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Ed Westwick
Westwick at the 2008 White House Correspondents' Dinner
Born	Edward Westwick
Occupation(s)	Actor, Musician
Years active	2006–present

Edward "Ed" Westwick (born 27 June 1987) is an English actor best known for his role as Chuck Bass in the main cast on the American television series Gossip Girl.

Life and career

Westwick was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. He trained at the National Youth Theatre in London. He is a Chelsea fan, and 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 appeared in the sequel to Donnie Darko, which was released straight to DVD on 12 May 2009, and the horror film 100 Feet.

Westwick fronted the British indie rock band The Filthy Youth, composed of himself, Benjamin Lewis Allingham, Jimmy Wright, Mitch Cox, and John Vooght. While he is now inactive in the band, largely because he wants to focus on his acting career and the other band members are still based in the U.K., he has expressed an interest in forming another group in New York.

Westwick became the new face of K-Swiss, making him the second member of the Gossip Girl cast to endorse sportswear (Leighton Meester endorsed Reebok).

Westwick has been cast as Heathcliff, alongside Gemma Arterton as Cathy, in director Peter Webber's adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, which is due to begin filming in late 2009. He has also been set to guest star in the third season of Californication as a student who is fascinated with vampire literature.

He was engaged in a publicized relationship with co-star Jessica Szohr, but the couple split and Westwick is now dating another Gossip Girl co-star, Leighton Meester (who plays Blair Waldorf in the series).

Filmography

Television

Main Roles

Guest Appearances

Awards and Nominations

External links

• Ed Westwick at IMDb
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• Ed Westwick cast bio on The CW
• Ed Westwick profile in Details magazine

References

1. Pressler, Jessica and Rovzar, Chris (21 April 2008). "The Genius of Gossip Girl". New York. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Vena, Jocelyn (24 September 2008). "'Gossip Girl' Stars Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick Parlay TV Success Into Music Careers". MTV. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
3. Waterman, Lauren (March 2009). "Bass Appeal". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 29 June 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
4. Trendmill.com
5. Celebla.com
6. Stransky, Tanner (1 May 2009). "Showtime's "Californication" adds Ed Westwick, Eva Amurri as season 3 guest stars". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 June 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
7. Duck, Charlotte (4 February 2009). "Ed Westwick and Leighton Meester dating". Glamour.com. Retrieved 15 November 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

• 1987 births
• Living people
• English film actors
• English musicians
• English television actors
• People from Stevenage
• English expatriates in the United States