Chace Crawford

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]. 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. In 2019, he appeared as a member of the main cast of the Amazon Prime Video original series The Boys, based on the comic book series of the same name, portraying The Deep.
== Early life and education ==
Crawford was born in [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubbock,_Texas Lubbock, Texas]. His father, Chris, is a [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatology dermatologist], and his mother, Dana, is a teacher. He has a younger sister, former [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Missouri_USA Miss Missouri USA] winner and [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_USA Miss USA] contestant Candice Crawford. Crawford was raised a Southern Baptist. While his father was a medical student, Chace lived in [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomington,_Minnesota Bloomington, Minnesota], for four years, attending [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgeview_Elementary_School Ridgeview Elementary School]. When his father completed his training, the family moved back to Texas and settled in [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plano,_Texas Plano], a suburb of [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas Dallas].
During high school, he worked in an [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abercrombie_&_Fitch Abercrombie & Fitch] store and modeled for [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollister_Co. Hollister]. He graduated from [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Christian_Academy_(Addison,_Texas) Trinity Christian Academy] in [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addison,_Texas Addison, Texas], in 2003. Following graduation, Crawford attended [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepperdine_University 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 ===
[[File:Chace_Crawford_2.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chace_Crawford_2.jpg|left|thumb|240x240px|Crawford at [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo Nintendo]'s [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kart_Wii Mario Kart Wii] launch party, April 2008]]
Crawford made his film debut in the 2006 supernatural horror-thriller [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Covenant_(film) The Covenant], as Tyler Simms. In March 2007, he landed the role of main character [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Archibald_(Gossip_Girl) Nate Archibald] on [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_CW The CW]'s teen drama series [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossip_Girl Gossip Girl], making his television debut. In 2008, Crawford co-starred in the crime-thriller [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_(2008_film) Loaded], and portrayed the lead role in the supernatural horror film [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunting_of_Molly_Hartley The Haunting of Molly Hartley]. The following year, he played English singer-songwriter [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leona_Lewis Leona Lewis]' boyfriend in the video for her single "[./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Will_Be_(song) I Will Be]", which was released in January 2009. That same year, Crawford was named "Summer's Hottest Bachelor" by [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_(magazine) People].
Crawford has also done a [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service_announcement public service announcement] for [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Something Do Something]'s Teens for Jeans campaign. He then portrayed the lead role, a drug dealer named White Mike, in the film [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_(2010_film) Twelve], directed by [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Schumacher Joel Schumacher]. Based on [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_McDonell Nick McDonell]'s [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_(novel) novel of the same name], the film premiered at [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Sundance_Film_Festival Sundance Film Festival] on January 31, 2010. He was tapped to play the lead in the [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footloose_(2011_film) remake] of [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footloose_(1984_film) Footloose], even beginning rehearsals for the role, before dropping out after a number of weeks. [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Wormald Kenny Wormald] was eventually cast for the role.
In 2011, Crawford starred in the film [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace,_Love_&_Misunderstanding Peace, Love & Misunderstanding] alongside [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Fonda Jane Fonda] and [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Keener Catherine Keener]. He portrayed a war-protesting butcher named Cole, a love interest of one of the main characters. In 2012, Crawford starred alongside [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Diaz Cameron Diaz] and [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez Jennifer Lopez] in [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_to_Expect_When_You're_Expecting_(film) What to Expect When You're Expecting], directed by [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Jones_(director) Kirk Jones]. It is a film adaptation of the [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_to_Expect_When_You're_Expecting book of the same name] by [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Murkoff 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 ===
[[File:Chace_Crawford_at_CW_Upfront_2009.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chace_Crawford_at_CW_Upfront_2009.jpg|thumb|Crawford at [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_CW The CW]'s [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upfront_(advertising) upfront] presentation, May 2009]]
In January 2014, Crawford signed on to guest star as Biff McIntosh, [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_Fabray Quinn Fabray]'s ([./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianna_Agron Dianna Agron]) new boyfriend, on the [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_(Glee) 100th episode] of the [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company Fox] comedy-drama series [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glee_(TV_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 [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Labine Tyler Labine].
In April 2014, it was reported that Crawford had landed the lead role of Jacob Martin in the psychological thriller film [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eloise_(2017_film) Eloise], directed by [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Legato 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 [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Dushku Eliza Dushku], [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_T._Jackson Brandon T. Jackson], and [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PJ_Byrne PJ Byrne]. On March 11, 2015, it was reported that Crawford had been cast in [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company ABC]'s primetime soap opera [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_&_Oil 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 [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undrafted_(film) Undrafted], written and directed by [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mazzello Joe Mazzello]. Based on the true story of a promising young baseball player, the project was filmed at Dunsmore Park in [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Crescenta,_California La Crescenta, California]. Also that year, he had a minor role in the film [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_Don't_Apply Rules Don't Apply], written and directed by [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Beatty Warren Beatty].
In April 2016, it was announced that Crawford had landed the role of Egon in the comedy film [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Do...Until_I_Don't I Do...Until I Don't] opposite [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Heard Amber Heard] and [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Helms Ed Helms]. The film was written and directed by [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Bell Lake Bell]. In the same month, it was reported by [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheWrap TheWrap] that he would perform in a live-reading of the [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_List_(survey) Black List] script College Republicans, portraying the role of [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kinney 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 [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_(TV_series) Casual] in the recurring role of Byron. The same year, he signed on to star in the crime movie Riptide as Landen, a drama thriller film by [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_S._Johnson Grant S. Johnson] called [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nighthawks_(2019_film) Nighthawks] opposite actor [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Zegers Kevin Zegers] and [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Montgomery 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 [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_(2019_TV_series) The Boys], the [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Studios Amazon Studios] adaptation of [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis Garth Ennis] and [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darick_Robertson Darick Robertson]'s [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_(comics) comic book of the same name]. In the same year, he was cast in the thriller film [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Says_(2018_film) Charlie Says] as murderer [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Watson Tex Watson].
== Personal life ==
Crawford shared an apartment with his Gossip Girl co-star [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Westwick Ed Westwick] in [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea,_Manhattan Chelsea, Manhattan], at the beginning of the series in 2007 until July 2009, when Crawford moved out to rent an apartment in the [./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street Wall Street] area.