1. James Anthony Sturgess was born on 16 May 1978 and is an English actor and singer-songwriter.
23 Facts About Jim Sturgess
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Jim Sturgess played the male lead role of Ben Campbell in 21, Gavin Kossef in Crossing Over, The Way Back, and co-starred in the 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, and listening to hip-hop.
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Jim Sturgess started his first band when he was about 15 years old, playing gigs in and around his local area.
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Jim Sturgess's first acting experience came in a local theatre group, after a successful audition for a part in a play.
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Jim Sturgess moved to Manchester to attend the University of Salford, graduating 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 a film about five MIT students who, by counting cards, take Las Vegas casinos co-starring Kevin Spacey and Laurence Fishburne, in 21.
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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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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 performed six roles working alongside Tom Hanks in the 2012 science fiction film Cloud Atlas.
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Jim Sturgess appeared in the Mathew Cullen directed London Fields, based on the novel by Martin Amis, co-starring Amber Heard and Billy Bob Thornton.
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Jim Sturgess portrayed Dutch criminal Cor van Hout in Kidnapping Freddy Heineken, filmed in Belgium and New Orleans, directed by Daniel Alfredson and co-starring Sam Worthington and Anthony Hopkins.
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In June 2024, Jim Sturgess was named as part of the cast in Mix Tape.
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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.