Scott Speedman

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Biography

Scott Speedman was born in London, England, to Scottish parents, Mary .

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·soundtrack
  • Country
  • Canada
  • Nationality
  • Canadian
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 01 September 1975
  • Place of birth
  • London
  • Residence
  • Los Angeles
  • Education
  • University of York·University of Toronto·York University·Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre

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Trivia

Once aspired to be a swimmer for the Canadian team.

He was raised in Canada, which is where he got his start in acting.

Tried out for the role of Robin in Batman Forever

Attended, with many other celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael Jackson , the grand opening of the Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island. This event was full of music, food, belly dancers and, of course, fireworks.

His mother was an Olympic athlete.

Attends David Rothenberg s on-camera acting class with fellow actors Rachel McAdams , Kenneth Mitchell and Polly Shannon.

Attended Earl Haig Secondary School in Toronto with fellow actors Sarah Polley and Kenneth Mitchell.

Sometimes confused with Creed s frontman, Scott Stapp.

Good friend of Kate Beckinsale and Len Wiseman. Often attends barbecues at their Los Angeles house. As Ms. Beckinsale stated during an interview on "The Tonight Show with Conan OBrien" : "After making Underworld , we adopted him as a sort of pseudo family pet. We stroke him and feed him and its good for him".

Quotes

Well, when I did Underworld 2, I was in Vancouver for five months and I,was reminiscent to be back up there.

And once you cease to be a real person, you stop being a good actor.

Probably the most difficult things were my favorite parts. The make-up,and the big fight sequence at the end of the movie were very difficult,but really fun and challenging.

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