Ed Westwick

Ed Westwick
Westwick in July 2010
Born	Edward Jack Peter Westwick (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 29) Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Occupation	Actor musician
Years active	2006–present

Edward Jack Peter "Ed" Westwick (born 27 June 1987) is an English actor and musician, best known for his role as Chuck Bass on The CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007–12). He made his feature film debut in Children of Men (2006) and has since appeared in the films Breaking and Entering (2006), Son of Rambow (2007), S. Darko (2009), Chalet Girl (2011), J. Edgar (2011), Romeo and Juliet (2013), Bone in the Throat (2015), Freaks of Nature (2015), and Billionaire Ransom (2016).

Westwick was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. He is the third and youngest child of Carole (née Blenkiron), an educational psychologist, and Peter Westwick, a university lecturer. He has two older brothers. He began music lessons and attended a Saturday morning drama school from the age of six. He was educated at The Barclay School and North Hertfordshire College, where he took A-levels in business, law, and communication. He later trained at the National Youth Theatre in London.

Westwick made his film debut in Breaking and Entering (2006), following an open audition casting call sent to the National Youth Theatre. He went on to guest star in the British television series Doctors as Holden, Casualty as Johnny Cullin, and Afterlife as Darren. He also had a minor role in the film Children of Men (2006). He commented, "I needed to get some experience. I needed to be on set, in front of the camera."