Ed Speleers
Ed Speleers
Edward John "Ed" Speleers is an English actor and producer. He is best known for playing the title role in the 2006 film Eragon, as well as starring in Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning TV series Downton Abbey...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth7 April 1988
thinking people looks
If I look at the people that I look up to, a lot of them don't come to the forefront until their early to mid-30s. I think the most exciting roles are definitely yet to come.
thinking eight too-much
I think I was shown Pulp Fiction and Goodfellas at seven or eight. That's really bad. I think I've turned out all right; it didn't harm me too much.
character thinking trying
When I'm putting the character together I try to find music that I think fits the character...
kids thinking play
From a stupidly young age I was always involved in anything, whether it be a nativity play or little kids plays. Wherever it was, I was involved and I think it was because more than anything, I wanted to be the center of attention.
thinking important more-time
What I like doing these days is spending more time with coaches because I think it's important to work on yourself.
thinking band heavy
I like going to see live bands. Live bands can be quite heavy, but I think it's very relaxing at the same time because you feel so happy and chilled-out.
thinking special ugly
I don't think I'm ugly, but I never thought I was that special.
dark thinking fans
I'm a big fan of British cinema; I think we make some unbelievably brilliant films, but they can quite often have a dark feel.
interesting people different
People have interesting things to say and you're only going to learn from different people's experience and knowledge.
world branches littles
I did listen to 1920s jazz or Al Johnson and a lot of early singers coming out of England. I would branch out a little bit to get a sense of the world that he might be coming into, in the '30s when jazz was changing.
brother school years
I've got to give my brother a lot of credit because he's always introduced me to a lot of things and those films spiked an interest of, "Wow, this is an incredible world, how do you be a part of that?" That definitely helped me through my school years of doing theater.
acting remember wanted
I've always loved [acting] and I've always wanted to [do it] from as far back as I can remember.
people ifs i-can
I can get quite down on myself because if people don't like what you're doing, it's hard.
comedy
Comedy is not something that had necessarily jumped out as something I'd immediately go for.