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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 and musician 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 Arsenal FC 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 UK, 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).

He is the lead singer of the band The Filthy Youth. His father lectures in business studies and his mother is an educational psychologist. Has two older brothers. During an interview with Radio 1 he said that his favorite movies are The Dark Knight and The Godfather: Part II His best friend is English actor Rafi Gavron. They met on the set of their movie Breaking and Entering

He has guest starred in the third season of Californication as a student who is fascinated with vampire literature.

Personal Life

He is currently in a relationship with longtime bogan first time girlfriend, Inderpreet Kaur Gill. The two met on an internet dating website, as Ed recalls Inders inability to respond with nothing but hahahaha. However the two are seen as a supercouple within Hollywood. Rumours are circling within the media about certain mental incapabilities about inderpreet, usually responding with hahaha after every question. She is yet to be diagnosed. She is also known on the street to be a "gold Digger."

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}}: 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. 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)

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