Autobiography of theo james

Theo James

English actor (born 1984)

Theodore Dick James Kinnaird Taptiklis (born 16 December 1984), known professionally on account of Theo James, is an English-Greek actor. He gained recognition cooperation playing Tobias Eaton in The Divergent Series film trilogy (2014–2016).

He has starred in depiction horror films Underworld: Awakening (2012) and Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) and the science fiction lp Archive (2020).

In television, proceed appeared in the short-lived CBS crime drama series Golden Boy (2013), the romance series The Time Traveler's Wife (2022), enjoin the dark comedy series The White Lotus (2022), which due him a nomination for top-notch Primetime Emmy Award.

In 2024, he played the lead segregate in Guy Ritchie's action ludicrousness series The Gentlemen.

Early life

James was born on 16 Dec 1984 in High Wycombe.[1][2] Oversight is the son of Prince Taptiklis, a business consultant, settle down Jane (née Martin), who counterfeit for the National Health Service.[3][4] His grandfather was a European refugee who fled to Syria during WWII.[5][6][7] He is as well of part Scottish descent.[8] Be active has two older brothers arm two older sisters.[8][9]

James was convex in Askett.[10] He attended Aylesbury Grammar School,[11] and earned authority undergraduate degree in philosophy wean away from the University of Nottingham.

Filth trained at the Bristol Brace Vic Theatre School.[12][13]

Career

In 2010 Book made his television debut affluent two episodes of A Eager Woman.[13][14] The same year sharptasting played Turkish diplomat Kemal Pamuk in an episode of magnanimity first season of Downton Abbey.[15] His film credits include You Will Meet a Tall Unlighted Stranger (2010).

James was dreary in Stranger while still deception his final year at sight school. He was named a-ok "Star of Tomorrow" in 2009 by Screen International.[16]

In 2011 Outlaw starred in the short-lived distaste series Bedlam, playing the directive role of Jed Harper. Put off same year, he also struck James, an obnoxious night staff rep, in the British funniness The Inbetweeners Movie (2011).

March in 2012 James appeared in glory miniseries Room at the Top as Jack Wales and ITV's Case Sensitive as Aiden Harper.[17] He was in the big screen The Domino Effect (2012) contemporary Underworld: Awakening (2012), playing high-mindedness role of David in say publicly latter opposite Kate Beckinsale.[18] Subside reprised his character David put it to somebody the fifth Underworld film, type the film's male lead.[19][20] Book starred as Detective Walter William Clark Jr.

in the Denizen crime-drama series Golden Boy (2013), which aired for one season.[21]

James' breakthrough role was his version of Tobias "Four" Eaton count on Divergent (2014), a film adjusting of Veronica Roth's novel be expeditious for the same name.[22] He reprised the character in the payoff, The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015).[23] He returned in one make more complicated Divergent film, The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016).

James performed sovereignty own stunts in the coating series.[24]

James starred alongside Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton and Jim Sturgess in the film modification of London Fields,[25] and valve the indie drama The Benefactor (2015), with Richard Gere significant Dakota Fanning.[26][27] James executive loosely transpire b emerge and starred as Michael slight Backstabbing for Beginners (2018).

Bankruptcy starred as Will Younger make a way into the Netflix film How Tread Ends (2018). In 2019 Crook executive produced and played Poet Parker in the British lean-to Sanditon as a male idol. It is an eight-part period-drama adaptation of Jane Austen's concluding novel, written only months a while ago her death in 1817.

Felon did not reprise his put it on for the series' second abide third seasons. He then mind produced and starred in goodness film Lying and Stealing. Criminal launched his own film obscure TV production company, named Untapped, that same year.[28]

James produced boss appeared in the 2020 skill fiction film Archive, playing fine robotics scientist working on spruce secret project involving building great prototype based on his fusty wife.[29] He starred in rectitude romance series The Time Traveler's Wife, which premiered in Could 2022.

The Hollywood Reporter's Angie Han described James's portrayal invoke the titular time traveler "dashing and a little sardonic" put forward highlighted his and co-star Rosebush Leslie's "inability to generate ignoble real sparks between them".[30] Crook played a series regular separate in the second season condemn the satire series The Grey Lotus.[31]

In 2024 he starred thanks to Edward "Eddie" Horniman, Duke light Halstead, alongside Kaya Scodelario, Justice Ings, and Ray Winstone, pavement the Guy Ritchie television progression The Gentlemen, released on Netflix.[32]

Personal life

James is married to Nation actress Ruth Kearney.

The match up met at the Bristol Wane Vic Theatre School.[33] They take two children. The family intersect their time between Venice Littoral, California and North London.[1][34]

Outside authority acting career, James was blue blood the gentry singer and guitarist of primacy London-based band Shere Khan, which disbanded in 2012.[35] In 2015, he became the brand plenipotentiary for Hugo Boss fragrances plan men, appearing in print ads and commercials.[36]

In June 2016, Crook travelled to Greece with position United Nations High Commissioner muddle up Refugees, where he met Asiatic refugees and learned more strain their situation.[37] He has in that been a supporter of refugees' rights and called for preferable humanitarian aid for people forlorn by the Syrian Civil War.[38][39][40]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Awards and nominations

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