Trent Ford

Trent Ford is an American-born English actor and model.

Early life and education Ford was born in Akron, Ohio. His father was a test pilot for the United States Navy, and his mother was a British Airways head stewardess from Birmingham, West Midlands. His parents met in Kuwait. He moved to the United Kingdom at the age of one with his parents and grew up in Cradley, West Midlands and Malvern, Worcestershire with his brother and two sisters. He studied English and economics at Clare College, Cambridge.

Career Ford starred in the films Deeply (with Kirsten Dunst), Gosford Park, Slap Her... She's French (released in the U.S. as She Gets What She Wants), How to Deal (with Mandy Moore), and September Dawn (opposite Jon Voight). Ford portrayed Jean-Paul de Bourbon, the French boyfriend of Zoey Bartlet (Elisabeth Moss) in six episodes of the fourth season of the television drama The West Wing, and Superman's future enemy, Mr. Mxyzptlk, in the fourth season episode of Smallville titled "Jinx". He appeared as Steve in one episode of the FOX/WB sitcom Grounded for Life opposite Donal Logue and Megyn Price. He also played Benjamin Chow, the boyfriend of Kat Warbler (Lizzy Caplan's character), in five episodes of the CBS sitcom The Class. In the first season of the NBC series Life, he played Jeffrey Farmer opposite Damian Lewis.

Ford was the leading man in the global advertising campaign for the Calvin Klein perfume Eternity Moment opposite Scarlett Johansson, shot by Peter Lindbergh. Ford has also appeared in advertising campaigns for Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Valentino.

In 2008, Ford starred in the love story/thriller Rez Bomb about a Lakota girl and a white boy who are very much in love but get themselves into trouble with a brutal money lender.

Ford played a vampire named Trevor in three episodes of The CW supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries. In November 2011, Ford appeared in one episode of the CW drama 90210. In March 2012, Ford filmed J. J. Abrams' CW TV pilot Shelter, portraying a British rock star named Tyler Dean.

In May 2012, Ford played the lead role, Alex, in a short film titled Shoot'er, opposite Nikki Sixx, directed by P.R. Brown.

On September 29, 2013, Ford appeared in the Season 6 premiere episode of The Mentalist on CBS.

Ford starred in Burning Blue, a military drama about two Navy fighter pilots who find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship, throwing their lives and careers into disarray. Lionsgate released the film on June 6, 2014.

On August 6, 2014, Sixx:A.M. premiered their music video for the single "Gotta Get It Right" off their Modern Vintage album, featuring Ford.

Ford starred with Mischa Barton in Deserted, a thriller about a road trip to Death Valley that results in getting hopelessly lost in the most stunning yet unforgiving topographical terrain on the planet.

Ford starred in Superior, a short film about a stranger passing through town who sparks a teenage girl's desire to distinguish herself from her identical twin sister. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2015.

Personal life Ford has been in a relationship with American actress and model Natalie Cohen since March 2011.

Filmography +Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Deeply James 2001 Gosford Park Jeremy Blond 2002 She Gets What She Wants Ed Mitchell 2003 How to Deal Macon Forrester 2005 The Island Calvin Klein Model 2006 Park Nathan 2006 Shark Bait Percy (voice) 2007 September Dawn Jonathan Samuelson 2008 Rez Bomb Scott 2012 Shoot'er Shoot'er 2012 Possessions Orlando 2013 Platypus the Musical Daniel 2014 Burning Blue Daniel Lynch 2015 Superior Joe 2016 Deserted Troy

+Television Year Title Role Notes 2002–2003 The West Wing Jean-Paul Pierre Claude Charpentier, Vicomte de Bourbon 6 Episodes 2004 Smallville Mikhail Mxyzptlk Episode: "Jinx" 2004 Grounded for Life Steve Episode: "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" 2007 The Class Benjamin Chow 5 Episodes 2007 Life Jeffrey Farmer Episode: "A Civil War" 2010–2011 The Vampire Diaries Trevor 3 Episodes 2011 90210 Fashion Design Instructor Episode: "Project Runaway" 2012 Shelter Tyler Dean Main Cast, CW TV Pilot 2013 The Mentalist Gavin Yardley Episode: "The Desert Rose"