<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Novels: Sailor and lacrosse captain High school student (at St. Jude's; graduated) College student (at Yale; later Deep Springs College) Television: High school student (at St. Jude's; graduated) College student (at Columbia) Editor - in - chief (at The New York Spectator) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Family </Th> <Td> Novels: Captain Archibald (father) Mrs. Archibald (mother) Television: Howard Archibald (father) Anne Archibald (mother; née van der Bilt) William van der Bilt I (maternal grandfather) William van der Bilt II (maternal uncle) William "Tripp" van der Bilt III (first cousin) </Td> </Tr> <P> Nathaniel Fitzwilliam "Nate" Archibald is a character in the best selling Gossip Girl book series . He is portrayed by Chace Crawford in the television series of the same name . In the novels, he is considered the primary male character, always being fought over by the two most prominent females, Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen . </P> <P> Nate Archibald is a lacrosse player at the elite St. Jude's School for Boys . His mother, Anne Archibald, is a French socialite, and his father, Captain Archibald, is a former Navy captain and a wealthy banker . His closest friends are Chuck Bass, Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf . </P>

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