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Acting is a fickle business. Unless you’re a top-tier star with a proven box office draw, you probably don’t get to be picky about what projects you sign up for. So, when Regé-Jean Page turned down a return to Netflix's Bridgerton for season two and beyond, people were understandably confused. Walking away from the biggest show on Netflix was a heck of a risk and many assumed that Page would come to regret it with time.

Looking at Regé-Jean Page’s IMDB doesn’t do much to discredit that notion. Aside from appearing in The Grey Man on Netflix, the only notable work Page has done since leaving Bridgerton was his brief but memorable part of Xenk Yendar in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Not small roles, to be sure, but the work seems to have been sparse.

However, you shouldn’t write off Page yet. While he’s had a relatively quiet few years since leaving Bridgerton in 2020, there are plenty of projects lined up that will get him back in the spotlight soon. He has been confirmed to star in a reboot of The Saint for Paramount and recently joined the cast of Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag alongside Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett. Not to mention the near-constant rumors that Regé-Jean Page is going to be the new James Bond when they finally get around to announcing that casting.

Is it possible that Regé-Jean Page regrets his decision to leave Bridgerton after the first season? Sure, but it would be disingenuous to say that doing so killed his career. He’s got two major movie roles lined up and there is enough buzz around his name that we’ll likely still see his annoying handsome face for years to come.

Whether its the bane of your existence or the object of all your desires (or both), Bridgerton is back. Read all our spoiler-y thoughts on Bridgerton season 3 here, and then delight at a guide to how to watch all of Bridgerton (and the spinoff), how to read the Bridgerton books (all 16 of them!), an our exclusive interview with the show's costume designer John Glaser, as well as some recommended reads for all Bridgerton fans.