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Ed Weeks

b. 1980

British actor

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Born 1980. Ed Weeks is a British actor, screenwriter, comedian, film actor and television actor.

Edward Charles Egerton Weeks (born 25 October 1980) is an English actor. He is best known for starring as Dr. Jeremy Reed in the Fox/Hulu comedy series The Mindy Project (2012–2017). He also starred as Colin in the Fox comedy series LA to Vegas.

Early life and career Weeks was born and raised in England. His mother is a native of El Salvador. Weeks was educated at Queen's College, Taunton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Footlights. Upon graduating, he wrote for various TV shows, including Man Stroke Woman, Clone and Hotel Trubble (all BBC).

As an actor, he appeared in My Family (BBC), The IT Crowd (Channel 4), Not Going Out (BBC) and Phoo Action (BBC) in which he played Prince William. He was Olivia Lee's sidekick and co-prankster on her Comedy Central hidden camera show Dirty Sexy Funny.

U.S. In 2011, Weeks moved to Los Angeles, and sold an original pilot to CBS. In 2012, he was one of the first regular roles cast in The Mindy Project.

The show was picked up by Fox 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 USA Network series Royal Pains. The same year, he appeared in the film The Leisure Class.

In November 2015, ABC bought the rights to a comedy series that Weeks co-wrote with Hannah Mackay (former writer on Peep Show) and ordered a pilot. The show was to be produced by Weeks, Mackay and Mindy Kaling.

In March 2017, Weeks joined the Fox comedy pilot LA to Vegas, playing an economics professor commuting to Vegas every weekend to see his toddler son. In May the same year, the pilot was picked up for series.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Fused Simon Short film 2009 The Interviewee Interviewer No. 3 Short film 2015 3rd Street Blackout Nathan Blonket 2015 Charles Devonshire HBO's Project Greenlight 2020 Sylvie's Love Chase Nickerson 2025DropPhil

Television Year Title Role Notes 2005–2007 Man Stroke Woman Writer; 8 episodes 2007 Comedy Shuffle Various 2 episodes; also writer 2008 Phoo Action Prince William One-off drama 2009 Not Going Out Robin Episode: "Party" 2009 Transmission Impossible with Ed and Oucho Chad Whackman Episode 8 2010–2011 Dirty Sexy Funny Various 16 episodes; also writer 2010 John Episode: "Jen the Fredo" 2010 My Family Wilkinson Episode: "Slammertime" 2010 Hotel Trubble Darren Chiseljaw Episode: "Strictly Come Prancing" 2011 Dick and Dom's Funny Business Dexter 2 episodes 2012–2017 Dr. Jeremy Reed Series regular; 107 episodes 2015 Royal Pains Cole Chapman Smith Guest star 2015 Project Greenlight Self 2016 House of Lies Daniel Hathaway Guest star 2018 LA to Vegas Colin McCormack Series regular 2019–2020 American Housewife British Greg Otto 2 episodes 2020Robot Chicken Jared Nomak, Superglue (voice) Episode: "Buster Olive in: The Monkey Got Closer Overnight" 2022 Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight Colin (voice) 3 episodes 2023 Not Dead Yet Phillip 3 episodes 2024 Velma Mr. S (voice) Episode: "The Mystery of Teen Romance"

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Education
Trinity College, Queen's College, Trinity College, Cambridge
Also known as
Edward Charles Egerton "Ed" Weeks, Edward Charles Egerton Weeks

Family & relationships

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Bellamy Young

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ed Weeks?

British actor

When was Ed Weeks born?

Ed Weeks was born on 25 October 1980 in Banbury.

What is Ed Weeks's occupation?

Ed Weeks is an actor, screenwriter, comedian, film actor and television actor.

What nationality is Ed Weeks?

Ed Weeks is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ed Weeks

· Wikidata: Q16221242

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