Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is reportedly looking to revive her acting career, with those ambitions said to be among the key reasons behind her and Prince Harry’s planned return to the UK.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is said to be considering an acting comeback as she and Prince Harry prepare for a return to the UK
The 45-year-old mother-of-two is reportedly in talks over what could become her most high-profile screen role since Suits, with a possible part in Guy Ritchie’s Netflix crime hit The Gentlemen. Claims of the negotiations surfaced after reports last week said Meghan, Harry and their family are preparing to return to Britain in September.
Meghan is reportedly discussing joining a potential third season of the British gangster comedy-drama, although it’s also said no contract has been signed and Netflix has yet to officially renew the show for another season.
The talks, reported by The Sun, emerge as Meghan and Prince Harry, 41, prepare to relocate to Britain with Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, after six years based in California.
“The Gentlemen would be perfect for her. It’s a big budget, glossy production and quintessentially British. And because it is on Netflix that gives it a huge global audience.
“In fact, it is one of the streaming giant’s biggest hits of recent years.
“It would see her star opposite Theo James, who plays Eddie Horniman, the 13th Duke of Halstead, and is a frontrunner to be the new James Bond.
“Everything about the project screams quality, but it is one with a bit of an edge too.”
However, other reports have stressed Meghan’s proposed character has not been identified.
Variety reported discussions were at a very early stage and said there was no contract in place, while The Guardian reported her role remained unknown.
Guy Ritchie created The Gentlemen as a spin-off from his 2019 film of the same name.
Its first season arrived in 2024, with Theo James playing Eddie Horniman, an aristocratic former soldier who inherits his family estate and discovers it contains a lucrative cannabis operation.
Kaya Scodelario plays criminal operator Susie Glass, while the cast also includes Vinnie Jones, Daniel Ings and Joely Richardson.
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The second season will arrive on Netflix on September 3, with Eddie and Susie attempting to expand their criminal enterprise internationally.
A third season has not yet received an official green light.
The potential role would represent a major return to the profession which first made Meghan famous. She became best known as paralegal Rachel Zane in the US legal drama Suits, appearing alongside Patrick J. Adams and Gabriel Macht.
Meghan left the series before marrying Harry in 2018.
She subsequently told Variety in 2022 she was “done” with acting, but has since returned to the screen with a cameo in the comedy Close Personal Friends.
The reported Gentlemen talks also extend Meghan’s long-running relationship with Netflix.
Her and Harry’s Archewell Productions has produced projects for the streamer including their autobiographical documentary series Harry and Meghan, the polo documentary Polo and Meghan’s lifestyle series With Love, Meghan.
Their original exclusive Netflix agreement was subsequently replaced with a first-look arrangement.
Meghan is also continuing to develop her lifestyle business As Ever following the Sussexes’ decision to return to Britain.
The couple will retain their homes in California and Portugal and will not return as working members of the royal family.