Scott Speedman

He was born Robert Scott Speedman on Sept. 1, 1975 in London, England to Scottish parents Mary Campbell, an elementary school teacher and champion runner, and Roy Speedman, a department store buyer. The family moved to Toronto, Ontario when was four and attended Earl Haig Secondary School where he spent his spare time training as a competitive swimmer. He is a member of the Canadian Junior National Swim Team and placed ninth during Olympic Trials in 1992. His interest diverted into acting when he was forced to leave the sport due to neck injury. He went on to attend the University of Toronto and York University to study his craft.
He first auditioned for the role of Robin in the film “Batman”, which was being cast in Toronto then. Although he did not get the role and was given to Chris O’Donnell, the audition gave Speedman the exposure he needed and quickly landed an agent and began auditioning for Canadian television and film roles. His first television appearance was in 1995 on the Canadian series Net Worth. After burning out on smaller television roles, Speedman decided to go to New York to study his craft, studying for a short time at the Neighborhood Playhouse before dropping out and returning home to Toronto.
Speedman made his breakthrough when he got the role of Ben Covington in television series called “Felicity” opposite Keri Russell. He received much acclaim on the popular series especially from young female viewers. Soon after, he began to get offers for more prominent roles while working on the series. He landed the role of Billy Hannan opposite Gwyneth PAltrwo in the film “Duets”, the role had originally been offered to Brad Pitt who exited the film after splitting from Paltrow. After Felicity, Speedman made his debut on the big screen landed a role opposite Kurt Russell in the critically acclaimed cop-drama “Dark Blue”. He then got the role in the critically acclaimed independent drama “My Life Without Me” portraying the husband of a terminally ill woman opposite fellow Canadian and high-school alum Sarah Polley.
With his remarkable work on the film, Speedman was recognized and won a "Golden Wave Award". His first major lead role was in the supernatural thriller “Underworld” opposite Kate Beckinsale. Making an impression on audiences in the stylized vampire-werewolf pic, Speedman was honored with a Saturn Award in the category "Cinescape Face of the Future Award". Then, he went on to star alongside James Marsden in the thriller “The 24th Day” and opposite Ice Cube in “XXX: State of the Union”. Upon the success of the first Underwold film, Speedman reprised his role as Michael Corvin in the 2006 sequel “Underworld: Evolution”. He also appeared in the 2008 horror-thriller “The Strangers” with Liv Tyler, in the film “Adoration” alongside Rachel Blanchard and in the independent Western “The Last Rites of Ransom Pride” alongside Lizzy Caplan and Dwight Yoakum.