Florence Pugh and Finn Cole went Instagram official during a luxury Bulgari event at Villa Arconati. Florence Pugh wore a green dress with a slit and a sapphire necklace from the collection being launched. Standing beside her, in a brown suit with a black button-up and matching tie, was Finn Cole — and he was looking directly at her.
Florence posted the photo herself. "Bvlgari with my boys. Milan, I like your late-night pizza," she captioned the carousel. Finn posted his own version of the same evening — a behind-the-scenes shot of Florence sitting on a couch, and another of the two of them with Bulgari CEO Laura Burdese.
Eighteen months of speculation, of spotted-together-but-never-confirmed, of emoji comments and festival sightings — and this is how it ended. A photo. A caption. Two Instagram accounts posting the same night.
Finn Cole’s Acting Career: From Peaky Blinders to Animal Kingdom
Finn Cole is a British actor best known for his roles in Peaky Blinders and Animal Kingdom. Most people outside Britain and the US came to Finn Cole through Florence Pugh. That undersells what he's built on his own.
Cole grew up in Kingston, South West London, as the fourth of five brothers. His father worked as a shipbuilder — the kind of job Cole thought he would end up in, too, until acting pulled him sideways. He played rugby throughout his childhood and attended Esher College before joining the National Youth Theatre in his late teens.
His eldest brother Joe Cole was already acting, already appearing in Peaky Blinders, when Finn got his first real shot. Joe helped him land the audition. Finn walked in and got the part of Michael Gray — the Shelby family's meticulous, morally complicated accountant — and spent the next eight years playing him across all six series of the show.
What made Michael Gray interesting wasn't the violence or the ambition, though both were there. It was the discomfort — a man who'd been taken from his mother as a young child, raised among criminals, and was always slightly outside the group, no matter how central he became to it. Cole played that particular kind of alienation without ever tipping into melodrama. He and Joe appeared on screen together in the same family. Their actual dynamic — close, frequently in touch, genuinely close mates by Cole's own account — translated.
American Chapter: Finn Cole in Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Films
Before Peaky Blinders finished, Cole had already started something else entirely.
In 2016, still in the middle of his Michael Gray years on the BBC, he crossed the Atlantic to lead an American crime drama for TNT. Animal Kingdom ran for six seasons, and Cole played Joshua "J" Cody — a 17-year-old who arrives at his grandmother's California beach house after his mother dies of a heroin overdose, not knowing much about the criminal operation he's just walked into.
Where Michael Gray was controlled and scheming, J started as something closer to lost. Cole spent six years bringing him from that starting point through to something much harder and more defined. The two shows overlapped almost entirely — Peaky Blinders wrapped in 2022, Animal Kingdom wrapped in 2022. Cole was doing both for the better part of a decade.
He followed those with an appearance as young Jakob Toretto in F9 (2021), the Fast and Furious franchise entry that brought him into a different kind of global visibility. Last Breath, a survival thriller he filmed in Malta with Woody Harrelson, came out in 2025. In 2024, between projects, he made his stage debut in Red Speedo at Orange Tree Theatre in London — a Lucas Hnath play that put him in a swimming pool on a small stage for most of the runtime. Florence Pugh's comment on that casting announcement, "Oh my gosh this is unbelievably exciting! Granny Pat wants to come. #obvi," was the first public flicker of whatever this eventually became.
Florence Pugh and Finn Cole’s Relationship Timeline: From Glastonbury to Milan
The Glastonbury Festival in July 2024 was the first time Florence Pugh and Finn Cole were publicly linked. They were photographed together in a way that read as more than coincidental proximity.
Two months later, in September 2024, they left the premiere after-party for Netflix's The Perfect Couple at The Hoxton Hotel in East London together. A source told the Daily Mail they had been holding hands inside. They got into the same car afterward.
Florence confirmed she was seeing someone in her October 2024 British Vogue cover interview without naming him. "We are figuring what we actually are," she told the magazine. "And I think for the first time, I'm not allowing myself to go on a roller-coaster. I'm allowing myself to take time to let something evolve and let it be completely real to its core, as opposed to racing into that."
That careful, deliberate phrasing made sense when you understood her previous relationship with Zach Braff — the Scrubs actor 21 years her senior — and the sustained public attention that had made parts of that relationship miserable. She'd said explicitly in the past that she'd only gone public about Braff because people were being cruel to him online and she wanted to stop it. This time, she wanted something different.
April 2025: Finn attended the Thunderbolts premiere in London, posted his red carpet photos, and Florence dropped a melting emoji in the comments. Fans screenshotted it within minutes.
August 2025: The Sun reported engagement rumors, citing a source who described them as having "found something special." Neither confirmed it. A ring was spotted at an event in February 2026, and the speculation restarted.
March 31, 2026: Milan. The Bulgari carousel. The simultaneous posts. The end of 18 months of "figuring out what we actually are."
The Cole Brothers: Finn and Joe Cole’s Bond On and Off Screen
Finn Cole and Joe Cole are not just brothers who happened to end up in the same profession. They appeared in Peaky Blinders simultaneously — Joe as John Shelby, Finn as Michael Gray — and by Finn's own account, they speak at least once or twice a week. Joe left the show after Series 4. Finn continued through the end.
Joe has since built his own considerable profile through Gangs of London and other projects. Their father, who Cole has described as the most influential person in his life, worked as a shipbuilder — the physical, practical life Cole once imagined for himself before acting redirected everything.
Five brothers total. Two of them are in front of the cameras. Their mother, Susan Cole, has largely stayed out of the public eye, but Cole has mentioned her in interviews as a grounding presence.
What’s Next for Florence Pugh and Finn Cole: 2026 Projects
As of April 2026, Cole has In the Shadows in post-production, an upcoming project in which he continues building toward leading-man territory in film rather than television. Florence Pugh, for her part, has Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three both scheduled for release in December 2026, alongside a Netflix adaptation of East of Eden.
Two actors at 30, both at the point in their careers where the next choices matter. They spent 18 months figuring out what they were before they told anyone else. The Milan photos suggest they've worked it out.
The Florence Pugh and Finn Cole Timeline: Key Public Moments
July 2024 — First spotted together at Glastonbury Festival
September 2024 — Seen leaving The Perfect Couple premiere after-party at The Hoxton, East London, together. Sources said they were holding hands inside the venue
October 2024 — Florence confirms to British Vogue she's in a relationship, but does not name him. Says they're "figuring out what we actually are."
April 2025 — Finn attends Thunderbolts' premiere in London. Post carousel from the event. Florence drops a 🫠 emoji in his comments
August 2025 — The Sun reports engagement rumors. Neither confirms
February 2026 — Ring sighting at a London event. Speculation restarts
March 31, 2026 — Both posts from the Bulgari Eclettica launch in Milan. Florence's carousel includes a photo of them together. Finn posts a behind-the-scenes shot of Florence. Relationship officially public
Frequently Asked Questions About Finn Cole and Florence Pugh
Q: Who is Finn Cole?
Finn Cole is a 30-year-old British actor from Kingston, South West London. He's best known for playing Michael Gray in all six series of Peaky Blinders (BBC, 2014–2022) and Joshua "J" Cody across six seasons of Animal Kingdom (TNT, 2016–2022). He also appeared as young Jakob Toretto in F9 (2021) and starred in the survival thriller Last Breath (2025).
Q: Are Florence Pugh and Finn Cole officially together?
Yes. On March 31, 2026, Florence Pugh posted a photo of herself with Finn Cole at the Bulgari Eclettica High-End Collection launch in Milan, Italy. Cole posted his own photos from the same event, including one of Florence. Both posts went up the same evening, making their relationship public for the first time after 18 months of speculation.
Q: How did Florence Pugh and Finn Cole meet?
The two have been in overlapping circles within the British entertainment industry for years. They first sparked public attention at Glastonbury Festival in July 2024. Florence had commented on Finn's Instagram casting announcement for his play Red Speedo months earlier, which fans flagged as an early indicator.
Q: Is Finn Cole Joe Cole's brother?
Yes. Joe Cole — known for Peaky Blinders, Gangs of London, and A Prayer Before Dawn — is Finn's older brother. Joe helped Finn get the audition that landed him the role of Michael Gray in Peaky Blinders. Both brothers appeared in the show simultaneously, Joe as John Shelby and Finn as Michael Gray, until Joe's character was killed off in Series 4.
Q: What is Finn Cole's net worth?
As of 2026, Cole's net worth is estimated at approximately $2 million, built across his work in Peaky Blinders, Animal Kingdom, film appearances, and stage work. Neither Cole nor his representatives has confirmed any specific figure.
Q: What has Finn Cole said about Florence Pugh publicly?
Cole has not made public statements about Florence Pugh directly. The relationship has been confirmed through their simultaneous Instagram posts from Milan on March 31, 2026, rather than through interviews or press statements.
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