{"id":150528,"date":"2025-06-01T22:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T22:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150528\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T22:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T22:19:11","slug":"boxing-star-lands-role-in-guy-ritchie-netflix-hit-the-gentlemen-as-filming-starts-on-second-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150528\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing star lands role in Guy Ritchie Netflix hit The Gentlemen as filming starts on second series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CHAMPION boxer Chris Eubank Jr has landed a knockout role on the second series of Netflix hit, The Gentlemen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His dad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/chris-eubank-sr\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Sr<\/a>, who loves dressing like a toff in tweed and monocle, is said to be thrilled about it as he\u2019s a fan of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/guy-ritchie\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guy Ritchie<\/a>-directed show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chris Eubank Jr. celebrates a boxing victory.\" height=\"638\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"PA\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/celebrates-victory-james-degale-vacant-760375856.jpg\" data-caption=\"Chris Eubank Jr has landed a knockout role on the second series of Netflix hit The Gentlemen\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/celebrates-victory-james-degale-vacant-760375856.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Chris Eubank Jr has landed a knockout role on the second series of Netflix hit The GentlemenCredit: PA<\/p>\n<p>The drama tells the story of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/9786739\/theo-james-sanditon-itv\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edward Horniman, the 14th Duke of Halstead, played by Theo James<\/a>, who inherits a country estate run by mobsters.<\/p>\n<p>A TV insider said: \u201cNaturally, Chris will play a boxer, and a big part of The Gentlemen is about fighting because it\u2019s a sport the gangsters in the show are embroiled in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuy Ritchie has frequently involved boxing in his gangster\u00a0dramas, most notably Snatch, which had Brad Pitt as a bare-knuckle fighter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the part Chris Eubank Sr likes is the aristocratic element.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter all, he was once the Lordship of the Manor of Brighton, a title he purchased making his fortune boxing in the Nineties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/chris-eubank-jr\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris, 35,<\/a> defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/conor-benn\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conor Benn, 28,<\/a> in London. <\/p>\n<p>The following month, he was on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/35208104\/vinnie-jones-wields-bat-the-gentlemen-series-guy-ritchie\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Gentlemen<\/a> set as production began.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/netflix\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix<\/a> confirmed our exclusive stories that the cast would also include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/34863108\/hugh-bonneville-lands-gritty-netflix-role\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hugh Bonneville<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/maya-jama\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maya Jama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vinnie Jones explains his upcoming role on Netflix drama The Gentlemen<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Promotional image for The Gentleman.\" height=\"540\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Netflix\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NINTCHDBPICT000879638394.jpg\" data-caption=\"The drama tells the story of\u00a0Edward Horniman, played by Theo James centre, who inherits a country estate run by mobsters\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NINTCHDBPICT000879638394.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>The drama tells the story of\u00a0Edward Horniman, played by Theo James centre, who inherits a country estate run by mobstersCredit: Netflix<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHAMPION boxer Chris Eubank Jr has landed a knockout role on the second series of Netflix hit, 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