Trent Ford
Trent Ford (born January 15, 1979) 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, the French boyfriend of Zoey Bartlet (Elisabeth Moss's character) 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, 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.