Hawthorne belongs to the aristocratic circles familiar to Eddie and holds influence in the House of Lords. He is willing to deal with criminals, but expects to set the price and the conditions himself. That makes him useful to Eddie’s political ambitions and difficult to control.[1][2][3][4][5]
Lord Hawthorne
Played by Hugh Bonneville
A well-connected peer whose political influence offers Eddie access to a more respectable-looking form of power.
Biography
The Gentlemen
Season 1
Season 2
Reveal Season 2 story spoilers
At the Halstead shoot, Hawthorne recognizes that Eddie wants political patronage and demands money and access to Jack Glass. The social arrangement does not satisfy him. Eddie and Susie then drug him and place Takashi’s corpse in his bed, making him believe he has killed someone and needs their protection. His guilt and fear nearly derail their scheme before Susie admits the death was a setup while retaining the threat of incriminating evidence. Hawthorne works to deliver support for marijuana decriminalization, against Bobby’s wishes. He dies after falling from a window, the bill collapses, and Eddie’s rebellion against Bobby is exposed. His final assessment of Susie’s loneliness also leaves her unusually shaken.[1][2][3][4][5]
Personality
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Hawthorne is transactional rather than easily fooled: he quickly sees through Eddie’s approach and openly names his demands. His later distress over the death he believes he caused shows that corruption has not erased his conscience. That combination—self-interest, social confidence, and genuine fear—makes him more complicated than a merely comic gatekeeper.[1][2][3][4][5]
Physical Appearance
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Costume designer Loulou Bontemps sourced traditional pieces for Hawthorne from Cordings, placing him within a recognizable British country and establishment wardrobe. The same interview documents a deliberately incongruous bondage outfit in one scene, extending the contrast between his public respectability and private appetites.[6]
Notes
References
- ↑The Gentlemen Season 2 Cast: Meet Eddie’s Growing Empire of Allies and Enemies — Netflix Tudum · primary
Retrieved current S2 source; plot claims are bounded to its text.
Source access recorded: 2026-10-24 - ↑The Gentlemen Season 2, Episode 8 Ending Explained — Netflix Tudum · primary
Retrieved current S2 source; plot claims are bounded to its text.
Source access recorded: 2026-10-24 - ↑The Gentlemen Series 2 Episode 1 Recap — Reel Mockery · secondary
Retrieved episode recap; plot only, with actor/name spellings checked against credit listings where available.
Source access recorded: 2026-10-24 - ↑The Gentlemen Series 2 Episode 2 Recap — Reel Mockery · secondary
Retrieved episode recap; plot only, with actor/name spellings checked against credit listings where available.
Source access recorded: 2026-10-24 - ↑The Gentlemen Series 2 Episode 4 Recap — Reel Mockery · secondary
Retrieved episode recap; plot only, with actor/name spellings checked against credit listings where available.
Source access recorded: 2026-10-24 - ↑Loulou Bontemps On British Brands In The Gentlemen Season 2 — Country & Town House · primary-interview
Direct costume-designer interview: Hawthorne, Bella, Nanny, Sabrina, Eddie and Susie design details. Do not turn the designer’s imagined preparatory backstories into canon.
Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
Current published edition: