Ed Weeks

Ed Weeks
Weeks at PaleyFest 2013
Born	Edward Charles Egerton Weeks 25 October 1980 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation	Actor, comedian, writer, producer
Years active	2002–present
Partner(s)	Bellamy Young (2016-present)

Edward Charles Egerton "Ed" Weeks (born 25 October 1980 in Banbury, England) is an English actor, comedian, writer and producer. He plays Dr. Jeremy Reed on the Fox (now Hulu) comedy series The Mindy Project.

Early life and career

Weeks' mother is a native of El Salvador, although Weeks was born and raised in England.^[1][2]

Weeks was educated at Queen's College, Taunton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Footlights.^[3] Upon graduating, he wrote for various TV shows, including Man Stroke Woman, Clone and Hotel Trubble (all BBC).

As an actor, he appeared in My Family (BBC), The IT Crowd (Channel 4), Not Going Out (BBC) and Phoo Action (BBC) in which he played Prince William. He was Olivia Lee's sidekick and co-prankster on her Comedy Central hidden camera show Dirty Sexy Funny.

U.S.

In 2011, Weeks moved to Los Angeles,^[4] whereupon he sold an original pilot to CBS.^[5][6] In 2012, he was one of the first regular roles cast in The Mindy Project, a comedy pilot from The Office's Mindy Kaling.^[7][8]

The show was picked up to series by Fox in May 2012.^[9] In May 2015 it was confirmed that The Mindy Project would be moving to Hulu.^[10] In September 2016, as part of a syndication deal, all seasons of the series will be aired VH1 and Freeform as well as being available for streaming on Hulu.^[11]

In 2015 Weeks guest-starred as a pretentious method actor on the USA Network series Royal Pains.^[12] The same year it was announced that he would take the lead role in the movie The Leisure Class, produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for HBO's Project Greenlight.^[13]

In November 2015, ABC bought the rights to a comedy series that Weeks co-wrote with Hannah Mackay (former writer on Peep Show) and ordered a pilot. ^[14] In November 2016, it was revealed that Weeks, Mackay and Mindy Kaling would executive produce the show and that ABC had given script commitment and penalty to the untitled series. The untitled single-camera comedy centers on liberal lesbian couple Laurel and Marisa who move with their teenage son to Laurel’s conservative hometown in Kansas to find that their assumptions about Middle America might just be wrong ^[15]

Personal life

Weeks met American actress Bellamy Young in January 2016 at the screening of a mutual friend's film and the two began dating shortly after.^[16][17] Weeks supports shelter adoption and in September 2016, adopted a senior dog named Arthur.^[18] Weeks resides in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Fused	Simon	Short film
2009	The Interviewee	Interviewer #3	Short film
2015	3rd Street Blackout	Nathan Blonket
2015	Leisure Class, TheThe Leisure Class	Charles Devonshire	HBO's Project Greenlight 2015

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005–2007	Man Stroke Woman		Writer; 8 episodes
2007	Comedy Shuffle	Various	2 episodes; also writer
2008	Phoo Action	Prince William	One-off drama
2009	Not Going Out	Robin	Episode: "Party"
2009	Transmission Impossible with Ed and Oucho	Chad Whackman	Episode 8
2010–2011	Dirty Sexy Funny	Various	16 episodes; also writer
2010	IT Crowd, TheThe IT Crowd	John	Episode: "Jen the Fredo"
2010	My Family	Wilkinson	Episode: "Slammertime"
2010	Hotel Trubble	Darren Chiseljaw	Episode: "Strictly Come Prancing"
2011	Dick and Dom's Funny Business	Dexter	2 episodes
2012–present	Mindy Project, TheThe Mindy Project	Jeremy Reed	Main cast
2015	Royal Pains	Cole Chapman Smith	Guest star
2015	Project Greenlight	Self
2016	House of Lies	Daniel Hathaway	Guest star

References

1. "Ed Weeks is Salvadorean on his mother's side!", latina.com; accessed 24 August 2014.
2. "In Bed With Joan - Episode 9: Ed Weeks". Retrieved 24 August 2014.
3. "Cambridge Footlights alumni 2000-2009". footlights.org. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
4. "Ed Weeks of 'The Mindy Project'". The New York Times. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
5. "Ed Weeks interview for The Mindy Project". channel4.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
6. "Ferguson shingle taps prez". Variety. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
7. "Development Update: Friday, February 17". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
8. "Julie White Joins NBC Comedy 'Go On' Among Latest Pilot Castings". Deadline. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
9. "Fox Gives Series Orders to Comedies Mindy Kaling's 'It's Messy,' 'Goodwin Games,' 'Ben & Kate'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
10. "Hulu Picks Up 'The Mindy Project' With 26-Episode Order". Deadline. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
11. Spangler, Todd (2016-09-28). "'The Mindy Project' All 5 Seasons Coming to VH1, Freeform Under NBCU Syndication Deal". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
12. "Royal Pains enlists Mindy Project star for season 7 guest spot". The Wrap. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
13. Linda Ge and Jethro Nededog (March 4, 2015). "'Mindy Project's' Ed Weeks, Newcomer Melanie Zanetti Join Project Greenlight Film 'Leisure Class' (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
14. Andreeva, Nellie (2015-11-09). "ABC Buys Lesbian-Straight Relationship Comedy From 'Mindy Project's Ed Weeks". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
15. Andreeva, Nellie (2016-11-01). "Ed Weeks & Mindy Kaling Team For ABC Comedy About Lesbian Couple In Kansas". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
16. "Bellamy Young and Ed Weeks are 'dating' after PDA-filled night". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
17. "Scandal's Bellamy Young Dishes on Taking Her First Big Vacation with Boyfriend Ed Weeks of The Mindy Project". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
18. "Instagram photo by Ed Weeks • Sep 25, 2016 at 7:39pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

External links

• Ed Weeks at the Internet Movie Database
• Ed Weeks on Twitter