26 Facts About Theo James

Theo James is best known for portraying Tobias "Four" Eaton in The Divergent Series film trilogy.

Theo James has starred in the horror films Underworld: Awakening and Underworld: Blood Wars and the science fiction film Archive.

Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis was born in High Wycombe on 16 December 1984.

Theo James is the son of Philip Taptiklis, a business consultant, and Jane, who worked for the National Health Service.

Theo James has two older brothers and two older sisters.

Theo James trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

In 2010, James made his television debut in two episodes of A Passionate Woman.

Theo James was cast in Stranger while still in his final year at drama school.

Theo James was named a "Star of Tomorrow" in 2009 by Screen International.

In 2011, Theo James starred in the short-lived horror series Bedlam, playing the lead role of Jed Harper.

Theo James played Theo James, an obnoxious night club rep, in the British comedy The Inbetweeners Movie.

In 2012, Theo James appeared in the miniseries Room at the Top as Jack Wales and ITV's Case Sensitive as Aiden Harper.

Theo James was in the films The Domino Effect and Underworld: Awakening, playing the role of David in the latter opposite Kate Beckinsale.

Theo James reprised his character David in the fifth Underworld film, as the film's male lead.

Theo James reprised the character in the sequel, The Divergent Series: Insurgent.

Theo James returned in one more Divergent film, The Divergent Series: Allegiant.

Theo James starred alongside Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton and Jim Sturgess in the film adaptation of London Fields, and in the indie drama The Benefactor, with Richard Gere and Dakota Fanning.

Theo James executive produced and starred as Michael in Backstabbing for Beginners.

Theo James starred as Will Younger in the Netflix film How It Ends.

In 2019, Theo James executive produced and played Sidney Parker in the British series Sanditon as a male lead.

Theo James launched his own film and TV production company, named Untapped, that same year.

Theo James produced and appeared in the 2020 science fiction film Archive, playing a robotics scientist working on a secret project involving building a prototype based on his dead wife.

Theo James plays a series regular role in the second season of the satire series The White Lotus.

Outside his acting career, Theo James was the singer and guitarist of the London-based band Shere Khan, which disbanded in 2012.

In June 2016, Theo James travelled to Greece with UNHCR, where he met Syrian refugees and learned more about their situation.

Theo James has since been a supporter of refugees' rights and called for greater humanitarian aid for people displaced by the Syrian Civil War.