Chace Crawford - wikipedia Chace Crawford Chace Crawford Crawford at the premiere What to Expect When You 're Expecting in 2012 Christopher Chace Crawford ( 1985 - 07 - 18 ) July 18, 1985 ( age 32 ) Lubbock, Texas, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 2006 -- present Relatives Candice Crawford ( sister ) Tony Romo ( brother - in - law ) Christopher Chace Crawford ( born July 18, 1985 ) is an American actor, known for his portrayal of Nate Archibald on The CW 's teen drama series Gossip Girl ( 2007 -- 12 ). He is also known for starring in the films The Covenant ( 2006 ), The Haunting of Molly Hartley ( 2008 ), Twelve ( 2010 ), and What to Expect When You 're Expecting ( 2012 ). In 2015, he portrayed Billy LeFever in ABC 's short - lived drama series Blood & Oil. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2.1 2006 -- 12 : Beginnings and Gossip Girl 2.2 2013 -- present : Film roles and Blood & Oil 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life and education Crawford was born in Lubbock, Texas. His father, Chris, is a dermatologist, and his mother, Dana, is a teacher. He has a younger sister, former beauty queen Candice Crawford. Crawford was raised a Southern Baptist. While his father was a medical student, Chace lived in Bloomington, Minnesota, for four years, attending Ridgeview Elementary School. When his father completed his training, the family moved back to Texas and settled in Plano, a suburb of Dallas. Crawford was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder as a child. During high school, he worked in an Abercrombie & Fitch store and modeled for Hollister. He graduated from Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, Texas, in 2003. Following his graduation, Crawford attended Pepperdine University, studying broadcast journalism and marketing, but dropped out after a few semesters to focus on his acting career. He temporarily worked as a car valet to make ends meet. Career 2006 -- 12 : beginnings and Gossip Girl Crawford at Nintendo 's Mario Kart Wii launch party, April 2008 Crawford made his film debut in the 2006 supernatural horror - thriller The Covenant, as Tyler Simms. In March 2007, he landed the role of main character Nate Archibald on The CW 's teen drama series Gossip Girl, making his television debut. In 2008, Crawford co-starred in the crime - thriller Loaded, and portrayed the lead role in the supernatural horror film The Haunting of Molly Hartley. The following year, he played English singer - songwriter Leona Lewis ' boyfriend in the video for her single `` I Will Be '', which was released in January 2009. That same year, Crawford was named `` Summer 's Hottest Bachelor '' by People. Crawford has also done a public service announcement for Do Something 's Teens for Jeans campaign. He then portrayed the lead role, a drug dealer named White Mike, in the film Twelve, directed by Joel Schumacher. Based on Nick McDonell 's novel of the same name, the film premiered at Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2010. He was tapped to play the lead in the remake of Footloose, even beginning rehearsals for the role, before dropping out after a number of weeks. Kenny Wormald was eventually cast for the role. In 2011, Crawford starred in the film Peace, Love & Misunderstanding alongside Jane Fonda and Catherine Keener. He portrayed a war - protesting butcher named Cole, a love interest of one of the main characters. In 2012, Crawford starred alongside Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez in What to Expect When You 're Expecting, directed by Kirk Jones. It is a film adaptation of the book of the same name by Heidi Murkoff. Crawford played Marco in one of the film 's interlocking stories. His character reunited with an old flame after a turf war between their food trucks, and they embarked on a journey together in the wake of a surprise pregnancy. 2013 -- present : film roles and Blood & Oil Crawford at The CW 's upfront Presentation, May 2009 In January 2014, Crawford signed on to guest star as Biff McIntosh, Quinn Fabray 's ( Dianna Agron ) new boyfriend, on the 100th episode of the Fox comedy - drama series Glee, which aired on March 18, 2014. In March 2014, Crawford landed the lead role of Cooper Pollard in the independent comedy Mountain Men. The film follows two brothers who do not get along as they take a trip to the mountain to look for their missing father, however they get stuck there and have no other choice but to work together to get back home. The film co-stars Tyler Labine. In April 2014, it was reported that Crawford had landed the lead role of Jacob Martin in the psychological thriller film Eloise, directed by Robert Legato and written by Chris Borrelli. The film is about four friends who break into an asylum so Jacob could get an inheritance of the death certificate. Once inside the asylum, they discover the truth about their tragic past. It also stars Eliza Dushku, Brandon T. Jackson, and PJ Byrne. On March 11, 2015, it was reported that Crawford had been cast in ABC 's primetime soap opera Blood & Oil, portraying the lead role of Billy LeFever. The series was cancelled after a short run of 10 episodes. In 2016, Crawford played the role Arthur Barone in the independent sports comedy - drama film Undrafted, written and directed by Joe Mazzello. Based on the true story of a promising young baseball player, the project was filmed at Dunsmore Park in La Crescenta, California. Also that year, he had a minor role in the film Rules Do n't Apply, written and directed by Warren Beatty. In April 2016, it was announced that Crawford had landed the role of Egon in the comedy film I Do... Until I Do n't opposite Amber Heard and Ed Helms. The film was written and directed by Lake Bell. In the same month, it was reported by TheWrap that he would perform in a live - reading of the Black List script College Republicans, portraying the role of John F. Kinney. The reading took place at the Montalban Theater on April 23, 2016. In March 2017, it was announced that Crawford had joined the cast of the comedy show Casual in the recurring role of Byron. The same year, he signed on to star in the crime movie Riptide as Landen, a thriller film Nighthawks opposite actor Kevin Zegers and Janet Montgomery, and comedy film All About Nina as Joe. In January 2018, it was announced that Crawford has been cast as The Deep in The Boys, Amazon Studios adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book with the same name. In the same year, he was cast in the thriller film Charlie Says as murderer Tex Watson. Personal life Crawford shared an apartment with his Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick in Chelsea, Manhattan, at the beginning of the series in 2007 until July 2009, when Crawford moved out to rent an apartment in the Wall Street area. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Covenant Tyler Simms 2008 Loaded Hayden Price 2008 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Joseph Young Twelve White Mike 2011 Peace, Love & Misunderstanding Cole 2012 What to Expect When You 're Expecting Marco 2014 Mountain Men Cooper Pollard 2015 Cry of Fear Mike 2016 Undrafted Arthur Barone 2016 Rules Do n't Apply Young Actor 2017 Eloise Jacob Martin 2017 I Do... Until I Do n't Egon 2018 All About Nina Joe Lead role 2018 Nighthawks Stan Post-production 2018 Charlie Says Tex Watson Post-production 2018 Riptide Landen Post-production Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Long Lost Son Matthew Williams / Mark Halloran Television film 2007 -- 2012 Gossip Girl Nate Archibald 115 episodes 2008 -- 2010 Family Guy Various voices 4 episodes 2009 Robot Chicken John Connor ( voice ) Episode : `` Cannot Be Erased, So Sorry '' 2014 Glee Biff McIntosh Episode : `` 100 '' 2015 Blood & Oil Billy LeFever 10 episodes 2017 Casual Byron 2 episodes 2019 The Boys The Deep TBA Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result Ref ( s ) 2008 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor : Drama Gossip Girl Nominated Choice TV : Breakout Star Male Won 2009 Choice TV Actor : Drama Won Choice Male Hottie Himself Nominated Choice TV Actor : Drama Gossip Girl Won 2011 People 's Choice Award Favorite TV Drama Actor Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor : Drama Won 2012 Choice Movie : Male Scene Stealer What to Expect When You 're Expecting Nominated 2016 People 's Choice Award Favorite Actor in a New TV Series Blood & Oil Nominated References Jump up ^ Donaldson James, Susan ( September 20, 2007 ). `` ' Gossip Girl ' Triumphs Over ' O.C., ' Say New York Preppies ''. ABC News. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2008. Jump up ^ Eiserer, Tanya ( June 7, 2010 ). `` ' Gossip Girl ' star Chace Crawford arrested in Plano for marijuana possession ''. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 7, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Chace Crawford ''. People. Retrieved February 16, 2014. Jump up ^ Bawden, Jim ( September 18, 2007 ). `` Chace Crawford next teen sensation ''. Toronto Star. Retrieved October 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Chace Crawford believes in his genes ''. Blockbuster. September 19, 2009. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011. Jump up ^ Raubolt, Jordan N. ( November 16, 2007 ). `` Crowning achievement ''. Columbia Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2010. ^ Jump up to : Eyre, Hermione ( August 5, 2010 ). `` Chace Crawford is hot gossip ''. London Evening Standard. Retrieved June 23, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Tracy, Kathleen ( February 20, 2013 ). 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Jump up ^ Donahue, Emily ( February 13, 2009 ). `` The Five Hottest Heartthrobs Without A Date For Valentine 's Day ''. MTV News. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ Carson, Angela ( April 9, 2009 ). `` Gossip Girl 's Ed Westwick Gets Chunky, Chace Crawford Slims Down ''. The National Ledger. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Chace Crawford Drops Out Of Footloose ''. Us Weekly. April 13, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Peace, Love & Misunderstanding ''. ComingSoon.net. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ Kit, Borys ( June 16, 2010 ). `` Chace Crawford joins ' Peace ' pic ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ Chitwood, Adam ( July 12, 2011 ). `` Chace Crawford Joins What to Expect When You 're Expecting ''. Collider. Retrieved December 20, 2014. Jump up ^ Malkin, Marc ( January 10, 2014 ). `` Glee Scoop ! Chace Crawford Signs on for 100th Episode -- Find Out Who He 's Playing ! ''. E ! Online. Retrieved March 17, 2014. Jump up ^ Rooney, David F. ( March 17, 2014 ). `` Lights ! Camera ! Action ! Revelstoke to star in a new film ''. The Revelstoke Current. Retrieved March 17, 2014. Jump up ^ Kay, Jeremy ( April 2, 2014 ). `` Mountain Men to kick off in BC ''. Screen Daily. Retrieved April 9, 2014. Jump up ^ Fleming Jr, Mike ( April 25, 2014 ). `` Hot Cannes Sales Title : Chace Crawford Stars In Psychological Thriller ' Eloise ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2014. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( March 11, 2015 ). `` Chace Crawford To Topline ABC Pilot ' Boom ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Jump up ^ `` ' Undrafted ', starring Tyler Hoechlin and Chace Crawford, filming in La Crescenta, CA ''. On Location Vacations. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Photo Flash : Aaron Tveit, Chace Crawford & More Shoot UNDRAFTED ''. Broadway World. September 22, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2013. Jump up ^ Goude, Rosie ( April 1, 2014 ). `` Chace Crawford has a new love and movie, `` Undrafted '' ``. Fan Share. 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Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( January 17, 2018 ). `` ' The Boys ' : Antony Starr, Chace Crawford, Dominique McElligott & Jessie Usher Cast In Amazon 's Superhero Drama Series ''. Deadline. Jump up ^ `` Chace Crawford joins Charles Manson biopic Charlie Says ''. Black Hills Pioneer. March 22, 2018. Jump up ^ Leonard, Elizabeth ; Garcia, Jennifer ( June 29, 2009 ). `` Chace Crawford Bachelor No. 1 ''. People. Retrieved June 23, 2013. Jump up ^ Tartaglione, Nancy ( July 13, 2009 ). `` Chace Crawford Moves Out of Ed Westwick 's Apartment ''. Us Weekly. Retrieved June 23, 2013. Jump up ^ `` 2008 Teen Choice Awards Nominees & Winners ''. About.com. 2008. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011. Jump up ^ Carroll, Larry ( August 10, 2009 ). `` ' Twilight, ' Britney Spears Big Winners At The Teen Choice Awards ''. MTV News. Retrieved June 7, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Teen Choice Awards 2009 nominees ''. Los Angeles Times. June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2012. 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Question: who is the actor that plays nate in gossip girl
Answer: Christopher Chace Crawford