Rupert Everett and Matthew McNulty sign up for series three of The Musketeers 

Rupert Everett and Matthew McNulty sign up for series three of The Musketeers

The pair will play Frenchmen Philippe Achille and Lucien Grimaud, who are arch enemies of the titular characters

Rupert Everett and Matthew McNulty to join The Musketeers series three

Rupert Everett and Matthew McNulty have joined the cast of The Musketeers.

The Shrek 2 star will play Musketeer enemy Philippe Achille, Marquis de Feron, the corrupt Governor of Paris - and the 55-year-old actor cannot wait get stuck into the role.

He said: "I\'m very excited to be joining the cast of The Musketeers for the new series.

"I love the show and am really looking forward to working with the team."

Matthew will also portray an arch-nemesis of the titular characters, d’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, in his role as vicious criminal Lucien Grimaud.

As well as the newcomers, several of the main hitters will return including Luke Pasqualino as d’Artagnan, Tom Burke as Athos, Howard Charles as Porthos, and Santiago Cabrera as Aramis.

What\'s more, Hugo Speer will reprise his role as Captain Treville, Ryan Gage will be back as King Louis, Alexandra Dowling will play Queen Anne and Tamla Kari as Constance.

The third Musketeers series looks set to take on a French twist as Philippe and Lucien wreak havoc in Paris.

Hilary Martin, Head of BBC Drama North, said: “The third series of The Musketeers promises to be an ambitious and electric piece of drama.

"We are thrilled our lead writers Simon Ashford and Simon Allen\'s fantastic scripts have attracted such exceptionally high-calibre actors to join the Musketeers on their exciting journey through war-torn and politically turbulent 17th-century Paris.”

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