Trent Ford
Trent Manley Ford is an American actor and model.
Life and career
Ford was born in Akron, Ohio, to a US Navy test pilot father and an English stewardess mother, from Birmingham, West Midlands. He moved to the United Kingdom at the age of one with his parents and grew up in Cradley and Malvern with his brother and two sisters. He majored in English and Economics at Clare College, Cambridge University.Ford starred in the feature films Deeply, Gosford Park, Slap Her... She's French, How to Deal, and September Dawn. Ford portrayed Jean Paul, the French boyfriend of Zoey Bartlet in six episodes of the fourth season of the television drama The West Wing, and Superman's future enemy, Mr. Mxyzptlk, in the fourth season episode of Smallville titled "Jinx". He appeared as Steve in one episode of the FOX/WB sitcom Grounded for Life, opposite Donal Logue and Megyn Price. He also played Benjamin Chow, the boyfriend of Kat Warbler, in five episodes of the CBS sitcom The Class. In the first season of the NBC series Life, he played Jeffrey Farmer opposite Damian Lewis.
Ford was the leading man in the global advertising campaign for Calvin Klein perfume "Eternity Moment" opposite Scarlett Johansson, shot by Peter Lindbergh. Ford has also appeared in advertising campaigns for Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Valentino.
In 2008, Ford starred in the love story/thriller Rez Bomb about a Lakota girl and a white boy who are very much in love, but get themselves into trouble with a brutal money lender.
Ford played a vampire named Trevor in three episodes of The CW supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries. In November 2011, Ford appeared in one episode of the CW drama 90210. In March 2012, Ford filmed J.J. Abrams' CW TV pilot Shelter, portraying a British rock star named Tyler Dean.
In May 2012, Ford played the lead role, Alex, in a short film titled Shoot'er, opposite Nikki Sixx, directed by P.R. Brown.
On September 29, 2013, Ford appeared in the Season 6 premiere episode of The Mentalist on CBS.
Ford starred in Burning Blue, a military drama about two Navy fighter pilots who find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship, throwing their lives and careers into disarray. Lionsgate released the film on June 6, 2014.
On August 6, 2014, premiered their music video for the single "Gotta Get It Right" off their Modern Vintage album, featuring Ford.
Ford starred with Mischa Barton in Deserted, a thriller about a road trip to Death Valley that results in getting hopelessly lost in the most stunning, but unforgiving topographical terrain on the planet.
Ford starred in Superior, a short film about a stranger passing through town who sparks a teenage girl's desire to distinguish herself from her identical twin sister. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2015.
Ford has been in a relationship with American actress and model Natalie Cohen since March 2011.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002-2003 | The West Wing | Jean Paul | 6 Episodes |
| 2004 | Smallville | Mikhail Mxyzptlk | Episode: "Jinx" |
| 2004 | Grounded for Life | Steve | Episode: "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" |
| 2007 | The Class | Benjamin Chow | 5 Episodes |
| 2007 | Life | Jeffrey Farmer | Episode: "A Civil War" |
| 2010-2011 | The Vampire Diaries | Trevor | 3 Episodes |
| 2011 | 90210 | Fashion Design Instructor | Episode: "Project Runaway" |
| 2012 | Shelter | Tyler Dean | Main Cast, CW TV Pilot |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Gavin Yardley | Episode: "The Desert Rose" |