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Weeks at PaleyFest 2013
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Born |
Edward Charles Egerton Weeks 25 October 1980 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer, producer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Partner(s) | Bellamy Young (2016–present) |
Edward Charles Egerton "Ed" Weeks (born 25 October 1980 in Banbury, England) is an English actor, comedian, writer and producer. He plays Dr. Jeremy Reed on the Fox (now Hulu) comedy series The Mindy Project.
Weeks's mother is a native of El Salvador, although Weeks was born and raised in England.
Weeks was educated at Queen's College, Taunton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Footlights. Upon graduating, he wrote for various TV shows, including Man Stroke Woman, Clone and Hotel Trubble (all BBC).
As an actor, he appeared in My Family (BBC), The IT Crowd (Channel 4), Not Going Out (BBC) and Phoo Action (BBC) in which he played Prince William. He was Olivia Lee's sidekick and co-prankster on her Comedy Central hidden camera show Dirty Sexy Funny.
In 2011, Weeks moved to Los Angeles, whereupon he sold an original pilot to CBS. In 2012, he was one of the first regular roles cast in The Mindy Project, a comedy pilot from The Office's Mindy Kaling.