William Moseley Bio
William Peter Moseley (born 27 April 1987) is an English actor and acting coach. He is best known for portraying Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia film series and for playing Prince Liam on the television series The Royals, with a career spanning stage and screen work from his youth into adulthood.
Early Life and Background
William Peter Moseley was born in the Cotswolds village of Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, England on 27 April 1987. He is the son of Juliette E. (née Fleming) and Peter A. Moseley, who worked as a cinematographer. Moseley grew up in Gloucestershire and attended Sheepscombe Primary School before continuing his education at Wycliffe College and later at Downfield Sixth Form in Stroud.
Moseley has two younger siblings, Daisy Elizabeth Moseley, born in 1989, and Benjamin Hugh Moseley, born in 1992. He began appearing in screen work as a child and maintained ties to regional education while pursuing early acting opportunities that led to professional representation and casting callbacks in his early teens.
Path to Celebrity
Moseley’s first on-screen work came as an extra on the television film Cider with Rosie when he was eleven, an early credit that connected him with casting professionals. A casting director who had worked with him on that production later recommended him for the role of Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a part he won after an extended audition process.
That casting recommendation and subsequent casting for a global family-fantasy franchise established Moseley’s profile in feature films and set the path for additional film and television roles. His early exposure to notable productions and the visibility of those films opened opportunities in both independent features and international television projects.
William Moseley Career
Early Career (1997–2004)
Moseley’s professional years active are recorded beginning in the late 1990s, with the extra role on Cider with Rosie among his earliest screen appearances. During this period he trained informally through on-set experience and smaller casting opportunities while balancing school and local life in Gloucestershire.
Those formative years provided practical experience with film production and casting that prepared him for larger roles. By the early 2000s he had attracted attention from casting directors working on larger studio projects, positioning him for a major franchise audition.
Breakthrough (2005–2010)
Moseley’s breakthrough came with his casting as Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, released in 2005, a performance that brought him international recognition. The film was a global theatrical event and raised his visibility among both audiences and industry professionals, earning him award nominations for his early work.
He reprised the role of Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and made a cameo appearance as Peter in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010). His association with the trilogy solidified his reputation in family fantasy cinema and remained a defining early-career milestone.
Notable Works and Milestones
Moseley’s signature work remains his portrayal of Peter Pevensie across the Narnia films, a role that produced both industry nominations and mass audience recognition. He earned nominations for the Saturn Award and the Young Artist Award for his early performances and won a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Male Film Star, establishing him as a recognizable young lead in mainstream cinema.
Established Career and Later Projects (2011–present)
Following the Narnia films Moseley continued to build a diversified résumé that includes independent films, international features and television. He starred as Daniel Lombardi in the action thriller Run (2013) and played Anderl Gruber in the World War I drama The Silent Mountain (2014), a production during which he sustained an on-set injury that resulted in a scar on his biceps.
In 2015 Moseley appeared in the film Margarita with a Straw and was cast as Prince Liam in the E! original series The Royals, a lead role he played from 2015 to 2018. The Royals raised his profile on television and showcased his ability to anchor serialized drama. Additional credits include the horror thriller Friend Request (2016), the Lifetime adaptation My Sweet Audrina, the Brent Ryan Green film The Veil, the biographical adventure In Like Flynn (2018), and the fantasy drama The Little Mermaid. In 2021 he appeared in the music video for The Living Tombstone’s “Long Time Friends” and led the independent film Saving Paradise.
William Moseley Award Nominations
Throughout his career Moseley has received several verified nominations that reflect his early impact in feature film. Notable nominations include the Saturn Award for Best Actor and Young Artist Award nominations for his performance in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, recognizing him among young and genre-focused peers during the franchise period.
William Moseley Awards Won
Moseley won the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Male Film Star, a public-voted honor tied to his work in The Chronicles of Narnia. That win, together with his nominations from industry and youth-focused organizations, marks the principal verified awards outcomes across his early and mid-career profile.
William Moseley Family
Moseley is the son of Juliette E. (née Fleming) and Peter A. Moseley, who worked as a cinematographer. He grew up in Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire alongside two younger siblings, Daisy Elizabeth Moseley and Benjamin Hugh Moseley, and maintains family ties to the region where he was raised.
Personal Life
Moseley dated actress Kelsey Asbille from 2012 until 2018; the relationship followed their collaboration on the film Run. While filming The Silent Mountain in 2014 he was struck by lightning on set and sustained an injury that left a visible scar on his biceps, an incident he has discussed in interviews and press coverage related to the production.
In addition to acting, Moseley is credited as an acting coach in public records of his occupations, and he has participated in charity and awareness initiatives, joining programs that engage actors in causes such as cancer research and related fundraising efforts. He continues to work in film and television while taking on occasional independent projects and on-camera roles.