Ed Westwick

Birth Name:

Edward Westwick

Birth Place:

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Producer

Won a Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance Male in 2009 for his role in "Gossip Girl․"
Won a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain in 2008 for his role in "Gossip Girl․"
Started taking music lessons and attending a Saturday morning drama school when he was 6 years old
Quote: "Live fast, die young․ Be a good-looking corpse․ Leave a good-looking tattoo․"
Quote: "You have to do things that excite you; you have to have a passion for your work․ Otherwise you're just a face on the screen․"
Best known for playing the wealthy, unscrupulous Chuck on "Gossip Girl․"
Has multiple tattoos of song titles, as well as one that reads "I Heart Romance," which he got after seeing those words written in a bathroom stall in a bar in Brooklyn
Enjoys music, and sang the indie rock band The Filthy Youth before his television career took too much of his time for him to perform consistently
Stated that he is a football fan and a supporter of the Chelsea F․C
Some of his favorite bands are Kings of Leon, The Strokes, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, The Clash and The Cure

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