Fans of the show Riverdale are going wild after filmmakers revealed the actor taking on the role of Chic Cooper, Betty Cooper’s brother.
Hart Denton, 24, was announced as the CW series’ latest cast member last week, which sent thousands of fans scrambling to learn more about him – and it seems that they like what they see.
The arrival of Chic was teased in the first season of the show with Betty Cooper, played by Lili Reinhart, was informed by her mother that she had an older brother, born when her parents were in high school.
Joining the family: Actor Hart Denton has been revealed as the latest cast member to join Riverdale
Heating up: The actor has already proved to be a massive hit with fans of the CW teen drama
Spoilers from TVLine revealed that the character will be popping up midway through the next season, and exclusively learned the identity of the actor playing him.
Hart’s acting credits thus far are fairly sparse with his only TV appearance being on a 2016 episode of Lethal Weapon. He also starred alongside Molly Shannon, Toni Collette for Fun Mom Dinner.
The 24-year-old’s background appears to mostly be in modelling, having previously been signed to the well known Wilhelmina agency.
Joking around: Twitter users have already taken to the site to sing the handsome blonde’s praises
Getting the goods: With a background as a model, Hart’s Instagram has been mined by his masses of new fans
Perfect fit: The actor hasn’t needed to appear in a single scene yet to have inspired adoration in lovers of the show
However, the young blonde has already proved a massive fan of the teen drama show’s fans, who took to social media to instantly sing his praises.
‘Chic Cooper, more like Chicken Cooper bc issa snack amirite,’ joked one user, sharing a pouty photo of the striking actor.
‘I’m saying this now. I love Hart Denton,’ gushed another.
‘Not gonna lie but I think Chic Cooper @hartdenton killed Fred with that jawline,’ wrote a user joking about the murder that kicks off the beginning of the first season.
Casting points: Hart certainly has the blonde locks and sharp jawline for the role
Tipped for the top: Hart will be making his debut on the show midway through the second season
The second season of the series, which will debut next Wednesday, has seen several other new additions of the cast in addition to Hart.
Pitch and Hope & Faith actor – and Kelly Ripa’s husband – Mark Consuelos will be joining the cast as Veronica’s father Hiram Lodge, who was revealed to be out of prison at the end of the last season.
The Good Wife’s Graham Phillips will also be causing trouble on the show as Veronica’s friend from her previous school.