Birth Date: | 7 September 1989 |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Nationality: | British |
Occupation: | Television presenter |
Edward Russell (born 7 September 1989) is an English-Singaporean television presenter, host, and actor. He is a permanent presenter on Fox Sports Asia, anchoring Fox Sports Central Asia, and helming their MotoGP coverage and Friday Night Football.[1] He currently hosts his own daily radio show on Singapore's number one English radio station Class 95 called "Cartunes with Jean Danker & Edward Russell"[2] [3]
After attending The Perse School in Cambridge, Edward completed his secondary studies at Hale School and then attended The University of Western Australia, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Commerce, and a Post Graduate English Degree with First Class Honours[4]
In 2014, Edward made his acting debut in Spouse for House on Mediacorp Channel 5 playing the role of Sam.[5]
In the same year, he also played the role of Josh in Kosmopolitan on Mediacorp Suria.
Edward is best known as a presenter on Fox Sports Asia, where he helms their live coverage of the MotoGP World Championship, alongside pundit Matteo Guerinoni.[6]
He also anchors the channel's flagship show Fox Sports Central Asia,[7] presents Friday Night Football and reports onsite from various sporting events including Formula 1, AFF Championship, Australian Open[8] [9] and French Open[10]
He also presents an Asia-wide syndicated travel show[11] and has produced a number of travel pieces in partnership with the Taiwan Tourism Bureau[12] [13]
Edward is the Men's Fashion and Lifestyle Correspondent for Buro 24/7[14]
Edward has been selected as one of Cleo Magazine's Bachelors of the Year[15] and Nüyou Magazine's Men We Love.