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Most Recent Role: Himself on Moving Wallpaper
Alias Name(s): Ed Speleers
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Chichester, West Sussex, England
Birthday: 12-21-1988
Birth Name: Edward John Speleers
Edward began acting at an early age, and performed in school plays while attending Eastbourne College. It was while acting at Eastbourne that Edward was discovered by Pippa Hall, the casting director for Narnia ; while Edward didn't get that role, it did eventually lead to his being cast as the lead in the 2006 movie Eragon .

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Moving Wallpaper
Episode 6
Friday 8 February 2008 on ITV1

Jonathan catches Sam with one of the actors, but don't know which one, but is determined to find out who it is. While the team worry that Sam's new storyline ideas could threaten the show.

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Edward made his feature film debut in Eragon. (edit)
Ed's favorite meal is his mother's Spaghetti Bolognaise, his favorite actor is James Dean, his favorite game is table football, his favorite band is The Rolling Stones, his favorite film is True Romance, and his favorite director is Martin Scorsese. (edit)
Edward was 7 years old when he played in his first stage production for Peter Pan at Dorset House School in Bury. (edit)
Ed was given the chance to play young Hannibal Lector in the movie Behind the Mask, but the role was later taken by French actor Gaspard Ulliel. (edit)
Edward was given the chance to play Peter in The Chronicles of Narnia, but the role was later taken by William Peter Moseley. (edit)

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Edward: (on his favourite actors) There are so many great actors, but I really have a lot of respect for Johnny Depp. I’ve seen a lot of movies with him in it and, even if it’s a film that wasn’t as successful as you thought it would be, I’ve never seen him put in a bad performance. My favorite actors from history have to be Steve McQueen and James Dean. (edit)
Edward Speleers: Portraying Eragon is about the learning curve, the coming of age and portraying this character who is in this stage between manhood and boyhood. He’s in that no man’s land, I guess. I had to portray that with the added pressure of becoming a dragon rider, which doesn’t happen to many people. I tried to keep him nice and natural and the earthy character that he is and take him from being a vulnerable, wide-eyed character to becoming a heroic figure. (edit)
Edward Spellers: Jeremy Irons, oh, wow, he’s one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met. He was my mentor on and off screen. He made me a better person and a better actor, I hope. He tried to develop certain skills in me and had lots of great advice and great things to say to me. He was just there for me the whole time. He was a solid guy. (edit)
Edward Speleers: I wasn't aware of the difficulty of the acting and it certainly would have put a lot of pressure on me, but I'm used to dealing with a lot of pressure. I just don't think about it. (edit)
Edward Speleers: I was telling everybody, 'I got the part! I got the part!' And then I realized that I had kept the audition a big secret, so nobody knew what I was talking about. (edit)
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