Meet Lord Anderson, Lady Danbury’s brother-in-law on Bridgerton

Spoilers below.

There was a new face around the ton The Bridgerton Chronicles season 3: Lord Anderson, the handsome and suave brother of Lady Danbury. He is an immediate charmer, openly flirting with Lady Violet Bridgerton while simultaneously announcing his search for a second wife, but his sister is less than thrilled with his presence, revealing deeper secrets from Lady Danbury’s past.

Daniel Francis, who has previously appeared on shows like Once upon a time and Netflix Stay close, plays Lord Marcus Anderson, alongside Adjoa Andoh’s Lady Agatha Danbury. The on-screen siblings are no strangers: they were members of the London-based Young Vic theater around the same time, 14 years ago. He said Cinema Mix that even though they hadn’t seen each other for so long, reflecting the distance between their characters, they fell into place perfectly on set. “(Andoh) is the kind of actress who is so lively and so generous and so active and pulls no punches and you know you can really bring it all,” he said.

The third season finale introduces Lord Anderson as a character who will stick around – here’s everything you need to know about him.

Lord Anderson arrives in the ton looking for his second wife.

When we see him for the first time in the third episode of season 3, Lord Anderson already makes his presence known. “I found him very mischievous and curious…he’s almost like a child,” Francis told Cinema Blend of the character’s construction. “What is endearing about him is this childish state,” he continued. “Although he was an adult, there was this sense of play and this sense of childlike exploration that he brings.”

Lord Anderson meets Lady Bridgerton during a walk (during which he faintly picks up her fallen glove), and later informs her that he has come to town looking for ladies. The two continue to see each other at social events throughout the season, and he reveals that his first marriage was not one of love and that he hopes to find out in his second. Violet Bridgerton, of course, has only known marriages of love for herself and her children, but she’s not yet sure she’s ready to move on after her husband’s death.

He had a strained relationship with his sister Lady Danbury.

While Lord Anderson tests Violet Bridgerton, he also contacts her sister to introduce her to eligible women. But his request provokes mockery from Lady Danbury, who later criticizes him for having “taken everything” from her. Uh oh.

When the siblings finally speak their hearts, Lady Danbury reveals that she knows it was Marcus who criticized her as she tried to escape the night before her wedding to the much older Lord Herman Danbury . (We got a glimpse of their wedding in the Queen Charlotte prequel.) In her eyes, Marcus stole her only chance at happiness and she has resented him ever since.

But in The Bridgerton ChroniclesIn season 3, episode 7, she finally hears his side of the story: he was only 10 years old and thought he was protecting her. All he had heard was that the outside world scared young women and he did not want them to fall prey to the evils of the world. “Not only was I in awe of you, but I was also afraid of you,” Lord Anderson admits, explaining why he did not reveal the truth sooner. Lady Danbury accepts his apology and they finally enter a new chapter in their relationship.

Lord Anderson takes a liking to Lady Bridgerton, much to Lady Danbury’s initial dismay.

Before their heart-to-heart talk, Lady Danbury disapproved of her brother courting one of his good friends due to his past behavior and long-standing grudge from the past. But episode 7 marks a turning point not only for Lord Anderson and Lady Danbury, but also for Lord and Lady Bridgerton. He asks Violet in the most appropriate way possible if she would be interested in going out with him after they both “sort out their family matters”, and she agrees.

Eventually, Lady Danbury encourages their union.

In the finale, Lady Danbury puts aside her previous misgivings and tells her old friend that although Lord Anderson and Lady Bridgerton are both adults who do not need her permission, she believes they are both good people who deserve happiness.

Lord Anderson is not a character from the Bridgerton books.

It’s worth noting that Lord Anderson isn’t a character from Julia Quinn’s original book series, but given his momentum with Lady Bridgerton, he’s sure to stick around – and since the series hasn’t still focused on an older love, his love in waiting The story with Violet deserves a separate season.

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