<P> An American casting director was employed to find an actor suitable to play Harry Selfridge . Jeremy Piven 's agent informed him of the role . Producer Chrissy Skinns and director Jon Jones met Piven in Los Angeles and were impressed by his understanding of the character . Executive producer Kate Lewis was `` thrilled to attract '' Frances O'Connor to the role of Rose Selfridge because she had long been a fan of the actress . Former Coronation Street actress Katherine Kelly signed up to play Lady Mae Loxley and returned for Series 2 . The casting of the trio was announced in March 2012 alongside Grégory Fitoussi ( Henri Leclair ) , Aisling Loftus ( Agnes Towler ) , Zoe Tapper ( Ellen Love ) and Trystan Gravelle ( Victor Colleano ) . </P>
<P> An American casting director was employed to find an actor suitable to play Harry Selfridge . Jeremy Piven 's agent informed him of the role . Producer Chrissy Skinns and director Jon Jones met Piven in Los Angeles and were impressed by his understanding of the character . Executive producer Kate Lewis was `` thrilled to attract '' Frances O'Connor to the role of Rose Selfridge because she had long been a fan of the actress . Former Coronation Street actress Katherine Kelly signed up to play Lady Mae Loxley and returned for Series 2 . The casting of the trio was announced in March 2012 alongside Grégory Fitoussi ( Henri Leclair ) , Aisling Loftus ( Agnes Towler ) , Zoe Tapper ( Ellen Love ) and Trystan Gravelle ( Victor Colleano ) . </P>
who plays mr selfridge in the hit series
who plays mr selfridge in the hit series
Jeremy Piven
Jeremy Piven