Ed Speleers
| Ed Speleers | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward John Speleers 21 December 1987 Chichester, West Sussex, England |
| Occupation | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | |
| edspeleers.com | |
Edward John "Ed" Speleers (born December 21, 1987[1][2]) is an English actor and producer. He is best known for playing the title role in the 2006 film Eragon.
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[edit] Personal life
Speleers was born at St. Richard's Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex. His parents divorced when he was 3.[3] He is the youngest son of mother Gill, who lives in Spain.;[1] his father, John, is a financial consultant and lives in London.[1] He has two older half brothers.[3] In 2006, he left Eastbourne College to portray Eragon.[1]
[edit] Career
[edit] 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 title role of the 20th Century Fox screen version of Eragon.[6] In 2008, he appeared in the British prime time series Echo Beach as Jimmy Penwarden.
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 the UK.[7] Ed is part of the upcoming comedy horror film Love Bite, in the lead role of Jamie, with Jessica Szohr and Timothy Spall. He will be in the film A Dead Man in Deptford, based on the novel of the same name by Anthony Burgess.[8]
Speleers is represented in the USA by Jennifer Rawlings of William Morris Endeavor, and in the UK by Sally Long-Innes of the Independent Talent Group. His manager is Matthew Hobbs at Firefly.[9]
[edit] Producing
Speleers joined Firefly, a multi-platform production company, in 2009 as Senior Vice President.[10]
[edit] Philanthropy
In March 2010, Speleers became the first ambassador of YouthNet, an online company which provides help and advice to young people aged 16 to 25.[11] In June, his participation to the 2011 Virgin London Marathon to raise funds was announced.[12]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Eragon | Eragon | Film |
| 2007 | Echo Beach | Jimmy Penwarden | TV series (ITV) |
| 2008 | Shirasu Jiro | Robin Cecil Byng | TV movie (NHK Japan) |
| 2009 | In Between the Waves | Guy | Teaser - Feature |
| 2009 | Deathless | John | Teaser - Feature |
| 2010 | Witchville | Jason Grint | TV movie (Si/Fi) |
| 2011 | A Lonely Place to Die | Ed | Film |
| 2012 | Love Bite | Jamie | Film |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Ed Speleers biography". http://www.tribute.ca/people/ed-speleers/16471/.
- ^ Best Movie magazine, ed. (December 2006). "Il signore dei draghi" (in Italian). http://i42.tinypic.com/2jfau0z.jpg.
- ^ a b Hiltbrand, David (15 December 2006). "'Eragon' star Edward Speleers is on quite the ride". In The Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/eragon-star-edward-speleers-is-on-quite-the-ride/. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ Freeman, Suzanne (6 December 2006). "Eragon: Edward Speleers". http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=8092. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "FrightFest Week – A Lonely Place To Die: Ed Speleers Interview". http://www.filmwerk.co.uk/?p=6841. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ "Eragon". Scholastic News Online. http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/eragon/. in 2006.
- ^ "First look at UK quad for FrightFest flick 'A Lonely Place to Die'". http://www.blogomatic3000.com/2011/06/16/first-look-at-uk-quad-for-frighfest-flick-a-lonely-place-to-die/. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Sam Riley is Marlowe in 'Dead Man'.". http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/18210. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Firefly website, ed. "Ed Speleers". http://fireflyent.com/management/edspeleers/. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ "Firefly Corporate Team". http://web.archive.org/web/20101012043115/http://www.fireflycontent.com/about-us.
- ^ Miller, Katy (10 March 2010). "Ed Speleers, YouthNet ambassador". http://www.youthnet.org/2010/03/ed-speelers-youthnet-ambassador/. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ Miller, Katy (23 June 2010). "Ed Speleers to run London Marathon for YouthNet". http://www.youthnet.org/2010/07/ed-speleers-to-run-london-marathon-for-youthnet/. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
