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Edward Speleers Profile |
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Birth Date: December 21, 1987
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Birth Place: Chichester, England, UK
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Birth Name: Edward John Speleers
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Height: 6'3"
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Biography |
Edward Speleers (often shortened to Ed) (born December 21
1987 in Chichester, West Sussex, England) is an English
actor. His debut role was the title role in Eragon, an
adaptation of Christopher Paolini's fantasy novel of the
same name, which also stars Jeremy Irons, Djimon Hounsou,
John Malkovich, Garrett Hedlund, and Robert Carlyle. The
movie was released internationally on December 15, 2006. He
studied at two British independent schools: at Dorset House
School in Bury, near Pulborough in West Sussex and at
Eastbourne College, a famous boarding school in the town of
Eastbourne, in East Sussex.
He had no acting experience beyond amateur school
productions. While only having experience in these plays, he
had enough talent to be the star of several of the
productions such as Peter Pan, Richard the III, and Hamlet.
He also had experience in previous film auditions such as
the audition for the role of Peter in The Chronicles of
Narnia. In this audition he was one of the final two but
lost the role to another English actor, William Moseley.
Despite this, he beat out 180,000 hopefuls to land the title
role of the multi-million dollar screen version of Eragon.
Speleers is also an accomplished football player, rugby
player, and saxophone player. His current girlfriend is Amy
Davies. He also has a tattoo of a star in the palm of his
right hand that represents 5 of his friends. |
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Other Information |
He beat out 180,000 other applicants to win the title role
in Eragon (2006), a big-screen version of a popular novel by
author Christopher Paolini.
Has enjoyed participating in school plays since the age of
three. Notably, in his secondary school years, he played the
lead roles in his school's productions of 'Richard III' and
'Hamlet'.
Is an only child. His parents are divorced and his mother
now resides in Spain. His father, John, is a financial
consultant in London.
He attended at Eastbourne College, a private boarding school
located in East Sussex. He left school June 2006, before
completing his A-Levels, to undertake the lead role in
Eragon (2006).
He was suggested for the role of Peter Pevensie in the
Narnia series, but in the end William Moseley got the part.
His favorite actor is James Dean.
His favorite band is The Rolling Stones.
Has a girlfriend named Amy who attended the premiere of
Eragon in England with him. |
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