Amanda Crew inspires Zac Efron to live on in Charlie St. Cloud

BlackTree TV sits down with young hottie Amanda Crew who plays Zac Efron's on screen love interest and inspiration in the new movie Charlie St. Cloud.

One of the other pivotal roles in the romantic drama is that of Tess Carroll, a high-school friend and gifted sailor who inadvertently creates a reason for Charlie St. Cloud to escape his self-induced prison. Charlie develops deep feelings for the girl he knew so long ago, and Tess represents a chance for him to discover what it's like to live again.
British Columbia native Amanda Crew was ecstatic to both win the role of Tess and film in her home province. Luckily for her, it was her birthday when she received the call to come in and read opposite Efron. "We met Amanda through the audition process," says Steers. "She came in and won the part. She's beautiful, approachable and everything we were looking for. Her personality wins you over immediately. She's just scratching the surface of her talent."
Crew offers insight into her character: "Tess has put a lot of pressure on herself by planning to sail around the world. It was her father's dream for her; she's been training tirelessly with her coach and has commitments to sponsors. It's all or nothing. If she fails, she fails so many people. She's in control of everything in her life and then she meets Charlie, which throws a complete wrench in her plans. She's feeling things so strongly she can't ignore them, yet it comes at the worst possible time...because she's leaving in one week."

Born and raised in Langley, British Columbia, AMANDA CREW (Tess Carroll) began her professional acting career in Vancouver when she was cast as a series regular on the television series 15/Love. Crew went on to land the female lead of the CTV hit teen series Whistler, for which she received the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a
Female in a Dramatic Series. It wasn't long before Crew was filming
supporting lead roles in New Line Cinema's Final
Destination 3 and DreamWorks' She's the Man. A
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bigger break came her way when Crew landed her
first leading role in the Summit Entertainment comedy Sex Drive, starring alongside Clark Duke, James Marsden and Seth Green. She followed that up with a part, opposite Virginia Madsen and Elias Koteas, in the supernatural thriller The Haunting in Connecticut. Most recently, Crew wrapped filming the female lead of the independent feature Repeaters, opposite Dustin Milligan.
Away from the world of acting, Crew enjoys spending time with her dog, has a strong interest in amateur photography and has been a vegan since 2007.

A BlackTree Media Production

Produced by Jamaal Finkley

On Camera Jamaal Finkley

Clips of Charlie St. Cloud provided courtesy of Universal Studios.