William Moseley (actor)

Moseley was born in the Cotswolds village of Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, England.[3] The eldest of three children,[4][5] he is the son of Juliette E. (née Fleming) and Peter A. Moseley, a cinematographer.[6][3] Moseley attended Sheepscombe Primary School from September 1991 to July 1998, and then continued his education at Wycliffe College, also taking time off at Downfield Sixth Form, Stroud. Moseley began dating actress Kelsey Chow in 2012, his co-star in the film Run.[7]

Moseley at the premiere of Redbelt at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008

Moseley began his career as an extra on the television film Cider with Rosie in 1998, when he was 11 years old.[6][3] Several years later, casting director Pippa Hall who'd worked with him on Cider With Rosie recommended him for the role of Peter Pevensie in the fantasy film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe;[6] eighteen months later, Moseley officially won the role and was cast.[3] A blockbuster feature,[8] the film polarized critics and audiences.[9] For his performance, Moseley earned nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Actor and the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor.[10] Moseley reprised the role of Peter in the 2008 sequel, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,[3][11] which alike to its predecessor was a commercial success and earned positive reviews from critics.[12][13] He later made a cameo as Peter in 2010's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, despite the character's absence from the book of the same name.[14]

In 2013, Moseley starred as Daniel Lombardi in the action thriller film Run alongside Kelsey Chow.[15] In 2014, Moseley played Anderl Gruber in the adventure drama The Silent Mountain, which follows a young Austrian soldier in World War I who fights his way through the Alps to rescue his first love and escape the impending explosion that will rock the mountain.[16]

In 2015, he played the role of Jared in the movie Margarita with a Straw.[17] Later that year, he was cast as Prince Liam in the E! original series The Royals alongside Elizabeth Hurley and Alexandra Park.[18][19] Describing the role, Moseley stated that "it's like (if) Prince Harry was thrown into being the next King of England. He basically is sort of a rebel ... doesn't really care what anybody thinks, does whatever he wants to do, when he wants to do it."[20] The Royals earned mixed reviews, although Moseley and the ensemble's acting were acclaimed.[21]

In 2016, Moseley starred as Tyler in the horror thriller film Friend Request, directed by Simon Verhoeven.[22] He then starred as Arden Lowe in the Lifetime movie My Sweet Audrina based on a novel by V.C. Andrews.[23] He has joined the Stand Up to Cancer programme "Change the Odds", which features many other young actors.[24] Moseley recently portrayed Aysel in the Brent Ryan Green film The Veil.[25]

In 2018, Moseley appeared in the Australian biographical adventure film, In Like Flynn, alongside actors Corey William Large and Clive Standen.[26] He also starred as Cam Harrison in the fantasy drama film The Little Mermaid alongside Poppy Drayton.[27] In 2021, Moseley starred as the main character in The Living Tombstone's "Long Time Friends" music video.[28]

In 2021, Moseley starred with Johanna Braddy in the film "Saving Paradise." Moseley plays the part of Michael Peterson, a Wall Street investment banker who is forced to return to his small hometown in order to dispose of his family's hundred year old pencil factory, which is the heart and soul of the town. Directed by Jay Silverman and written by Van Billet, "Saving Paradise" is a feel good indie film in the ilk of "It's A Wonderful Life."

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