“I have been working solidly for about three years now, which has been superb and mind-blowing. However with every little thing occurring on this planet proper now, I’ll cease performing for a bit subsequent 12 months,” stated the ‘Depraved’ star, earlier than revealing what he’ll be specializing in.
Jonathan Bailey is taking a break from performing — however followers needn’t fret, it will not be for lengthy!
Whereas talking with British GQ, the Depraved star shared that he plans to briefly step again from his performing profession subsequent 12 months, revealing that he will deal with his charity,
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“I have been working solidly for about three years now, which has been superb and mind-blowing. However with every little thing occurring on this planet proper now, I’ll cease performing for a bit subsequent 12 months and simply deal with the Shameless Fund,” Bailey, 37, stated.
“Over the subsequent few months, I will be specializing in staffing and ensuring we get all the appropriate folks in all the appropriate locations,” he added.
The Shameless Fund — which Bailey launched final 12 months — raises funds for non-profits and organizations that profit the LGBTQ+ neighborhood by means of model collaborations, together with movie star partnerships and trend manufacturers.
The charity’s newest collaboration is a partnership with celebrity-loved London eyebrand model, Cubitts.
“There’s this statistic: out of each £100 raised within the UK, solely 1p goes to the LGBTQ+ neighborhood. You actually should dig to seek out options, and I genuinely assume The Shameless Fund is strictly that. That is why this collaboration with Cubitts has been so superb. Not solely is it enjoyable and inventive, it could additionally make an actual distinction.”
Bailey has turn out to be a giant identify in Hollywood over the previous few years, taking on the small and massive display, in addition to the stage.
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The British actor was launched into worldwide superstardom together with his function in Netflix’s Bridgerton, wherein he stars because the eldest brother, Anthony Bridgerton. Bailey led Season 2 of the Regency drama reverse Simone Ashley, and reprised his function in Season 3, and can return within the upcoming fourth season.
Bailey obtained crucial popularity of his portrayal of Timothy “Tim” Laughlin within the 2023 Showtime political thriller, Fellow Vacationers, profitable the Critics’ Alternative Award for Greatest Supporting Actor in a Miniseries, and in addition receiving an Emmy nomination.
He gained additional recognition for his function as Fiyero in 2024’s Depraved, with Bailey reprising his function in Depraved: For Good. Bailey additionally portrayed the lead function in Richard II within the play of the identical identify earlier this 12 months.
Bailey additionally starred as Dr. Henry Loomis within the 2025 movie, Jurassic World Rebirth. For the function of the palentologist, Bailey donned a pair of eyeglasses — which might go on to turn out to be viral and generally known as the “slutty little glasses” — selecting a pair of, you guessed it, Cubitts frames. The Shameless Fund’s collab with the eyewear model features a pair of frames referred to as the Loomis, named after Bailey’s Jurassic World character.
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To advertise the collab, Bailey recruited his Depraved castmates, together with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, for an epic announcement, which tied within the “slutty little glasses” theme.
Throughout his interview with British GQ, Bailey revealed he is lengthy been a lover of glasses — regardless of not needing them to see.
“I do have 20/20 imaginative and prescient, however I’ve at all times had a factor for glasses,” he informed the outlet with fun. “And you recognize what? I used to be so determined to have them that I faked an NHS eye check once I was youthful. I do know, horrible. I am fairly positive my mother and father did not consider me, however it was in all probability my most interesting efficiency. I ended up getting a pair of Deirdre Barlows, which I assumed have been cool even then. I do not know the place they’re proper now — perhaps they’re in a cardboard field someplace.”
Bailey will subsequent be seen in Depraved: For Good, which hits theaters November 21, 2025.
