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Florian de Groot

Played by Kristofer Hivju

Florian handles the Glass organization’s cannabis distribution from England into continental Europe through Belgium. His position in the supply chain gives him leverage when shipments are seized and deliveries stall.

Biography

Florian handles the Glass organization’s cannabis distribution from England into continental Europe through Belgium. His position in the supply chain gives him leverage when shipments are seized and deliveries stall.[1][2]

The Gentlemen

Season 1

Reveal Season 1 story spoilers

Florian asks Susie for a substantial increase in funds, claiming border difficulties. Eddie suspects manipulation and helps establish an alternative route through the Wards. A subsequent theft is initially blamed on the new partners, but Eddie and Susie turn back to Florian; a staged poison-and-antidote encounter leads them to Keith’s betrayal.[1][2]

Season 2

Reveal Season 2 story spoilers

The sources used for this profile document the Season 1 role. They do not establish a separate Season 2 storyline; the absence of a new verified arc is not treated as an invented account of the character’s later life.[1][3]

Personality

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Florian’s response to a threatened monopoly is opportunistic rather than cooperative. The recap links his inflated demand and later interference to keeping control of the route. Eddie’s first suspicion should be presented as suspicion until later evidence supports the conspiracy.[1][2]

Physical Appearance

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Florian is bearded and carefully dressed in a jacket and expensive watch. The retrieved screen-watch analysis identifies a rose-gold Cartier Santos-Dumont on a strap, visible beneath his jacket cuff during the restaurant confrontation. The neat tailoring presents him as a polished commercial intermediary even as the conversation concerns criminal leverage; that last contrast is interpretation of the documented scene.[5]

Notes

The retrieved recap uses inconsistent currency labels, so this biography does not repeat its exact demanded sums. His Belgian role and actor mapping are also present in the television cast list.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑The Gentlemen (2024 TV series) — Wikipedia · tertiary

    Community-maintained role inventory; minor-role leads require independent confirmation.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
  2. ↑The Gentlemen — Season 1, Episode 5 recap — Reel Mockery · secondary episode recap

    Retrieved full relevant recap. Used for bounded actions and supporting names; cast spelling cross-checked against Plex, obvious typos and exact currency inconsistencies not repeated.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
  3. ↑The Gentlemen — Season 1, Episode 5 credits — Plex · secondary episode-scoped cast/crew database

    Retrieved full actor-role list. Stronger for S1 scope than all-series credits, but not a direct view of Netflix end titles; medium confidence.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
  4. The Gentlemen full cast and crew — Plex · secondary all-series credit database

    S1 and S2 roles mixed; not used alone to establish season scope.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
  5. ↑The watches of The Gentlemen — Watchfinder · commercial specialist screen-watch commentary

    Retrieved full article. Used narrowly for Florian’s beard, tailored jacket and screen watch; speculative inherited-watch history and outdated S2 release language excluded.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
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