Ed Speleers
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Ed Speleers at 2006 San Diego Comic-Con promoting Eragon
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| 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.
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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.
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.[7]
In 2012, Speleers was part of the comedy horror film Love Bite, in the lead role of Jamie, with Jessica Szohr and Timothy Spall. He was also cast in the film A Dead Man in Deptford, based on the novel of the same name by Anthony Burgess,[8] and in the Golden Globe award winning series Downton Abbey, where he played the regular role of Jimmy Kent.[9][10]
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.[11]
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.[12]
Personal life
Speleers is married to Asia Macey and has one child with her, born in January 2015.[13][14]
Filmography
| Cine | |||||
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| 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[10] | ||
| Remainder | Unknown | Omer Fast[10] | |||
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | James Harcourt | James Bobin[10] | ||
| Television | |||||
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| 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) |
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| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Edward Seymour[10] | TV miniseries | ||
| Agatha Christie's: Partners in Crime | Carl Denham | TV series (3 episodes of N or M) |
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| 2016 | Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Slean | TV series | ||
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