The Gentlemen Officially Confirms OG Movie Star Return For Season 3

Published Nov 12, 2026, 5:00 PM EST As Classic TV Editor at Screen Rant, Guy specializes in leading features content about shows from decades gone by. Having written for and edited several TV, film and music publications, his areas of expertise include comedy, crime, historical drama, Westerns, and political thrillers. A new update from the set of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix TV show The Gentlemen has officially confirmed the return of a major figure from the original feature-film iteration of the story. First-look images from the third season of the series have revealed the presence of a longtime Ritchie collaborator on camera, who was given his screen debut by the director back in 2019. The Gentlemen season 3 will feature several cast changes, including Hollywood A-listers Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom, and Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle. However, it’s the appearance of another performer who has caught the attention of certain eagle-eyed fans of Ritchie’s movies. Comparisons between the movie version of The Gentlemen and Netflix’s TV series are about to get a whole lot more pointed, as a main cast member from big-screen release is joining Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, and the rest of the small-screen ensemble. This actor was snapped on set alongside James, Scodelario, Harry Goodwins, and fellow cast addition Saffron Burrows. Seven years after his role as Ernie in 2019’s The Gentlemen, Bugzy Malone is back for his third screen collaboration with Guy Ritchie. He’s the first actor who played a character in the original movie to feature in the Netflix show, which reflects the high esteem in which Ritchie holds him. The Gentlemen Season 3 Is Adding An Original Cast Member From The Movie In the movie version of The Gentlemen, Bugzy Malone stars as the leader of a gang of YouTubers who infiltrate one of the laboratories owned by protagonist and drug kingpin Mickey Pearson, who’s portrayed by Matthew McConaughey. Now, the first images from the set of The Gentlemen season 3 feature Malone wearing a tuxedo, suggesting that he’s probably playing a different role from the character he originally played on the big screen. Either way, it’s still a big vote of confidence from Guy Ritchie to place an original cast member from his movie into a completely different ensemble for its TV adaptation. 35-year-old Bugzy Malone is better known as a rapper, whose 2022 single "Out of Nowhere" reached the top 10 of the UK singles chart. He’s never had a screen acting role outside his collaborations with Ritchie. But when he auditioned for The Gentlemen several years ago, the movie’s director decided he’d be the perfect fit to play an important supporting character. Meanwhile, his part in season 3 of Netflix’s The Gentlemen remains a mystery at this stage. Nonetheless, he’s in esteemed company, joining the show’s cast at the same time as three bona fide Hollywood stars. The Gentlemen season 3 is going big, and Bugzy Malone is as much a factor in its next step as Orlando Bloom, Robert Carlyle, or Elijah Wood. Bugzy Malone Also Starred In Guy Ritchie’s Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre As well as The Gentlemen seven years ago, Bugzy Malone has appeared in another, more recent Guy Ritchie movie. In 2023, he starred as special forces operative J.J. Davies in the spy comedy flick Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, which is fronted by Jason Statham. While it’s far from Ritchie’s best movie, Operation Fortune does demonstrate the range of Malone’s acting abilities, as he plays a very different character from his previous role. It appears he’s now become one of the director’s regular collaborators, alongside the likes of Vinnie Jones and Ray Winstone, who have also featured in the first two seasons of Netflix’s The Gentlemen. The show’s third installment almost certainly won’t be the last time we see Bugzy Malone and Guy Ritchie working together. Still, it remains to be seen whether Malone’s character in The Gentlemen is going to be a permanent fixture in the series, or just a peripheral figure for this new season alone. With a 2027 return for the series already confirmed, we won’t have to wait long to find out.