Scott Speedman

SCOTT SPEEDMAN starred in Barney's Version opposite Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman for director Richard Lewis, Good Neighbours opposite Jay Baruchel for director Jacob Tierney and Adoration for director Atom Egoyan. Prior to that he starred opposite Liv Tyler in Universal/Rogue's box-office smash The Strangers, and IFC Films' Anamorph, starring opposite Willem Dafoe for director Henry Miller.

He starred in Edwin Boyd, portrayed the title role of Canada's most infamous bank robber, and in The Moth Diaries for director Mary Harron. His other film credits include Allan Moyle's Weirdsville; Len Wiseman's Underworld and Underworld: Evolution, starring opposite Kate Beckinsale; Ron Shelton's Dark Blue, opposite Kurt Russell; Isabel Coixet's My Life Without Me, opposite Sarah Polley, for which he won Best Actor at the Bordeaux International Film Festival; Tony Piccirillo's The 24th Day, opposite James Marsden; Bruce Paltrow's Duets, co-starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Maria Bello; Lee Tamahori's xXx: State of the Union; and Gary Burns' Kitchen Party.

His first film was the short feature Can I Get a Witness?, directed by Kris Lefcoe. The film was developed at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto, founded by Norman Jewison, and was screened at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival. Speedman then began studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York before landing the role of Ben Covington in the popular WB Network drama "Felicity," which had a successful four-season run. He made his stage debut during his summer 2000 hiatus from Felicity, performing the lead in the Edward Albee play The Zoo Story at the Equity Theatre in Toronto.

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