William Moseley (actor)

William Moseley

Moseley at the premiere of Redbelt at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, 25 April 2008
Born William Peter Moseley
27 April 1987 (1987-04-27) (age 24)
Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Occupation Actor
Years active 1998–present

William Peter Moseley[1] (born 27 April 1987) is a British actor, currently best known for appearing as Peter Pevensie in the film series The Chronicles of Narnia. Previously, he had a small role as Forrester in a 2002 adaptation of the novel Goodbye Mr. Chips, and appeared as an extra in Cider with Rosie (1998).

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Early life

William Moseley was born in the Cotswolds village of Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, England. He is the son of Juliette (née Fleming) and Peter Moseley, a cinematographer.[2][3] Moseley is the eldest of three children: Daisy (born 1989) and Benjamin Moseley (born 1992). Moseley attended Sheepscombe Primary School from September 1991 to July 1998, and then continued his education at Wycliffe College with final year at Downfield Sixth Form, Stroud (which is part of Marling School and its next door neighbour Stroud High School). He had to repeat upper sixth because he had taken so much time off school while filming The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Career

Casting director Pippa Hall was responsible for casting William as an extra when she was filling roles for Cider with Rosie (TV) back in 1998. Seven years later, when casting for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 2005, she remembered him and recommended him for the role of Peter. From the first day of auditioning for the role of Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe it took a further eighteen months before he officially won the role and was cast. He reprised the role of Peter in the 2008 sequel, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Moseley made a cameo appearance as Peter in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader despite his character's absence in the book which the film is based on.

Moseley will be starring in A Great Education, opposite Emma Roberts.[4] He has joined the Stand Up to Cancer programme "Change the Odds" featuring many other young actors.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Cider with Rosie Extra (uncredited) TV movie
2002 Goodbye, Mr. Chips Forrester (uncredited) TV movie
2005 Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, TheThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Peter Pevensie
2008 Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, TheThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Peter Pevensie
2010 Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, TheThe Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader Peter Pevensie Cameo
2011 A Great Education Charlie

Awards

Wins

Year Award Award Ceremony
2006 Best Performance in a Feature film - Young Ensemble cast CAMIE Awards
2008 Favorite Male Film Star Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards

Nominations

Year Award Award Ceremony
2006 Best Performance by a Younger Actor Saturn Awards
Best Performance in a Feature film - Leading Young Actor Young Artist Awards
2008 Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, Birth Index: 1984-2005, as accessed on Ancestry.co.uk.
  2. ^ "The Boys Of 'Narnia'". CBS News. 16 December 2005. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/16/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main1132093.shtml. 
  3. ^ http://web.mac.com/mjayland/iWeb/Family%20Tree/persons/person162.html
  4. ^ Kilday, Gregg (12 May 2010). "Emma Roberts, William Moseley in 'Education'". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ibff1f88d055b04ef996dd0ee7c636c4a. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
  5. ^ "Young Hollywood wants to 'Change the Odds' with cancer PSA". USA Today. 4 August 2010. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/08/young-hollywood-wants-to-change-the-odds-with-cancer-psa/1. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 

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