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Trigger Point guest star Julian Ovenden downplays former gig as Diet Coke ad pin-up

Julian Ovenden portrays new character Commander John Francis in Trigger Point, but his real life is even crazier than that.

Julian Ovenden (left) looking suave with his Downton Abbey co-stars Tom Cullen, Allen Leech, Kevin Doyle, and Jeremy Swift as they pose for photos after their 2016 SAG win (Credit: Jennifer Graylock/INFphoto.com) Julian first rose to television fame in 2002, when he starred in TV film Come Together, as well as two major TV roles. Charles was a government official studying large estates like Downton in the post-war era who fell in love with Mary Crawley ( Michelle Dockery). Kate apparently had a crush on Julian after seeing his Diet Coke advert, but they didn’t begin dating until they met up again a year later in New York.

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