Ed Westwick
Ed Westwick
Edward Jack Peter "Ed" Westwickis an English actor and musician, best known for his role as Chuck Bass on The CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl. He has appeared in films such as the romantic crime drama Breaking and Entering, the comedy-drama Son of Rambow, the sci-fi drama S. Darko, the romantic comedy Chalet Girl, the biopic J. Edgar, the romantic drama Romeo and Juliet, the action thriller Last Flight, the crime drama Bone in the Throat, and the horror...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth27 June 1987
CityLondon, England
I don't come from a famous family and don't have this detachment from everyday people and everyday life. I'm just doing my job and the attention that comes with it is part of the territory.
Music gets inside you, music captures you. Music becomes your heartbeat. It’s a drug and makes you feel whatever the song’s about.
'Villain' is such a harsh word.
It's very difficult to juggle two careers, unless you're going to have someone put it all together for you. Because you're on TV, somebody just gives you a record deal - that's not how I'd want to get it, because it's just not real.
When I need to think of, like, a peaceful scene or something, I think of my back garden in summertime. And whenever I hear the lawnmower next door, I always think it's really peaceful.
Live fast, die young.
I've got a clear line between work and real life.
To be respected as an actor it doesn't help to be seen out in the clubs.
I like the glamorous indie rock look, like The Libertines. But you know, without the heroin needle sticking out of my arm.
I don't think musicals are my thing. I'm not a big fan. Definitely have to get on the stage and do something like a straight play.
This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I’m into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.
I can't stand watching myself on TV.
I was just doing bits and pieces of acting in the U.K. I'd been in the film 'Breaking and Entering' - Anthony Minghella gave me my start and I miss him dearly. Then I made the trip out to L.A., during one of their pilot seasons, which was when they were developing 'Gossip Girl,' and I auditioned, and things came together.
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.