Introducing His Royal Highness, Tobias Menzies.
Netflix on Tuesday released the first image of Menzies as “The Crown’s” Prince Philip, a role he will take over from Matt Smith in the period drama’s third season.
The photo was shared in a tweet captioned, “Ambition.”
The streaming giant has previously released photos of Olivia Colman (“Broadchurch”), who will replace Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II; Ben Daniels (“The Exorcist”), who will succeed Matthew Goode as Lord Snowdon; and Helena Bonham Carter, who will follow Vanessa Kirby in the role of Princess Margaret.
Other Season 3 castings include Erin Doherty (“Call the Midwife”) as Princess Anne, Josh O’Connor (“Ripper Street”) as Prince Charles and Marion Bailey (“Allied”) as the Queen Mother.
“The Crown‘s” second season is = nominated for several Emmy Awards, including outstanding drama series, lead actress in a drama (for Foy), supporting actress in a drama (for Kirby) and supporting actor in a drama (for Smith). Goode also nabbed a nod in the guest actor in a drama category.
“The Crown” returns to Netflix in 2019.