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Edward Charles Egerton Weeks (born 25 October 1980) is an English actor, comedian, writer and producer. He is best known for starring as Dr. Jeremy Reed in the
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/ Hulu comedy series ''
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'' (2012–2017). He also starred as Colin in the Fox comedy series ''
LA to Vegas ''LA to Vegas'' is an American sitcom that was broadcast on Fox. The series debuted on January 2, 2018, as a midseason entry in the 2017–18 television season. Starring Dylan McDermott, Kim Matula, Ed Weeks, Nathan Lee Graham, Olivia Macklin, a ...
'' (2018).


Early life and career

Weeks was born and raised in
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. His mother is a native of El Salvador. Weeks was educated at
Queen's College, Taunton Queen's College is a co-educational independent school located in Taunton, the county town of Somerset, England. It is a day/boarding school for children aged 0–18. The school incorporates nursery, pre-prep, Prep, and senior schools. The curre ...
and
Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge or Oxford. ...
, where he was President of the
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. Upon graduating, he wrote for various TV shows, including ''
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'', '' Clone'' and ''
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'' (all
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...
). As an actor, he appeared in ''
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'' (BBC), '' The IT Crowd'' (
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), ''
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'' (BBC) and '' Phoo Action'' (BBC) in which he played
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. He was
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's sidekick and co-prankster on her
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hidden camera show ''
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''.


U.S.

In 2011, Weeks moved to Los Angeles, and sold an original pilot to
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. In 2012, he was one of the first regular roles cast in ''
The Mindy Project ''The Mindy Project'' is an American romantic comedy television series created by and starring Mindy Kaling that began airing on Fox in September 2012 and finished its run of six seasons on Hulu in November 2017. The series was co-produced by Un ...
''. The show was picked up by
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in May 2012 and, after moving to Hulu, was renewed in 2017 for a 6th and final season. In 2015, Weeks guest-starred as a pretentious method actor on the
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series ''
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''. The same year, he appeared in the film ''
The Leisure Class ''The Leisure Class'' is a 2015 black comedy farce television film by HBO Films about a man who is trying to marry into a wealthy family and his unpredictable brother. The film was directed by '' Project Greenlight'' season four contest winner, Ja ...
''. In November 2015,
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bought the rights to a comedy series that Weeks co-wrote with Hannah Mackay (former writer on ''
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'') and ordered a pilot. The show was to be produced by Weeks, Mackay and
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. In March 2017, Weeks joined the Fox comedy pilot ''
LA to Vegas ''LA to Vegas'' is an American sitcom that was broadcast on Fox. The series debuted on January 2, 2018, as a midseason entry in the 2017–18 television season. Starring Dylan McDermott, Kim Matula, Ed Weeks, Nathan Lee Graham, Olivia Macklin, a ...
'', playing a recovering alcoholic/gambler/sex addict who is separated from his wife. In May the same year, the pilot was picked up for series.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weeks, Ed 1980 births Living people British actors of Latin American descent British male television writers English comedy writers English male comedians English male film actors English male television actors English people of Salvadoran descent English television writers People educated at Queen's College, Taunton People from Banbury 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors