Chace Crawford
Christopher Chace Crawford[1] (born July 18, 1985[2]) is an American actor. He is known for his television portrayals of Nate Archibald on the series Gossip Girl (2007–2012),[3] and of The Deep in the series The Boys (2019–present). He is also known for starring in the films The Covenant (2006), The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008), Twelve (2010), and What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012). In 2015, he portrayed Billy LeFever in the short-lived series Blood & Oil.
Not to be confused with Chase Crawford.
Chace Crawford
Early life and education[edit]
Crawford was born in Lubbock, Texas.[4][5] His father, Chris, is a dermatologist, and his mother, Dana, is a teacher.[6][7] He has a younger sister, former Miss Missouri USA winner and Miss USA contestant Candice Crawford.[8] Crawford was raised a Southern Baptist.[9] While his father was a medical student, Chace lived in Bloomington, Minnesota, for four years, attending Ridgeview Elementary School.[10] When his father completed his training, the family moved back to Texas and settled in Plano, a suburb of Dallas.[10][11]
During high school, he worked in an Abercrombie & Fitch store and modeled for Hollister.[12] He graduated from Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, Texas, in 2003.[13] Following graduation, Crawford attended Pepperdine University, studying broadcast journalism and marketing,[12] but dropped out after a few semesters to focus on his acting career. He temporarily worked as a car valet to make ends meet.[14]
Personal life[edit]
Crawford shared an apartment with his Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick in Chelsea, Manhattan, at the beginning of the series in 2007 until July 2009, when Crawford moved out to rent an apartment in the Wall Street area.[47][48] In 2010, Crawford was arrested in Plano, Texas, for possession of marijuana.[49] Because it did not involve a drug dealer or bag of weed, he cut a deal to pay for his marijuana possession arrest with probation and community service in 2011.[50] Crawford's brother in-law is former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.[51] He practices Transcendental Meditation, which he says is like "a natural Xanax".[52]