margaret and Armstrong-Jones, also known as Lord Snowdon, were married in 1960 and divorced in 1978. He died in January 2017 at the age of 86.
"After being glued to the first two seasons of 'The Crown' I am BEYOND thrilled to be joining the cast of this incredible piece of television. Snowdon was such a dynamic and complex man, I'm really looking forward to playing him," Daniels said.
The third season of the much-praised drama is expected to cover the period of 1964 through the early '70s. Olivia Colman will replace Claire Foy in the role of Queen Elizabeth. Helena Bonham Carter will move into Princess Margaret's pumps, as played for the previous two seasons by Vanessa Kirby.
Daniels was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for Never THE SINNER (1991), the Evening Standard Award for Best Actor for 900 Oneonta (1994), Best Actor in the M.E.N. Theatre Awards for Martin Yesterday(1998), and won the 2001 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Arthur Miller play All My Sons. In 2008, Daniels made his Broadway début in a revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. Daniels has also appeared on popular television series including Cutting It (2002-04), The Virgin Queen (2005), Law & Order: UK (2009-11), THE PARADISE (2013), House of Cards (2013-14), and THE EXORCIST (2016-17). On April 1, 2018 he appeared in the live televised concert rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar as Pontius Pilate.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
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