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Topics: Netflix, TV and Film
Bec Oakes
The Gentlemen hit Netflix earlier this month and viewers have been left in shock after working out who one of its main stars is.
Guy Ritchie's hotly-anticipated drama series follows Eddie Horniman who is pulled away from his life in the military to take over the family estate following the death of his dad.
Little does he know that the property is home to an enormous weed empire and those running it aren't going anywhere.
"Determined to extricate his family from their clutches, Eddie tries to play the gangsters at their own game. However, as he gets sucked into the world of criminality, he begins to find a taste for it," reads the synopsis.
It's safe to say the series has gone down a storm with Netflix viewers so far, who've called it 'epic' and praised its 'stacked cast of characters.'
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The drama stars Theo James — best known for his role as Cameron in season two of The White Lotus — alongside Vinnie Jones and Giancarlo Esposito.
However, it's another cast member that's left viewers stunned.
Kaya Scodelario plays Susie Glass, the woman behind the drugs empire who leads Eddie (Theo James) into her dark underworld.
The British star has been acting for almost two decades playing the lead in the Maze Runner trilogy, and appearing in other blockbuster franchises like Pirates of the Caribbean and Resident Evil.
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But, it's her role as the complicated and rebellious Effy Stonem in E4's Skins that most people know and love her for.
When Scodelario first appeared onscreen in 2007, Effy was just a side character — the younger sister of Tony Stonem (played by Nicholas Hoult).
But by the third season, she was leading the way with an almost entirely new cast.
Skins was a cultural phenomenon, as teens tried to emulate the characters' wild lifestyles, and Effy, in particular, remains an icon of British TV.
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The Gentlemen viewers were shocked to spot Scodelario and admit that it's left them feeling rather old.
One X (Twitter) user wrote: "Just realised that Suzie Glass from The Gentlemen is played by the same actress that played Effy in the original UK Skins, and I feel old for the 700th time this year," with another saying they couldn't believe that Skins is 17 years old.
Another said: "It’s Effy from Skins! I knew she looked familiar," while a third commented: "I was wondering where I knew her from."
All eight episodes of The Gentlemen are available to watch on Netflix now.