Former Emmerdale star Alexander Lincoln has scored a new Hollywood role alongside Mean Girls actor Jonathan Bennett.
Best known for his portrayal of Jamie Tate on the ITV soap, Alexander will play Jonathan’s love interest in an upcoming Hallmark movie series.
The Groomsmen trilogy centers around the male perspective as three lifelong best friends prepare for each other’s weddings, with each of them serving as groomsmen on their big days.
Appearing alongside Tyler Hynes and B.J. Britt, Jonathan – better known as Mean Girls’ Aaron Samuels – takes on the role of baseball coach Danny.
According to Girls Gone Hallmark, in the second film, The Groomsmen: Second Chances, Danny confesses his feelings for his best friend—played by Alexander—when he is asked to be the best man at his wedding in Greece.
A source also shared with The Sun: “This is a significant role for Alex and will open up bigger opportunities for him in Hollywood.
“It’s a strategic move after his time on Emmerdale and various indie films. This will definitely get his name noticed by casting directors in America.
“He has the potential to become the biggest British soap star in the U.S.”
Jonathan recently told People magazine of the films: ‘That is the first time we’ve had a gay wedding on Hallmark as the lead storyline. And that’s a huge move for the gay community so they can see themselves represented in these stories.’
Alexander’s role in the trilogy marks his latest project since leaving Emmerdale in 2021, where he portrayed the veterinarian son of Home Farm matriarch Kim Tate (Claire King) for two years.
In 2022, he starred as one of the leads in the romantic drama film In from the Side, which follows the story of two men from a gay rugby team who engage in a passionate affair while hiding it from their partners.
Earlier this year, Alexander also made a guest appearance in Doctors, playing Joel Tanner, who was romantically involved with both Luca McIntyre (Ross McLaren) and Maria Jaziri (Laila Zaidi).
Alexander is also slated to appear in the upcoming film On a Winter’s Night alongside Jack Brett Anderson. The film’s plot follows “a stone-broke gay actor and a privileged bonehead with a failing business who cross paths on a winter night and team up in a quest around London to find meaning in their miserable lives,” according to IMDb.
The 30-year-old actor recently disclosed that there had been “talks” about his return to Emmerdale, but he ultimately chose to focus on other projects.
He told Attitude magazine: ‘I loved the show. I lived in Leeds for two-and-a-half-years. I miss everyone from the show deeply. No one knew who I was before it — I’d done some very tiny things. It was my initiation into the acting world. I can never thank them enough for that experience.
‘But I don’t know, to be honest. There have been talks. But for now, I really want to focus on this year: I want to produce, start my own scripts.
‘There are other parts I want to play. There are time constraints. Being on the show, it’s such hard work — you don’t have time to do anything else. Booking a holiday is hard enough.’
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