Edward Speleers
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| Ed Speleers | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward John Speleers April 7, 1988 Chichester, West Sussex, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Official website | |
Edward John "Ed" Speleers (born April 7, 1988) is an English actor. His debut role was the title role in Eragon, the film adaptation of Christopher Paolini's fantasy novel of the same name. The film was released internationally on December 15, 2006.
[edit] Career
Prior to Eragon, Speleers appeared in school productions such as Peter Pan, Richard III, and Hamlet. While at school, Speleers wrote a play, Retribution, with his friend Rob Curran. Retribution investigated the subjects of child abuse and paedophilia.
Speleers also acted in a short film by Charlie Bleakley, called Metropolis. He had auditioned for a number of film roles, such as Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He lost out in the final auditions to William Moseley. He beat out 180,000 hopefuls, to land the title role of the multi-million dollar screen version of Eragon.[1]
He appears in the British soap opera Echo Beach. He is about to start shooting Little Birds, "[2] besides "currently working on some film projects but they are top secret at this stage."[3]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Ed Speleers at the Internet Movie Database
- Official site
- Ed Speleers France (International)
- Ed Speleers in Friendster
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