Since breaking out globally five years ago as Gabriel — the hunky French chef in Netflix’s hit romantic comedy “ Emily in Paris ” — Lucas Bravo has worked hard to defy typecasting, seeking edgier and darker roles.

To wit, he stars as the morally corrupt Comte de Gercourt in “ The Seduction ,” HBO Max’s limited series loosely based on “Dangerous Liaisons.” But Bravo tells Variety that he’s also learned to embrace the escapism of “Emily in Paris,” adding that he “wanted to bring back a fun Gabriel” in the upcoming fifth season, after a “gloomy” phase that he famously said was turning the character into guacamole.

The 37-year-old native of Nice was working as a sous-chef when he auditioned for series creator Darren Star. Bravo says he isn’t in a rush to make it in Hollywood, even if

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