Celebrity Parents 'You' Newcomer Ed Speleers Says He and Costar Penn Badgley 'Bonded' over Fatherhood: 'We Connected' Ed Speleers and Penn Badgley learned about each other's families while away from them filming You's fourth season By Dory Jackson Dory Jackson Instagram Twitter Website Dory Jackson is an Associate Editor for PEOPLE's digital TV team. While at the brand, she's had the opportunity to interview a long list of celebrities, from Kate Hudson to Pierce Brosnan to Billy Porter. She also recaps popular TV shows like The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules.The New York-based Maryland native graduated from Randolph-Macon College in May 2016 with a focus in Communication Studies and Journalism. She came to PEOPLE in March 2021 after working at a number of major news companies, including Newsweek and Us Weekly. She also previously co-hosted a podcast called "Idol Nation." People Editorial Guidelines and Angela Andaloro Angela Andaloro Twitter Angela Andaloro is a Parents News Writer at PEOPLE. Angela has also written about entertainment and parenting at LittleThings, Mom.com, BuzzFeed, and more. In her spare time, she enjoys competing in fantasy sports leagues and watching too much reality TV. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 7, 2023 02:46 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Vivien Killilea/Getty; Cindy Ord/Getty British actor Ed Speleers formed a special bond with You costar Penn Badgley. Speaking with PEOPLE ahead of the Netflix hit's fourth season, the Downton Abbey alum, 34, said that there were plenty of similarities for him and Badgley to connect over from the very beginning. "I can't speak for Penn himself, but I absolutely loved working with him from start to finish," Speleers tells PEOPLE. "I feel that we got on very well. We were a similar age. We're both dads. We connected a lot over that and music and football. And I feel that we pushed each other and we respected each other." Speleers shares a daughter, born in 2018, and son Jude, 8, with wife Asia Macey, while the Gossip Girl alum, 36, shares a 2-year-old son with wife Domino Kirke and is stepdad to her 13-year-old son. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Zak Hussein/Corbis via Getty Proud Papa! Penn Badgley Smiles with His Baby Son in Sweet Photo Shared by Wife Domino Kirke During the season's filming in London, the two dads faced missing their families for stretches of time. "He was working in London and away from his family at times, and I was to and froing, and sometimes away from mine. And we just got on over that," Speleers shares. "I feel we bonded." "We just had lengthy chats. He loves to chat and we got on famously." Courtesy of Netflix Speleers is joining season 4 of Netflix's psychological thriller as Rhys Montrose, who the official You Instagram describes as "a good man in a cruel world," a characteristic that accompanies a video of Joe's [Badgley] narration of the newcomer character. "Finally someone else I can relate to," the narration of Rhys Montrose begins. "By some unconventional turn of events, we both went from the bottom of society to the social stratosphere. It's nice to see someone else level-headed here." According to Deadline, Speleers's character is described as a "dry and irreverent" author who published a memoir that launched him acclaim and pressure to step into a political career. Like Joe points out in the narration above, Rhys didn't always live an affluent life. In fact, he "lived a traumatic early life before he came into money, going to Oxford and making all the right friends." The first three seasons of You are now streaming on Netflix. Part 1 of season 4 drops Feb. 10, followed by part 2 on March 10.