The English actor, born in 1988, who rose from child performer to one of the most in-demand leading men of his generation through Bridgerton, Fellow Travelers and the Wicked films. In November 2025 he was named PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive, and his twelve months in the title — a blockbuster, major campaigns and an audio Dracula — are the subject of this story as he prepares to hand the honour on.
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