Ed Westwick

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Biography

The actor's realistic portrayal of the preppy man-about-town gained him a multitude of fans and helped make the show one of the network's highest rated shows. As Chuck Bass, Westwick sported some of the most eccentric and unforgettable clothes on the show - think naughty schoolboy meets punk meets haughty Manhattan haute couture. Before "Gossip Girl," Westwick impressed critics with small but memorable roles in films such Alfonso Cuaron's …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

Edward Westwick on June 27, 1987 in Stevenage, England, GB

Career Milestones

2006

Appeared on the long-running BBC series "Casualty"

2006

First television appearance in "Doctors" for the BBC

2006

Had a small role in Alfonso Cuaron's "Children of Men" opposite Clive Owen and Julianne Moore

2006

Made film debut as Zoran in Anthony Mighella's "Breaking and Entering" opposite Jude Law and Juliette Binoche

2007

Cast as Chuck Bass, an overly confident and sexy bad boy on The CW series "Gossip Girl"

2009

Nominated for the 2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Villain

2011

Cast in the biographical drama "J. Edgar," directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio

2012

Cast as Tybalt in the remake of "Romeo & Juliet"; Julian Fellowes penned screenplay based on Shakespeare's classic