Leona Lewis video “I Will Be” with Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford

Leona Lewis’ new video "I will Be" has been released and not only is is GOOD — it’s freakin’ awesome because it has Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford (Nate Archibald) in it in a cameo role.

In the video, Leona plays a criminal running from the law, while Chace Crawford plays her lover who she protects from being caught (or at least that’s my intepretation).

Chace has speaking lines at the beginning of the video. At the end, Leona’s character is arrested by an NYPD officer, played by Cedric Darius.

Chace and Leona originally met at a London party where they became friends and she invited him to be in the video. Follow the jump for the video and more photos:

“I Will Be” is on her debut album “Spirit.”

Avril Lavigne original released the song in 2006. Which version do you prefer?

Images: Bauer-Griffin.