Both his characters–Fiyero in Wicked and Anthony Bridgerton in Bridgerton —are horseback riders, and so both projects required Bailey to work closely with an animal. In this case, it was the same horse.

"I went around to see [the movie's director] John Chu before we started filming, and I said to him, I said, 'I think I know who the horse is,'" Bailey says in the video. "And he's like, 'What do you mean?

The horse, which Bailey rode for his grand entrance as Fiyero, was also featured in Bridgerton, where Bailey’s character, Viscount Anthony Bridgerton, commands the screen with similar intensity. “This horse has laser-sharp focus,

People say, don't work with kids and animals. But if it's Jack, I'd say, ‘Take the job. He's a legend,’ ” Bailey said

Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey is set to appear in Wicked, but he's not the only Bridgerton actor on set this time.