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Also known as Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis

British actor and musician

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Theo James, born Theodore Peter James Kinnairdd Taptiklis on December 16, 1984, in Oxford, is a British actor and musician. He holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and began his professional work period in 2010. His education includes studies at the University of Nottingham and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. James works as a film and stage actor, with his field of work identified as acting.

In addition to acting, James is a musician who performs on the voice, guitar, harmonica, and saxophone. He is married to Ruth Kearney and has two children. His personal interests include boxing, basketball, rugby, and underwater diving. He speaks British English and English.

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Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • The People of the Snow

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Film & TV

Acting · Oxford, England, UK

Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis (born 16 December 1984) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Tobias "Four" Eaton in The Divergent Series film trilogy. James starred in the horror films Underworld: Awakening (2012) and Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), the action film How It Ends (2018), and the science fiction film Archive (2020). In television, he appeared in the crime drama…

Known for

  • Fuze — Karalis2026
  • The Monkey — Hal / Bill2025
  • The Gentlemen — Eddie Horniman2024
  • X-Men '97 — Bastion / Sentinels (voice)2024
  • X-Men '97 — Bastion (voice)2024
  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter — Self2023
  • Dual — Robert Michaels2022
  • Mr Malcolm's List — Captain Henry Ossory2022
  • The Time Traveler's Wife — Henry DeTamble2022
  • The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf — Vesemir (voice)2021

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
117
Total plays
7,344

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Theo James (born Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis;16 December 1984) is an English actor known for portraying Jed Harper in Bedlam. In 2013, James played the lead as a rookie detective and future New York City police commissioner Walter William Clark, Jr., in the CBS crime drama Golden Boy. In 2014, he played "Four" in the film adaptation of Veronica Roth's novel, Divergent.Outside his acting career, James was the singer and guitarist of the London-based band Shere Khan. <a href="https://

via Last.fm · Theo James

Key facts

Born
Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis , ( 1984-12-16 ) 16 December 1984 (age 41) , High Wycombe , England
Alma mater
University of Nottingham ( BA ) Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2010–present
Spouse
Ruth Kearney ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 25 August 2018</span>"}]]}'>2018 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis (born 16 December 1984) is an English actor and producer. He gained recognition for playing Tobias Eaton in The Divergent Series (2014–2016). He has starred in the horror films Underworld: Awakening (2012) and Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), the science fiction film Archive (2020), and the dark comedy The Monkey (2025) in a dual role as a pair of twin brothers.

In television, he appeared in the short-lived CBS crime drama series Golden Boy (2013), the romance series The Time Traveler's Wife (2022), and the dark comedy series The White Lotus (2022), which earned him a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. Since 2024, he has played the lead role in Guy Ritchie's action comedy series The Gentlemen.

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