As she navigates her five-year hiatus/ long-distance confusion with Aidan Shaw in the third season of And Just Like That, Carrie Bradshaw is due a new love interest - or at least a romantic distraction. We have the hot gardener Adam (played by Logan Marshall-Green), and now the next man to bring a smile to Carrie’s face comes in the form of handsome and suave British neighbour – a Patrick Dempsey ‘McDreamy’ lookalike played by British star Jonathan Cake. Here's everything we know about him…
Who is Jonathan Cake?
Jonathan Cake is a British actor, who’s best known for roles in Desperate Housewives, The Affair and historical drama Empire. British fans may recognise him from Press Gang and Grange Hill from back in the day. He’s classically trained, graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
How old is Jonathan Cake?
Jonathan is 57 years old.
What other TV shows and films has Jonathan Cake been in?
A child actor, Jonathan started off on stage with roles in Shakespeare productions for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre before making his TV debut in Press Gang in 1993. The following year, he had a small role in the US film First Knight alongside Sean Connery and Richard Gere and was cast as Ewan in Grange Hill.
Since those early days, Jonathan has worked on a lot of British TV shows and productions with some of the industry’s biggest names, and switches from the UK to the US. Most notably, he was in Brideshead Revisited, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Chuck, Stargirl and Grey’s Anatomy.
Who is Jonathan Cake married to?
Jonathan is married to American actress Julianne Nicholson. The couple married in Italy on 24 September 2004.
Does Jonathan Cake have children?
Jonathan and Julianne have two children – son Ignatius, 17, and daughter Phoebe, 16.
Does Jonathan Cake have Instagram?
Jonathan is on Instagram, where he's been promoting his new role. You can find him @jonathan.is.cake
Shereen Low is a senior news and entertainment writer for Grazia UK, who has covered some of the biggest showbiz news from the past decade.