| 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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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]
Prior to Eragon, Speleers appeared in school productions, such as A Midsummer Night's Dream when he was 10,[4] Peter Pan, A Street Car 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 movie A Dead Man in Deptford, based on the homonym novel 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]
Speleers joined Firefly, a multi-platform production company, in 2009 as Senior Vice President.[10]
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]
| 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 (SyFy) |
| 2011 | A Lonely Place to Die | Ed | Film |
| 2012 | Love Bite | Jamie | Film |
