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  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: 2000s
  • Major Genres: Fantasy, Thriller
  • Career Highlights: S. Darko, Gossip Girl: Season 02, Gossip Girl: Season 01
  • First Major Screen Credit: Gossip Girl: Season 01 (2007)

Biography

Versatile film and television actor Ed Westwick established his footing on the small screen with roles in Doctors and Casualty before making an impressive leap to the big screen with a small role in director Alfonso Cuarón's critically acclaimed sci-fi feature Children of Men in 2006. Immediately thereafter, the rising star worked with Oscar-nominated director Anthony Minghella on the romantic drama Breaking and Entering, followed by a part in the television series Afterlife. It was on American television, however, that Westwick found his breakthrough role, playing filthy-rich bad boy Chuck Bass on the hit CW teen drama series Gossip Girl, which premiered in 2007. He continued to act in films as well, appearing in a supporting part in director Garth Jennings' acclaimed coming-of-age drama Son of Rambow -- a low-budget indie that sparked a heated bidding war in 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival. He also found time to front the U.K. rock band the Filthy Youth. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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Ed Westwick

Westwick at the 2008 White House Correspondents' Dinner
Born Edward Westwick
27 June 1987 (1987-06-27) (age 22)
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Actor, Musician
Years active 2006–present

Edward "Ed" Westwick (born 27 June 1987) is an English actor and musician best known for his role as Chuck Bass in the main cast on the American television series Gossip Girl.

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Life and career

Westwick was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. He trained at the National Youth Theatre in London. He is a Chelsea fan, and appeared on the British television series Doctors as Holden, Casualty as Johnny Cullin and Afterlife as Darren. His film credits include Breaking and Entering, Children of Men and Son of Rambow. He has also appeared in the sequel to Donnie Darko, which was released straight to DVD on 12 May 2009, and the horror film 100 Feet.

Westwick fronted theBritish indie rock band The Filthy Youth, composed of himself, Benjamin Lewis Allingham, Jimmy Wright, Mitch Cox, and John Vooght.[1][2] While he is now inactive in the band, largely because he wants to focus on his acting career and the other band members are still based in the .K, he has expressed an interest in forming another group in New York.[3]

Westwick became the new face of K-Swiss, making him the second member of the Gossip Girl cast to endorse sportswear (Leighton Meester endorsed Reebok).[4]

Westwick has been cast as Heathcliff, alongside Gemma Arterton as Cathy, in director Peter Webber's adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, which is due to begin filming in late 2009.[5] He has also been set to guest star in the third season of Californication as a student who is fascinated with vampire literature.[6]

He is currently dating co-star Jessica Szohr.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Children of Men Alex
Breaking and Entering Zoran
2007 Son of Rambow Lawrence Carter
2008 100 Feet Joey
2009 S. Darko Randy
2010 Wuthering Heights Heathcliff Pre-Production

Television

Main Roles

Year Title Role Episode
2007 - Present Gossip Girl Chuck Bass 55 episodes

Guest Appearances

Year Title Role Episode
2006 Doctors Holden Edwards 07x154 - "Young Mothers Do Have 'Em"
Casualty Johnny Cullin 20x029 - "Family Matters"
AfterLife Darren 02x001 - "Roadside Bouquets"
2009 Californication Balt 03x002 - "The Land of Rape and Honey"

Awards and Nominations

Year Category Series Award Result
2008 Choice TV Star Male Gossip Girl Teen Choice Award Won
2008 Choice TV Villain Gossip Girl Teen Choice Award Won
2009 Choice TV Villain Gossip Girl Teen Choice Award Won
2009 Breakthrough Male Young Hollywood Awards Won

External links

References

  1. ^ Pressler, Jessica and Rovzar, Chris (21 April 2008). "The Genius of Gossip Girl". New York. http://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/46225/. 
  2. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (24 September 2008). "'Gossip Girl' Stars Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick Parlay TV Success Into Music Careers". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1595447/20080923/story.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-11-24. 
  3. ^ Waterman, Lauren (March 2009). "Bass Appeal". Teen Vogue. http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/2009/01/ed-westwick-interview/. Retrieved June 29, 2009. 
  4. ^ Trendmill.com
  5. ^ Celebla.com
  6. ^ Stransky, Tanner (1 May 2009). "Showtime's "Californication" adds Ed Westwick, Eva Amurri as season 3 guest stars.". Entertainment Weekly. http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/05/showtimes-calif.html/. Retrieved June 30, 2009. 
  7. ^ Duck, Charlotte (2009-02-04). "Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr dating". Glamour.com. http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/news/daily-gossip/090204-ed-westwick-and-jessica-szohr-datin.aspx. Retrieved 2009-11-15. 

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