James Anthony Sturgess was born on 16 May 1978 and is an English actor and singer-songwriter.
24 Facts About Jim Sturgess
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In 2010, Jim Sturgess starred in the film The Way Back, directed by Peter Weir.
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Jim Sturgess co-starred in the 2012 epic science fiction film Cloud Atlas.
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Jim Sturgess was born in Wandsworth, London, but grew up in Farnham, Surrey, where he attended Frensham Heights School.
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Jim Sturgess spent most of his youth skateboarding in local car parks and started his first band when he was about 15 years old.
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Jim Sturgess's first acting experience came when a local theatre group came to his school looking for children to audition for a play.
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Jim Sturgess went along to the audition and landed one of the parts in the play.
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Jim Sturgess moved to Manchester to attend the University of Salford in the hope that it would enable him to continue his music and take part in the Manchester music scene.
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Jim Sturgess started to write and perform his own short films and plays.
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Jim Sturgess graduated from the University of Salford in 1999 with an HND in Media and Performance.
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On 30 July 2019, Jim Sturgess married theatre producer Dina Mousawi in Italy.
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Jim Sturgess played the male lead role of Ben Campbell in 21, a film about five MIT students who, by counting cards, take Las Vegas casinos for millions.
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Jim Sturgess appears as Jamie Morgan, a young man whose life has always been blighted by the large, heart-shaped port wine birthmark on his face and sells his soul to the devil.
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Jim Sturgess won the Best Actor Award at the 2010 Fantasporto Film Festival for his role.
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In 2010, Jim Sturgess starred in the film The Way Back, directed by Peter Weir and based on a true story.
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Jim Sturgess was originally set to voice Soren's brother Kludd, one of the main antagonists, but the part went to Ryan Kwanten.
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In May 2010, Jim Sturgess signed on to appear in One Day with Anne Hathaway.
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Jim Sturgess was to star as a British officer hunting down the extremist Jewish factions.
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Jim Sturgess co-starred in Cloud Atlas, which began filming in September 2011 and was released in October 2012.
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Jim Sturgess has been writing and performing his own music since the age of 15.
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Jim Sturgess has appeared in the London music scene for many years in bands such as Saint Faith and Dilated Spies.
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Jim Sturgess has written music for some of his films, including two tracks that he wrote and performed for Crossing Over, and he collaborated with director Philip Ridley on three tracks that appeared in the film Heartless.
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Mickey O'Brien, his ex girlfriend, was the composer of the trailer track "Panic And Magic" and Jim Sturgess provided the vocals.
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The music for these demos were written by ex-girlfriend and La Roux member Mickey O'Brien and Jim Sturgess provided the vocals.