Ed Weeks


Edward Charles Egerton Weeks is an English actor. Weeks is also a comedian, writer and producer. Between 2012 and 2017 he played Dr. Jeremy Reed on the Fox comedy series The Mindy Project. He also starred as Colin on the Fox comedy series LA to Vegas.

Early life and career

Weeks was born and raised in England. His mother is a native of El Salvador.
Weeks was educated at Queen's College, Taunton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Footlights. Upon graduating, he wrote for various TV shows, including Man Stroke Woman, Clone and Hotel Trubble.
As an actor, he appeared in My Family, The IT Crowd, Not Going Out and Phoo Action 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, and sold an original pilot to CBS. In 2012, he was one of the first regular roles cast in The Mindy Project.
The show was picked up by Fox in May 2012 and, after moving to Hulu, was renewed in 2017 for a 6th and final season.
In 2015, Weeks guest-starred as a pretentious method actor on the USA Network series Royal Pains. The same year, he appeared in the film The Leisure Class.
In November 2015, ABC bought the rights to a comedy series that Weeks co-wrote with Hannah Mackay and ordered a pilot. The show was to be produced by Weeks, Mackay and Mindy Kaling.
In March 2017, Weeks joined the Fox comedy pilot LA to Vegas, playing a recovering alcoholic/gambler/sex addict who is separated from his wife. In May the same year, the pilot was picked up for series.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005–2007Man Stroke WomanWriter; 8 episodes
2007Comedy ShuffleVarious2 episodes; also writer
2008Phoo ActionPrince WilliamOne-off drama
2009Not Going OutRobinEpisode: "Party"
2009Transmission Impossible with Ed and OuchoChad WhackmanEpisode 8
2010–2011Dirty Sexy FunnyVarious16 episodes; also writer
2010'JohnEpisode: "Jen the Fredo"
2010My FamilyWilkinsonEpisode: "Slammertime"
2010Hotel TrubbleDarren ChiseljawEpisode: "Strictly Come Prancing"
2011Dick and Dom's Funny BusinessDexter2 episodes
2012–2017'Jeremy ReedSeries Regular
2015Royal PainsCole Chapman SmithGuest star
2015Project GreenlightSelf
2016House of LiesDaniel HathawayGuest star
2018LA to VegasColin McCormackSeries Regular
2019–2020American HousewifeBritish Greg Otto2 episodes
2020Robot ChickenTywin Lannister, Vampire Episode: "Buster Olive in: The Monkey Got Closer Overnight"