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Edward John Speleers (born 7 April 1988) is an English actor and producer. He is best known for playing the
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in the 2006 film ''
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'', the antagonist character Stephen Bonnet in the TV series '' Outlander'', as well as James "Jimmy" Kent in the TV series ''
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''. Speleers has been nominated for both the
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s, as Best Young Actor, and the
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, for a short film he co-produced.


Early life

Speleers was born at
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,
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,
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,
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. He is of Belgian descent. His parents divorced when he was three, with his mother residing in
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and his father in London. He has two older half brothers. While still in school, Speleers performed in school productions such as ''
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'' and ''
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''. In addition to acting, Speleers wrote a play that was performed at
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, in Sussex, where he attended. Extraordinarily controversial, ''Retribution'' dealt with the subject of
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and was met with stunned reactions. Speleers completed his education in 2006.


Career


2006-2010

Speleers' first professional role in 2006 was the lead in
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's screen version of
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's hit book ''
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''. Before landing the role of Eragon, he auditioned for various roles, including Peter Pevensie in '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', which he lost to William Moseley. His next role, in 2008, was Jimmy Penwarden on the British prime time series ''
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''. He also appeared in the comedy ''
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'' and an episode of ''Moving Wallpaper: The Mole'', which many saw as a parody of ''Echo Beach''. 2009 saw Speleers tackle the role of Robin Cecil Byng in the Japanese television miniseries ''Jiro Shirasu: Man of Honor,'' which highlighted the intermediary between American and Japanese negotiators at the conclusion of World War II. The next year, Speleers played the role of Jason Grint in the
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fantasy-adventure film ''
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'' and starred in director Aimee Powell's short film ''Deathless''. Continuing with short films in 2011, Speleers appeared in director Marion Pilowski's short ''The Ride'' and Julian Gilbey's short ''A Lonely Place to Die''.


2012-2015

In 2012, Speleers starred as Jamie in Andy de Emmony's comedy horror film ''
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,'' alongside
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and
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. He cast in the film ''A Dead Man in Deptford'', based upon
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' novel of the same name, but the film was never completed. That same year Speleers was cast in the recurring role of Jimmy Kent in the award-winning ITV series ''
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''. The short film ''Turncoat'' (2013), from Dark Matter productions, featured Speleers as Nathan Reese. He then starred as Sam in 2014's thriller ''
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'', which was written and directed by
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for
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. Production was shot in
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from January 2013. On 12 March 2014 it was reported that Speleers was among five actors being considered for a lead role in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens,'' but was cut during the casting process''.'' In 2015, Speleers had a small role in the
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's historical drama mini-series ''
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'' as Edward Seymour, brother of
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's third wife
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. He also played a leading role in the
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,'' as a young
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overseeing the final London train. That same year, Speleers guest starred in the
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six-part mini-series '' Partners in Crime'', an adaptation of two of
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's novels, which focused on crime-solving couple Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Speleers appeared in three episodes based on the story ''
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'', in the role of Carl Denim. He went on to portray Greg in director Omer Fast's psychological thriller ''
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''.


2016-present

In 2016, he played the role of Slean in
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's epic fantasy drama television series from, '' Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands''. He had a supporting role in
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's fantasy adventure sequel ''
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'' from director by
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. The following year he starred in the biopic '' Breathe'', opposite
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. The film, actor
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' directoral debut, follows the experiences of
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, who is recognized as having helped pioneer the development of wheelchairs equipped with mechanical lungs. In 2017, Speleers was a producer on Barnaby Blackburn's short film ''Wale''. The film, which centers on racial prejudices in Britain today, was nominated for a
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in 2018 in the
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category. In late 2017, Speleers was confirmed to appear in season four and five of
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's time-travel drama series '' Outlander'' as Irish smuggler and pirate Stephen Bonnet. In 2018, Speleers starred in the dark comedy-horror film ''Zoo'', which centers on a couple in crisis and attempting to reconcile during a zombie pandemic. He went on to feature in
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's psychological thriller '' The House That Jack Built'', which premiered at the
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. On 20 August 2018, Speleers made his stage premiere in the play ''Rain Man'', portraying the lead role of Charlie Babbitt. The play, based upon the film of the same, name, was directed by Jonathan O'Boyle and has toured various theatres throughout the
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. Romantic comedy ''For Love or Money'' featured Speleers as Johnny, opposite
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and
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, in 2019. He is co-starring in the upcoming
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''
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'' alongside
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.


Personal life

Speleers lives in
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,
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. He is married to Asia Macey, the couple have two children.


Filmography


Film


Shorts


Television


Theatre


Video Games


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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