Chace Crawford

Christopher Chace Crawford (born July 18, 1985), better known as Chace Crawford, is an American actor. He currently portrays Nate Archibald on The CW's teen drama television series Gossip Girl. Crawford was born in Lubbock and raised in Dallas, Texas. His father, Chris, is a dermatologist, and his mother, Dana, is a teacher. He also has a younger sister, former beauty queen Candice Crawford. He lived in Bloomington, Minnesota for four years and then graduated high school from Trinity Christian Academy. After high school, he moved to Malibu, California, to attend Pepperdine University, where he studied broadcast journalism. He struggled to identify a career path, switching to business. Crawford's main TV debut was in March 2007 when he landed the role of main character Nate Archibald on The CW's Gossip Girl. He has also appeared in music videos such as playing English singer Leona Lewis's boyfriend in the video for her song "I Will Be" which was released in January 2009. The same year, Crawford was named "Summer's Hottest Bachelor" by People. He has also done a public service announcement for Do Something's Teens for Jeans campaign. Crawford played the lead role as a drug dealer