ED SPELEERS (actor; Great Britain)
Guest appearance: Saturday 12th April 2025
Ed Speleers is a British actor. While still in school he performed in school productions such as A Midsummer Night's Dream and Richard III. In addition to acting, Speleers wrote a play, entitled Retribution, that was performed at Eastbourne College, in Sussex, where he attended.
Speleers' first professional role in 2006 was the lead in 20th Century Fox's screen version of Christopher Paolini's book ERAGON.
In 2012, he was cast in the recurring role of Jimmy Kent in the award-winning ITV series DOWNTON ABBEY.
In late 2017, Speleers was confirmed to appear in seasons four and five of Starz's time-travel drama series OUTLANDER as Irish smuggler and pirate Stephen Bonnet. He made his final appearance as Stephen Bonnet in 2020.
In 2023, Speleers appeared in the fourth season of YOU as the main antagonist Rhys Montrose. He also appeared as Jack Crusher, a main character and a secret son of the protagonist, in the final season of STAR TREK: PICARD. His performance earned a Saturn Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series. This was his third Saturn Award nomination overall.
