---
name: "Theo James"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/theo-james"
fi1m_id: "theo-james"
imdb_id: "nm3772243"
tmdb_id: 587020
wikidata_id: "Q568509"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 December 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T16:11:23.403615+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Theo James

## Identity

Theo James

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/theo-james
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** theo-james
- **IMDb ID:** nm3772243
- **TMDB ID:** 587020
- **Wikidata ID:** Q568509
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_James, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q568509, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3772243/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/587020

Actor. Born 16 December 1984 in Oxford, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 December 1984, Oxford, England, UK
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Also known as:** Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 76 (3), 2020s 85 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 81 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Family 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_James, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q568509, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3772243/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/587020

## Biography

Theo James, born Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis on 16 December 1984, is a British actor. He trained at the University of Nottingham and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

He is known for his role as Tobias "Four" Eaton in the Divergent film series (2014–2016) and as David in the Underworld films Underworld: Awakening (2012) and Underworld: Blood Wars (2016). On television he has appeared in Room at the Top (2012) as Jack Wales, The White Lotus (2022) and The Gentlemen (2024) as Eddie Horniman, Duke of Halstead. He is also set to appear in the film Fuze (2025) as Karalis.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The White Lotus* (2021), Fi1m 85, as Cameron Sullivan — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-white-lotus.md)
- *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance* (2019), Fi1m 76, as Rek'yr (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance.md)
- *Room at the Top* (2012), Fi1m 78, as Jack Wales — [page](https://film.one/tv/room-at-the-top-2012.md)
- *Downton Abbey* (2010), Fi1m 75, as Kemal Pamuk — [page](https://film.one/tv/downton-abbey.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rosemead* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Fuze* (2025), as Karalis
- *The Monkey* (2025), as Hal / Bill
- *X-Men '97* (2024), series, as Bastion / Sentinels (voice), Bastion (voice)
- *The Gentlemen* (2024), series, as Eddie Horniman, Duke of Halstead · Co-Executive Producer
- *Pepsi, Where's My Jet?* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Mr Malcolm's List* (2022), as Captain Henry Ossory
- *The Time Traveler's Wife* (2022), series, as Henry DeTamble
- *Dual* (2022), as Robert Michaels
- *The Desperate Hour* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Alone with You* (2022), Producer
- *The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf* (2021), as Vesemir (voice)
- *The White Lotus* (2021), series, as Cameron Sullivan — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-white-lotus.md)
- *Archive* (2020), as George Almore · Producer
- *The Witcher* (2019), series, as Young Vesemir (voice) — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md)
- *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance* (2019), series, as Rek'yr (voice) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance.md)
- *Sanditon* (2019), series, as Sidney Parker · Executive Producer
- *Lying and Stealing* (2019), as Ivan · Executive Producer
- *London Fields* (2018), as Guy Clinch
- *Zoe* (2018), as Ash
- *How It Ends* (2018), as Will
- *Backstabbing for Beginners* (2018), as Michael · Executive Producer
- *Castlevania* (2017), series, as Hector (voice)
- *The Secret Scripture* (2017), as Father Gaunt
- *Underworld: Blood Wars* (2016), as David
- *War on Everyone* (2016), as Lord James Mangan
- *Allegiant* (2016), as Tobias 'Four' Eaton
- *The Benefactor* (2015), as Luke
- *Insurgent* (2015), as Tobias 'Four' Eaton
- *Divergent* (2014), as Four
- *Golden Boy* (2013), series, as Detective Walter Clark
- *The Domino Effect* (2012), as Dinner Party Guest
- *Room at the Top* (2012), series, as Jack Wales — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/room-at-the-top-2012.md)
- *Underworld: Awakening* (2012), as David
- *The Inbetweeners Movie* (2011), as James
- *Case Sensitive* (2011), series, as Aidan Harper
- *Bedlam* (2011), series, as Jed Harper
- *Downton Abbey* (2010), series, as Kemal Pamuk — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/downton-abbey.md)
- *You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger* (2010), as Ray
- *A Passionate Woman* (2010), series, as Craze
- *The Bookie & the Bruiser*, as Rivner
- *The Hole*, as Owen

## Gallery

- ![Theo James at the Westwood premiere of Divergent, 18 March 2014](https://film.one/media/person/381296/gallery-6a89d827a864.jpg) Theo James at the Westwood premiere of Divergent, 18 March 2014 — Christopher William Adach from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Theo_James_Divergent_premiere.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Theo James - DSC_0138 1 www.redcarpetreporttv.com Mingle Media TV's Red Carpet Report team were invited to cover the Divergent Premiere Red Carpet at the Regenc (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/381296/gallery-b21e26ebeb2c.jpg) Theo James - DSC_0138 1 www.redcarpetreporttv.com Mingle Media TV's Red Carpet Report team were invited to cover the Divergent Premiere Red Carpet at the Regenc (2014) — Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Theo_James_March_18%2C_2014.jpg/1280px-Theo_James_March_18%2C_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Upcoming stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Ansel Elgort reveal their thoughts about how people's perception of them have changed and what makes them Diver (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/381296/gallery-e091b6c83f30.png) Upcoming stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Ansel Elgort reveal their thoughts about how people's perception of them have changed and what makes them Diver (2014) — KidsPickFlicks, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Theo_James_2014.png/1280px-Theo_James_2014.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Theo James at 2011 Comic-Con](https://film.one/media/person/381296/gallery-4249502932b2.jpg) Theo James at 2011 Comic-Con — pop culture geek, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Theo_James.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Theo James](https://film.one/media/person/381296/gallery-c0b44df5c640.jpg) Theo James — Image via TMDB
- ![Theo James](https://film.one/media/person/381296/gallery-36173d292705.jpg) Theo James — Image via TMDB
- ![Theo James](https://film.one/media/person/381296/gallery-14cbafd51105.jpg) Theo James — Image via TMDB
- ![Theo James at The Gentlemen world premiere Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London 2024. Uploaded to Youtube by Amanda Lane Walters under CC-BY-3.0 Unported license on](https://film.one/media/person/381296/gallery-51f71a361d02.jpg) Theo James at The Gentlemen world premiere Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London 2024. Uploaded to Youtube by Amanda Lane Walters under CC-BY-3.0 Unported license on — Amanda Lane Walters, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Theo_James_at_The_Gentlemen_premiere_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![WiPe - random_-7 (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/381296/gallery-17a9306633b8.jpg) WiPe - random_-7 (2014) — Christopher William Adach from Mexico, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/WiPe_-_random_-7_%2814072220246%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Theo James](https://film.one/media/person/381296/gallery-6eebeb8cfa15.jpg) Theo James — Image via TMDB
- ![Theo James](https://film.one/media/person/381296/gallery-3bb67170f4b0.jpg) Theo James — Image via TMDB
- ![Theo James](https://film.one/media/person/381296/gallery-709bd2137698.jpg) Theo James — Image via TMDB

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