CHACE CRAWFORD
as NATE ARCHIBALD

Chace Crawford stars as Nate Archibald in The CW's hit drama "Gossip Girl," from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage ("The O.C."), based on the tremendously popular book series about privileged teenagers in New York City.

On the feature film side of his career, Crawford will play the lead role in "Footloose," which begins production in early 2010. During the "Gossip Girl" hiatus he also wrapped production as the star of the upcoming Joel Schumacher film "Twelve," which will be released in 2010.

For television, Crawford appeared in Lifetime's movie "Long Lost Son" in 2006, in which he portrayed the son of Gabrielle Anwar's character.

Crawford grew up in Plano, Texas. He moved to Los Angeles to attend Pepperdine University and while there, he began acting as a hobby. Shortly thereafter, he landed his first break as Tyler Simms in the film "The Covenant."

Currently, Crawford splits his time between Los Angeles and New York City, where "Gossip Girl" is filmed.