Ed Westwick

Ed Westwick or Edward Jack P. Westwick is an English actor and musician born on June 27, 1987 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England to parents Carole and Peter Westwick. He is an emerging young British actor trained at The National Youth Theatre in London. His first on-screen credits include guest stints in various British TV dramas. He established his footing on the small screen with roles in “Doctors & Casualty” before making an impressive leap to the big screen with a small role in director Alfonso Cuarn’s critically acclaimed sci-fi feature “Children of Men” in 2006, and the acclaimed coming-of-age drama “Son of Rambow” a low-budget indie that sparked a heated bidding war in 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival. Immediately thereafter, the rising star worked with Oscar-nominated director Anthony Minghella on the romantic drama “Breaking and Entering”, followed by a part in the television series “Afterlife”.
Westwick's biggest breakthrough role, however, came from the United States. In 2007, he joined the cast of the CW teen drama series “Gossip Girl”, based on the book series of the same name. His portrayal of the ambitious, playing filthy-rich bad boy Chuck Bass earned him some acclaim, not to mention a loyal following. Despite of tight schedules, he also found time to front the British indie rock bond “The Filthy Youth" along with Benjamin Lewis Allingham, Jimmy Wright, Mitch Cox and John Vooght. He is also the latest face of the 2011-2012 campaign for the Philippine clothing brand Penshoppe.