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Ed Speleers

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He beat out 180,000 other applicants to win the title role in Eragon (2006), a big-screen version of a popular novel by author Christopher Paolini.

Has enjoyed participating in school plays since the age of three. Notably, in his secondary school years, he played the lead roles in his school's productions of 'Richard III' and 'Hamlet'.

Is an only child. His parents are divorced and his mother now resides in Spain. His father, John, is a financial consultant in London.

He attended at Eastbourne College, a private boarding school located in East Sussex. He left school June 2006, before completing his A-Levels, to undertake the lead role in Eragon (2006).

He was suggested for the role of Peter Pevensie in the Narnia series, but in the end William Moseley got the part.

His favorite actor is James Dean.

His favorite band is The Rolling Stones.

He had a girlfriend named Amy Davis who did not attend the premiere of Eragon in England with him as the producers wanted him to appear single. She is now training as a make-up artist without him.

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