Theo James Biography

Theo James (born Theodore Peter James Kenneth Taptiklis; 16 December 1984) is an English actor, known for portraying Jed Harper in Bedlam. In 2013, James was cast in the lead as detective and future New York City police commissioner Walter William Clark, Jr., in the CBS crime drama Golden Boy. In 2014, James will be playing the character Four in the film adaptation of the Veronica Roth novel Divergent.

Early life and education

James was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, the son of Jane (née Martin) and Philip Taptiklis. His paternal grandfather was Greek; his other ancestry includes Scottish and New Zealander. He is the youngest of five children.

He attended Aylesbury Grammar School and went on to earn his undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of Nottingham. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Career

James made his television debut in A Passionate Woman, starring opposite Billie Piper. He played Turkish diplomat Kemal Pamuk in an episode of the first season of Downton Abbey. James starred in Bedlam, playing the lead role of Jed Harper. He appeared in the 2012 adaptation of John Braine's Room at the Top, playing Jack Wales.

His film credits include You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger and The Domino Effect. James was cast in Stranger while still in his final year at drama school. His most notable role is of James, an obnoxious night club rep in The Inbetweeners Movie. In 2011, James was chosen to play the character as David in the fourth installment of Underworld: Awakening, released in 2012. In 2012 he also appeared in ITV's Case Sensitive starring Olivia Williams and Darren Boyd. He was named a "Star of Tomorrow" in 2009 by industry magazine Screen International.

It has been announced that he will play Four in the upcoming film Divergent (2014).

Outside his acting career, James was the singer and guitarist of the London-based band Shere Khan. On November 21, 2012, the band announced on their Facebook page that they were no longer actively playing as a band and that members would be pursuing other musical endeavors.

James will star alongside Amber Heard and Jim Sturgess in upcoming film London Fields.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger	Ray
2011	The Inbetweeners Movie	James
2012	Underworld: Awakening	David
2012	The Domino Effect	To be announced	Post-production
2014	Divergent	Tobias "Four" Eaton	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	A Passionate Woman	Alex "Craze" Crazenovski
2010	Downton Abbey	Kemal Pamuk	1 episode: episode 1.3
2011	Bedlam	Jed Harper	6 episodes
2012	Case Sensitive	Aidan Harper	2 episodes
2012	Room at the Top	Jack Wales	2 episodes
2013	Golden Boy	Walter William Clark, Jr.	Lead role

See also

• List of British actors and actresses
• List of English people
• List of University of Nottingham people