1. Edward John Speleers was born on 7 April 1988 and is an English actor.
33 Facts About Ed Speleers
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Ed Speleers is best known for playing the title role in the 2006 film Eragon, antagonist Stephen Bonnet in the TV series Outlander and Jimmy Kent in the TV series Downton Abbey.
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Ed Speleers has appeared as Rhys Montrose in the fourth season of You and Jack Crusher in the third season of Star Trek: Picard.
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Ed Speleers was born at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, England.
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Ed Speleers's parents divorced when he was three, with his mother residing in Spain and his father in London.
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Ed Speleers appeared in the comedy Moving Wallpaper and an episode of Moving Wallpaper: The Mole, which many saw as a parody of Echo Beach.
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In 2009 Ed Speleers took on the role of Robin Cecil Byng in the Japanese television miniseries Jiro Shirasu: Man of Honor, which highlighted the intermediary between American and Japanese negotiators at the conclusion of World War II.
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The next year, Ed Speleers played Jason Grint in the fantasy-adventure television film Witchville, and starred in Aimee Powell's short film Deathless.
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In 2011, Ed Speleers appeared in Julian Gilbey's action thriller film A Lonely Place to Die and Marion Pilowski's short film The Ride.
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In 2012 Ed Speleers starred as Jamie in Andy De Emmony's comedy horror film Love Bite, alongside Jessica Szohr and Timothy Spall.
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Ed Speleers appeared as the hunter Actaeon in the short promotional film Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 by Credit Suisse for an exhibition in the National Gallery.
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Ed Speleers was cast in the film A Dead Man in Deptford, based upon Anthony Burgess' novel of the same name, but the film was never completed.
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That same year, Ed Speleers was cast in the recurring role of Jimmy Kent in the award-winning ITV series Downton Abbey.
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Ed Speleers then starred as Sam in the 2014 thriller Plastic, which was written and directed by Julian Gilbey for Gateway Films.
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On 12 March 2014, it was reported that Ed Speleers was among five actors being considered for a lead role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but was cut during the casting process.
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In 2015 Ed Speleers had a small role in the BBC's historical drama mini-series Wolf Hall as Edward Seymour, brother of Henry VIII's third wife Jane Seymour.
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Ed Speleers played a leading role in the direct-to-DVD werewolf horror film Howl, as a young train conductor overseeing the final London train.
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That same year, Ed Speleers guest starred in the BBC One miniseries Partners in Crime, an adaptation of two of Agatha Christie's novels, which focused on crime-solving couple Tommy and Tuppence Beresford.
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Ed Speleers had a supporting role in Disney's fantasy adventure sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass from director James Bobin.
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In 2017 Ed Speleers was a producer on Barnaby Blackburn's short film Wale.
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In late 2017, Ed Speleers was confirmed to appear in seasons four and five of Starz's time-travel drama series Outlander as Irish smuggler and pirate Stephen Bonnet.
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In 2018 Ed Speleers starred in the dark comedy-horror film Zoo, which centers on a couple in crisis and attempting to reconcile during a zombie pandemic.
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Ed Speleers went on to feature in Lars von Trier's psychological thriller The House That Jack Built, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
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On 20 August 2018, Ed Speleers made his stage premiere in the play Rain Man, portraying the lead role of Charlie Babbitt.
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Ed Speleers was the narrator of a David Copperfield audiobook published by Penguin Classics.
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In 2023 Ed Speleers appeared in the fourth season of You as the main antagonist Rhys Montrose.
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Ed Speleers appeared as Jack Crusher, a main character and a secret son of the protagonist, in the final season of Star Trek: Picard.
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Ed Speleers's performance earned a Saturn Award nomination as a Best Supporting Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series.
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In 2024 Ed Speleers co-starred in the romantic comedy Irish Wish alongside Lindsay Lohan, and was a guest star in an episode of the British television series The Famous Five.
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Ed Speleers appeared in Midas Man, a biographical film on Brian Epstein who managed the Beatles.
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Ed Speleers starred in two short films, Deadline directed by Amy Gardner and Fudge Sundae directed by Georgia Redman.
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In 2025 BBC announced Speleers will appear as a guest star in the 2nd series of Black Ops.
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Ed Speleers is married to Asia Macey, with whom he has two children.