Douglas Booth is taking centre stage in ITV's new crime thriller, The Blame. The 34-year-old actor stars opposite Michelle Keegan in the six-part series, which follows a police duo as they investigate the murder of a 16-year-old in the quiet town of Wakestead.
Douglas, who hails from Greenwich in London, has been a regular fixture on our screens since his breakout role in the Boy George biographical drama, Worried About the Boy, in 2010. Since then, he's starred in a string of major TV shows and films, including the 2013 drama Romeo & Juliet, 2014's The Riot Club and Netflix's The Sandman.
But did you know that Douglas' other half is also a famous face? Keep reading to find out more about his life off-screen.
Douglas Booth's famous wife
Douglas is married to fellow actor Bel Powley.
Bel, 34, began her acting career as a teenager in the CBBC action series M.I. High. The London-born actress starred on the show between 2007 and 2008, before going on to land roles in Little Dorrit, Murderland, Informer and Benidorm.
© GC ImagesShe's perhaps best known for playing Claire Conway in Apple TV's The Morning Show and Birdy in the 2022 BBC drama, Everything I Know About Love.
© BBC / Universal International Studios LtdShe also starred in the war drama A Small Light, Apple TV's Masters of the Air, and most recently, Sky's supernatural thriller, Possession.
Her big-screen credits include 2015's A Royal Night Out (2015), for which she was nominated for the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer, the coming-of-age film The Diary of a Teenage Girl, and Pete Davidson's black comedy The King of Staten Island.
© Des Willie/SkyEarlier this year, she starred in the period film Savage House alongside Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant.
Douglas Booth and Bel Powley's star-studded London wedding
Douglas and Bel, who first met at a chemistry read, tied the knot in London at Petersham Nurseries in Richmond in October 2023.
The star-studded guest list included Gemma Chan and boyfriend Dominic Cooper, as well as Freddie Fox, Joe Cole and Jack Whitehall.
© GC ImagesThe actors said 'I do' beneath the chuppah cloth canopy, a Jewish tradition, made by Douglas' artist sister, Abigail. "I'm Jewish, and although I’m not religious, I wanted to honour my heritage," Bel previously told Vogue.
For the reception, the couple celebrated with a '90s dance party featuring strobes and lasers, and a Guinness-flavoured three-tier wedding cake.
How did Douglas and Bel meet?
The pair first met at a chemistry read, three years before co-starring in the 2017 biopic Mary Shelley.
© WireImage"I was so excited. Doug was really famous, and I remember telling my girlfriends," Bel told Hollywood Authentic in 2025. "In the scene, they kissed, and I was like, 'Should we just do it for real?' And we kissed in the audition. Doug didn't get the part, and I got the part."
Douglas and Bel are based in East London in a house they purchased together and moved into during lockdown.
