Theo James

Actor

Birth Name: Theodore Peter J. K. Taptiklis

Birth Date: December 16, 1984

Age: 39 years old

Birth Place: Oxford, England, UK

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Theo James is part of the new wave of talented British actors storming American shores, snapping up sitcoms and starring roles in their wake. From clean cut Oxford boy to New York City cop, James proved his versatility on the procedural crime drama, "Golden Boy" (CBS, 2013-).

Still a fresh face on the small screen, James made quite the impression on American audiences with a small but memorable role on the hugely popular period drama, "Downton Abbey" (PBS, 2010-). James played the dashing young Turkish diplomat Kemal Pamuk, who deflowers the female lead and then promptly dies, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase, "la petite mort." With his exotic features, it's no surprise James passed for a foreign diplomat, although his heritage lies in Greece rather than Istanbul.

Born Theodore Peter J. K. Taptiklis, he goes by one of his many middle names, James. Son of Jane and Phillip Taptiklis, James was born on December 16, 1984 in Oxford, England. As a child he attended Aylesbury Grammar School and as a young adult, he pursued and earned a degree in philosophy from the University of Nottingham.

After completing his undergraduate studies, he trained for the stage at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and from there, pursued acting outside of the stage. James made his television debut on the mini-series "A Passionate Woman" (BBC, 2010), starring opposite Billie Piper, of "Dr.Who" fame.

In his final year of school, James was offered a small part in Woody Allen's "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" (2010), alongside Hollywood heavyweights Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts and Josh Brolin. Not a bad start for a drama kid still in school.

After graduating, James appeared in six episodes of the horror series "Bedlam" (Sky Living, 2011), and earned a part as an insufferable nightclub representative in "The Inbetweeners Movie" (2011), a British film adaptation of the popular coming-of-age raunchy TV series akin to "Superbad" (2007).

The actor then built up quite the resume, despite his relatively short tenure in the industry. His second Hollywood feature had him don his best leather to star opposite Kate Beckinsale in the vampire sequel, "Underworld: Awakening" (2012). As a fresh import to the States, James did his homework for his next role as a hotheaded, young detective rising up the ranks of the NYPD for the cop drama, "Golden Boy."

Theo James

Actor

Birth Name: Theodore Peter J. K. Taptiklis

Birth Date: December 16, 1984

Age: 39 years old

Birth Place: Oxford, England, UK

Awards

Credits

The GentlemenStream

Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter

Live with Kelly and MarkStream

Pepsi, Where's My Jet?Stream

The Time Traveler's WifeStream

Mr. Malcolm's List

Dual

The White LotusStream

The White Lotus FREE

The Witcher: Nightmare of the WolfStream

Alone With You

Lakewood

Archive

Archive

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceStream

SanditonStream

Today With Hoda & Jenna

Lying and Stealing

Lying and Stealing

Backstabbing for BeginnersStream

How It Ends

Zoe

London Fields

CastlevaniaStream

Live with Kelly and Ryan

The Divergent Series: AllegiantStream

Underworld: Blood WarsStream

War on Everyone

The Secret Scripture

The Daily Show with Trevor NoahStream

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

The Divergent Series: InsurgentStream

The BenefactorStream

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

DivergentStream

Golden Boy

Live! With Kelly and Michael

Underworld: AwakeningStream

Case Sensitive

Bedlam

The Inbetweeners Movie

The TalkStream

Downton AbbeyStream

A Passionate Woman

Chelsea Lately

The One Show

etalk

Entertainment Tonight Canada

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

Late Show With David Letterman

Today

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