Born Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis, 16 December 1984 (age
30), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Alma mater University of Nottingham, Bristol Old
Vic Theatre School
Occupation Actor, musician
Years active 2010–present
Early life and education
James was born in Oxford,
Oxfordshire, the son of Jane (née Martin) and Philip Taptiklis. His paternal
grandfather was Greek (he moved from the Peloponnese to New Zealand). His other
ancestry is English and Scottish. The youngest of five children, Theo has two
brothers and two sisters. 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
Acting
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, as "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. He played James, an
obnoxious night club rep, in The Inbetweeners Movie. In 2011, James was chosen
to play the character of David in the fourth installment of Underworld:
Awakening, released in 2012, opposite Kate Beckinsale. In 2012 he appeared in
ITV's Case Sensitive starring Olivia Williams and Darren Boyd. He was named a
"Star of Tomorrow" in 2009 by Screen International.
James played the male lead,
Tobias "Four" Eaton, in the film adaptation of Veronica Roth's
best-selling book, Divergent (2014). James reprised the character in the sequel
to Divergent, The Divergent Series: Insurgent, which began filming in May 2014
and was released in March 2015.
James will star alongside
Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton and Jim Sturgess in the film adaptation of
London Fields, and in the indie drama Franny, alongside Richard Gere and Dakota
Fanning. He is slated to return in two more Divergent films, Allegiant parts 1
(scheduled for 2016) and 2 (scheduled for 2017). He is also scheduled to
reprise his character David in the fifth Underworld film, this time as the
film's lead.
Music
Outside his acting career,
James was the singer and guitarist of the London-based band Shere Khan. On 21
November 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 endeavours.
Personal life
James has been dating
actress Ruth Kearney since 2009.
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