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Westwick and ''[[Gossip Girl (TV Series)|Gossip Girl]]'' co-star [[Chace Crawford]] are currently roomates and reside in New York City.<ref name="The View">{{citeweb|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFFDAeiwhZU|title=Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick on The View|publisher=''YouTube''}}</ref>
Westwick and ''[[Gossip Girl (TV Series)|Gossip Girl]]'' co-star [[Chace Crawford]] are currently roomates and reside in New York City.<ref name="The View">{{citeweb|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFFDAeiwhZU|title=Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick on The View|publisher=''YouTube''}}</ref>


It was rumoured that at the end of 2008 Westwick and ''[[Gossip Girl (TV Series)|Gossip Girl]]'' co-star [[Jessica Szohr]] were dating, and in 2009 the pair were photographed kissing in New York.<ref name="Gossip Girl Insider">{{citeweb|url=http://www.gossipgirlinsider.com/2009/02/ed-westwick-and-jessica-szohr-kiss-at-knicks-game/|title=Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr Kiss at Knicks Game|date=[[February 3]], [[2009]]|publisher=''Gossip Girl Insider''}}
It was rumoured that at the end of 2008 Westwick and ''[[Gossip Girl (TV Series)|Gossip Girl]]'' co-star [[Jessica Szohr]] were dating, and in 2009 the pair were photographed kissing in New York.<ref name="Gossip Girl Insider">{{citeweb|url=http://www.gossipgirlinsider.com/2009/02/ed-westwick-and-jessica-szohr-kiss-at-knicks-game/|title=Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr Kiss at Knicks Game|date=[[February 3]], [[2009]]|publisher=''Gossip Girl Insider''}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Revision as of 00:17, 24 February 2009

Edward Westwick
Westwick at the 2008 White House Correspondents' Dinner
Born
Edward Westwick
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active2006 - present

Edward "Ed" Westwick (born June 27 1987) is an English actor best known for his role as Chuck Bass in the main cast on the American television series Gossip Girl. He is also the lead singer of the English indie rock band The Filthy Youth.

Early life

Westwick was born in Hertfordshire to Carole, an educational psychologist, and Peter Westwick, a business lecturer. He is the youngest of three sons.[1] Westwick attended St Ippolyts Church of England Primary School and the Barclay School. He was a student at North Hertfordshire College when he made his first film, Breaking and Entering, directed by the late Anthony Minghella.

Career

Westwick trained at the National Youth Theatre in London. He 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 been cast in the sequel to Donnie Darko and the upcoming horror film 100 Feet.

Westwick also fronts the British indie rock band 'The Filthy Youth,' composed of himself, Benjamin Lewis Allingham, Jimmy Wright, Mitch Cox, and John Vooght.[2]

Westwick is going to be the new face of K-Swiss, making him the second member of the Gossip Girl cast to endorse sneakers[3] (Leighton Meester is endorsing Reebok).[4]

Personal life

Westwick and Gossip Girl co-star Chace Crawford are currently roomates and reside in New York City.[5]

It was rumoured that at the end of 2008 Westwick and Gossip Girl co-star Jessica Szohr were dating, and in 2009 the pair were photographed kissing in New York.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Children of Men Alex
Breaking and Entering Zoran
2007 Son of Rambow Lawrence Carter
Gossip Girl Chuck Bass Television
2008 100 Feet Joey
2009 S. Darko Randy Post Production

Nominations

Year Category Series Award Result
2008 Choice TV Star Male Gossip Girl Teen Choice Award Nominated
2008 Choice TV Villain Gossip Girl Teen Choice Award Won

References

  1. ^ "Move over Brad, here comes Ed from Stevenage". Mail Online.
  2. ^ Pressler, Jessica and Rovzar, Chris (April 21, 2008). "The Genius of Gossip Girl". New York magazine. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/11/13/ed-westwick-kswiss-ads/
  4. ^ http://www.trendmill.com/articles/1207-leighton-meester-for-reebok
  5. ^ "Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick on The View". YouTube. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr Kiss at Knicks Game". Gossip Girl Insider. February 3, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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