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Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis (born 16 December 1984), known professionally as Theo James, is an English actor. He gained recognition for playing Tobias Eaton in The Divergent Series film trilogy (2014–2016). He has starred in the horror films Underworld: Awakening (2012) and Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) and the science fiction film Archive (2020). In television, he appeared in the crime drama series Golden Boy (2012), the romance series The Time Traveler's Wife (2022), and the dark comedy series The White Lotus (2022), which earned him a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2024, he played the lead role in Guy Ritchie's action comedy series The Gentlemen. Early life Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis was born in High Wycombe on 16 December 1984. He is the son of Philip Taptiklis, a business consultant, and Jane (née Martin), who worked for the National Health Service. His grandfather was a Greek refugee. He is also of part Scottish descent. He has two older brothers and two older sisters. James was raised in Askett. He attended Aylesbury Grammar School and earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of Nottingham. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career In 2010 James made his television debut in two episodes of A Passionate Woman. The same year he played Turkish diplomat Kemal Pamuk in an episode of the first season of Downton Abbey. His film credits include You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010). James was cast in Stranger while still in his final year at drama school. He was named a "Star of Tomorrow" in 2009 by Screen International. In 2011 James starred in the short-lived horror series Bedlam, playing the lead role of Jed Harper. That same year, he also played James, an obnoxious night club rep, in the British comedy The Inbetweeners Movie (2011). In 2012 James appeared in the miniseries Room at the Top as Jack Wales and ITV's Case Sensitive as Aiden Harper. He was in the films The Domino Effect (2012) and Underworld: Awakening (2012), playing the role of David in the latter opposite Kate Beckinsale. He reprised his character David in the fifth Underworld film, as the film's male lead. James starred as Detective Walter William Clark Jr. in the American crime-drama series Golden Boy (2013), which aired for one season. James' breakthrough role was his portrayal of Tobias "Four" Eaton in Divergent (2014), a film adaptation of Veronica Roth's novel of the same name. He reprised the character in the sequel, The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015). He returned in one more Divergent film, The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016). James performed his own stunts in the film series. 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 (2015), with Richard Gere and Dakota Fanning. James executive produced and starred as Michael in Backstabbing for Beginners (2018). He starred as Will Younger in the Netflix film How It Ends (2018). In 2019 James executive produced and played Sidney Parker in the British series Sanditon as a male lead. It is an eight-part period-drama adaptation of Jane Austen's final novel, written only months before her death in 1817. James will not reprise his role for the series' second and third seasons. He then executive produced and starred in the film Lying and Stealing. James launched his own film and TV production company, named Untapped, that same year. 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. He stars in the romance series The Time Traveler's Wife, which premiered in May 2022. The Hollywood Reporter's Angie Han described James's portrayal of the titular time traveler "dashing and a little sardonic" and highlighted his and co-star Rose Leslie's "inability to generate any real sparks between them". James plays a series regular role in the second season of the satire series The White Lotus. In 2024 he starred as Edward "Eddie" Horniman, Duke of Halstead, alongside Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, and Ray Winstone, in the Guy Ritchie television series The Gentlemen, released on Netflix. Personal life James is married to Irish actress Ruth Kearney. The two met at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. They have two children. The family divide their time between Venice Beach, California and North London. Outside his acting career James was the singer and guitarist of the London-based band Shere Khan, which disbanded in 2012. In 2015, he became the brand ambassador for Hugo Boss fragrances for men, appearing in print ads and commercials. In June 2016 James travelled to Greece with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, where he met Syrian refugees and learned more about their situation. He has since been a supporter of refugees' rights and called for greater humanitarian aid for people displaced by the Syrian Civil War. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links Theo James at IMDb. Discover the Peter James popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Peter James books.
Best Seller Peter James Books of 2024
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How The Secret Changed My Life
Rhonda ByrneAn aweinspiring compilation of the most uplifting and powerful reallife stories from readers of the worldwide bestseller The Secret. Discover how everyday people completely transfo...
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Captain James Cook
Rob MundleA biography that puts you on the quarterdeck with history's greatest sailorCaptain James Cook is one of the greatest maritime explorers in world history. Over three remarkable voya...
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War by Other Means
Keith KelloggGeneral Keith Kellogg saw it all. The only national security advisor to work side by side with both President Trump and Vice President Pence, he was their confidant as they made th...
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Bored of the Rings
The Harvard LampoonFrom the legendary comedic scholars who illuminated the tour de force Twilight so brilliantly in the New York Times bestselling Nightlight comes The Hunger Pains, a hilarious sendu...
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The Guilty Wife
Elle CroftTHE TOP 10 EBOOK BESTSELLER 'A gripping tale of betrayal, deceit, and duplicity. Fabulous.' Jenny Blackhurst, author of How I Lost You 'Relentless and intense...I loved the final ...
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Jesus
Max LucadoDo you ever feel like Jesus couldn’t possibly know what you are going through? He’s the God of the universe after all! Does he really know your daily struggles? The good news is: h...
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Zero Day
Ezekiel BooneThe United States goes to war against the queen spiders that threaten to overtake the human race forever in this thrilling and horrifying finale of the “captivating, engaging, and ...
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The Burial Circle
Kate EllisA skeleton discovered. A murder to be solved . . . On a stormy night in December, a tree is blown down on an isolated Devon farm. When the fallen tree is dragged away, a rucksack i...
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Sleep No More
P. D. JamesNo one gets inside the head of the murdereror makes it a more thrilling readthan the late, great P. D. James. Fast on the heels of her latest best seller: a new, fiendishly enterta...
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The Wettest County in the World
Matt BondurantThe inspiration for the major motion picture LawlessBased on the true story of Matt Bondurant’s grandfather and two granduncles, The Wettest County in the World is a gripping and g...
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The Decadent Society
Ross DouthatFrom the New York Times columnist and bestselling author of Bad Religion, a powerful portrait of how our wealthy, successful society has passed into an age of gridlock, stalemate, ...
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Skitter
Ezekiel Boone"A globehopping, seriously creepy read." Publishers Weekly Ezekiel Boone follows up his terrifying debut thriller The Hatching with Skitter, where it is revealed that though the fi...
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Life-Study of James and the Epistles of Peter
Witness LeeIn the Lord's recovery during the past five hundred years the church's knowledge of the Lord and His truth has been continually progressing. This monumental and classical work by B...
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Like Mother, Like Daughter
Elle Croft'Utterly absorbing and thoughtprovoking' Caz Frear'What a premise, and packed with suspense' Victoria Selman'A dark, delicious triumph' Niki MackayIf what they said was true, then ...
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The Crypt Thief
Mark PryorIt’s summer in Paris and two tourists have been murdered in Père Lachaise cemetery in front of Jim Morrison’s grave. The cemetery is locked down and put under surveillance, but the...
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Collateral Damage
Mark ShawIf there had been no coverup of Robert Kennedy’s complicity in the murder of Marilyn Monroe in 1962 and he had been prosecuted based on compelling evidence at the time, the assassi...
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Someone You Know
Erin KinsleySOMEONE KILLED YOUR DAUGHTER.SOMEONE YOU KNOW... SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH, from the bestselling author of FOUND'The unravelling of a family are brilliantly portrayed in...
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Flight or Fright
Stephen King#1 New York Times bestselling author and master of horror Stephen King teams up with Bev Vincent of Cemetery Dance to present a terrifying collection of sixteen short stories (and ...
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Hank and Jim
Scott Eyman“[A] remarkably absorbing, supremely entertaining joint biography” (The New York Times) from bestselling author Scott Eyman about the remarkable friendship of Henry Fonda and James...
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The First Time
Colton UnderwoodFrom former football player and star of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette comes a fascinating and eyeopening behindthescenes look at his dramafilled season on the hit reality show....
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The Russia Hoax
Gregg JarrettFox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett reveals the real story behind Hillary Clinton’s deep state collaborators in government and exposes their nefarious actions during and after the...
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Betrayal in Berlin
Steve Vogel"A riveting and vivid account. ... A remarkable story. ... It reads like a Hollywood screenplay." Foreign AffairsThe astonishing true story of the Berlin Tunnel, one of the We...
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Flood Tide
Clive CusslerA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily MailThe fourteenth incredible Dirk Pitt classic from multimillioncopy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.Tracking a...
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Sacrifice
Will JordanLet bestselling author Will Jordan take you on a breakneck speed ride with CIA agent Ryan Drake in this compelling and unmissable thriller. Fans of Lee Child, Vince Flynn and David...
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Lawless
Matt BondurantWith a Foreword by Director John HillcoatBased on the true story of Matt Bondurant’s grandfather and two granduncles, Lawless is a gripping tale of brotherhood, greed, and murder. ...
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Embers of War
Gareth L. PowellFrom BSFA Award winning author Gareth L. Powell comes the first in a new epic scifi trilogy exploring the legacies of warThe sentient warship Trouble Dog was built for violence, ye...
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Dear White People
Justin SimienNow a Netflix Original Series In the satirical tradition of the New York Times bestseller Stuff White People Like comes this witty companion book to the “incredibly entertaining” (...
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Shock Wave
Clive CusslerA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily MailThe thirteenth adrenalinefilled Dirk Pitt classic from multimillioncopy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.A hu...
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Stars and Bones
Gareth L. PowellShortlisted for the BSFA Award, a stunningly inventive actionpacked sciencefiction epic adventure for fans of Becky Chambers and Ann Leckie from the multi BSFA awardwinner, Gareth ...
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Redemption
Will JordanIntroducing Ryan Drake think Jason Bourne meets Jack Reacher...If you like Lee Child, Vince Flynn and David Baldacci, you will love this riveting and unputdownable thriller from b...
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Doce hombres comunes y corrientes
John F. MacArthurContrariamente a la creencia popular, no tenemos que ser perfectos para hacer la obra de Dios.John MacArthur examina los doce hombres que Cristo eligió como sus discípulos y nos ay...
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A Winter Grave
Peter MayA #4 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From the twelvemillion copy bestselling author of the Lewis trilogy comes a chilling new mystery set in the isolated Scottish Highlands.A TOMB OF ICEA ...
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Crash Dive
Larry BondEdited by bestselling author Larry Bond, Crash Dive collects the best nonfiction writing on submarines, the nearsilent killers of the deep and their crews. They are the ultimate u...
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A Demon in My View
Ruth RendellArthur Johnson doesn't look like a murderous psychopath; he is a mildmannered man who has never known how to talk to women. Years of loneliness has warped his mind, turning his des...
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Warriors
George R.R. Martin & Gardner DozoisFrom George R. R. Martin's Introduction to Warriors: "People have been telling stories about warriors for as long as they have been telling stories. Since Homer first sang the wrat...
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The Other Wife
Michael RobothamThe ninth thriller in the Joe O'Loughlin series, the inspiration for the major ITV series The Suspect starring Aidan Turner.'Superbly constructed . . . a breathtaking twist' Daily ...
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Hidden History
Gerry Docherty & James MacGregorThink you know about British history and the causes of the First World War? Think again. This fascinating and gripping study of events at the turn of the Twentieth Century is a rem...
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Exonerated
Dan BonginoAs seen on The Ben Shapiro Show!A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Great new book by wonderful and very street smart author Dan Bongino, EXONERATED, THE FAILED TAKEDOWN OF...
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Paul and Jesus
James D. TaborIn this “compulsively readable exploration of the tangled world of Christian origins” (Publishers Weekly), religious historian James Tabor illuminates the earliest years of Jesus’ ...
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Lone Star Law
Louis L'AmourA thrilling collection of twelve powerful and actionpacked stories that celebrate the legendary Texas Rangers from Louis L’Amour, the world’s greatest Western storyteller, Rod Mill...
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Found
Erin KinsleyA MISSING CHILD RETURNS. BUT WHO TOOK HIM? BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB CHOICE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB PICK 'Brilliant, utterly compelling, heartwrenching...I was gripped and loved it.'...