Ed Speleers
| Ed Speleers | |
|---|---|
 Ed Speleers at 2006 San Diego Comic-Con promoting Eragon | |
| Born |
Edward John Speleers 7 April 1988 Chichester, Sussex, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Notable work | Eragon, Downton Abbey |
| Spouse(s) | Asia Macey |
| Children | 1 |
Edward John "Ed" Speleers (born 7 April 1988)[1] is an English actor and producer. He is best known for playing the title role in the 2006 film Eragon, as well as starring in Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning TV series Downton Abbey.
Early life
Speleers was born at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex. His parents divorced when he was three.[2] His mother, Gill, lives in Spain;[3] his father, John, is a financial consultant and lives in London.[3] He has two older half brothers.[2] In 2006, he left Eastbourne College to portray Eragon.[3]
Career
Acting
Prior to Eragon, Speleers appeared in school productions, such as A Midsummer Night's Dream when he was 10,[4] Peter Pan, A Streetcar Named Desire, Richard III and Hamlet. While at Eastbourne College, Speleers wrote a play, Retribution, with his friend Rob Curran, which investigated the subjects of child abuse and paedophilia.[5] Speleers also acted in a short film by Charlie Bleakley, called Metropolis.
He then landed the lead role of the 20th Century Fox screen version of Eragon in 2006.[6] In 2008, he appeared in the British prime time series Echo Beach as Jimmy Penwarden.[7] In 2010, Speleers played the role of Jason Grint in the made-for-television fantasy-adventure film based on witchcraft in a medieval feudal time period.[8]
In mid 2010, Speleers was cast as one of the lead roles in British thriller film A Lonely Place to Die directed by Julian Gilbey, a feature film, starring Melissa George, Sean Harris and Eamonn Walker, released in September 2011 in Britain.[9] He has starred in few short films Deathless as John Ray, The Ride as Student and Turncoat as Nathan Reece.[10]
In 2012, Speleers was part of the comedy horror film Love Bite, in the lead role of Jamie, with Jessica Szohr and Timothy Spall.[11] He was also cast in the film A Dead Man in Deptford, based on the novel of the same name by Anthony Burgess,[12] and in the Golden Globe award winning series Downton Abbey, where he played the regular role of Jimmy Kent.[13][14]
He got a lead big-screen role as Sam in thriller film Plastic, written and directed by Julian Gilbey for Gateway Films. Production was shot in Britain, Miami and Brunei from January 2013.[15] On 12 March 2014 it was reported that Speleers was among five actors being considered for a lead role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[16]
In 2015, Speleers played the role of Edward Seymour in the historical drama mini series Wolf Hall.[17] He had a lead role in the horror film Howl as Young ambitious ticket collector Joe is overseeing the last train out of London on a dark and stormy night.[18] He guest starred in BBC One show Partners in Crime, where he played the role of Carl Denim.[19] He played the role of Greg in the British drama film Remainder directed by Omer Fast.[20]
In 2016, he played the role of Slean in the British epic fantasy drama television series from ITV, Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands.[21] He had a supporting role in the fantasy adventure film Alice Through the Looking Glass, directed by James Bobin.[22]
Personal life
Speleers is married to Asia Macey and has one child with her, born in January 2015.[23][24]
Filmography
| Cine | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Director | ||
| 2006 | Eragon | Eragon | Stefen Fangmeier | ||
| Deathless (short) | John Ray | Aimee Powell | |||
| 2011 | A Lonely Place to Die | Ed | Julian Gilbey | ||
| The Ride (short) | Student | Marion Pilowsky | |||
| 2012 | Love Bite | Jamie | Andy De Emmony | ||
| Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 (short) | Acteon | Luke White | |||
| 2013 | Turncoat (short) | Nathan Reece | Will Gilbey | ||
| 2014 | Plastic | Sam | Julian Gilbey | ||
| 2015 | Howl | Joe | Paul Hyett[14] | ||
| Remainder | Greg | Omer Fast[14] | |||
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | James Harcourt | James Bobin[14] | ||
| Television | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
| 2008 | Moving Wallpaper | Ed Speleers (Desacreditado) | TV series | ||
| Moving Wallpaper: The Mole | Ed Speleers (Desacreditado) | TV Short | |||
| Echo Beach | Jimmy Penwarden | TV series | |||
| 2009 | Shirasu Jiro | Robin Cecil Byng | TV series | ||
| 2010 | Witchville | Jason Grint | TV film | ||
| 2012 2014 | Downton Abbey | Jimmy Kent | TV series (15 episodes) | ||
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Edward Seymour[14] | TV miniseries | ||
| Agatha Christie's: Partners in Crime | Carl Denham | TV series (3 episodes of N or M) | |||
| 2016 | Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Slean | TV series | ||
Played Daniel Edwards in Battlefield 1
References
- ↑ "Ed Speleers profile". Official Facebook Page.
- 1 2 Hiltbrand, David (15 December 2006). "'Eragon' star Edward Speleers is on quite the ride". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Ed Speleers biography". Tribute.ca.
- ↑ Freeman, Suzanne (6 December 2006). "Edward Speleers". Scholastic News. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ↑ Jones, Aled (1 July 2011). "FrightFest Week – A Lonely Place To Die: Ed Speleers Interview". Filmwerk. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ↑ "Eragon". Scholastic News Online. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "First Look: The sexy cast of 'Echo Beach'". 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Witchville on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "First look at UK quad for FrightFest flick 'A Lonely Place to Die'". Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ↑ Watch Deathless () online - Amazon Video, retrieved 2016-08-27
- ↑ Love Bite, retrieved 2016-08-27
- ↑ Franklin, Garth (13 September 2010). "Sam Riley is Marlowe in 'Dead Man'". Dark Horizons. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ↑ Sperling, Daniel (22 March 2012). "'Downton Abbey' recruits 'Eragon' actor Ed Speleers". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 MacNaghten, Holly (25 September 2014). "An Interview with Ed Speleers". The Gentleman's Journal. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ Rosser, Michael (6 December 2012). "Speleers, Poulter and Allen to star in Plastic". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (12 March 2014). "'Star Wars Episode VII': Actors Battle for Lead Role". Variety. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ Robinson, Joanna. "Here's Why the Cast of Wolf Hall Looks So Familiar". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ Howl, retrieved 2016-08-27
- ↑ "N or M? - Part Three, Partners in Crime - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Movie Review – Remainder (2015)". 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Beowulf Official Site | Esquire Network". Esquire Network. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "West Sussex actor Ed Speleers stars in the fantasy movie Alice Through the Looking Glass alongside a stellar cast". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Ed Speleers to be a dad". Express. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ Griffiths, Charlotte (16 November 2014). "Downton Ed falls for Asia". Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 February 2016.