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Jack Lowden, Battlefield 1 actor, named a contender to play James Bond

TV presenter Richard Osman said on his podcast that 36-year-old actor Jack Lowden is being considered for the next James Bond. Lowden is known in games for portraying T.E. Lawrence in Battlefield 1 and has screen credits including Slow Horses, Dunkirk and The Rings of Power. Amazon MGM Studios is leading the casting search after acquiring the franchise and Daniel Craig finished the role with No Time To Die (2021). Lowden is Scottish and would be the second Scottish actor to play Bond after Sean Connery.

• Richard Osman said on his podcast that Jack Lowden is "in the mix" to play James Bond.
• Jack Lowden, 36, played T.E. Lawrence in Battlefield 1 — his only video game credit — and appears on screen in Slow Horses, Dunkirk and The Rings of Power; he will play Mr. Darcy in Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice.
• Amazon MGM Studios is overseeing the search for the next Bond after buying the franchise; Daniel Craig concluded his tenure with No Time To Die (2021).
• Lowden is Scottish; if cast he would be the second Scottish actor to portray James Bond, following Sean Connery; the character James Bond is also Scottish.