Name: Jim Sturgess
Date of Birth: 16 May 1978 James Anthony "Jim" Sturgess (born 16 May 1981)is an English actor who found his break-out role as Jude in 2007's .
Sturgess was born in London, England but grew up in Farnham, Surrey. He studied at the University of Salford's School of Media, Music and Performance. He was discovered performing in his self written poetry based one-person show "Buzzin" where he was recommended to an actor's agency back in London. Whilst acting in various television programmes and independent films he became a member of a seven piece band, named the "Dilated Spies". Once the band broke up he began to once again pursue a career in acting. ... Sturgess sustained almost a decade of roles in British productions, mostly telefilms, including I'm Frank Morgan (2000), Hawk (2001), and the three installments of The Quest series. In 2007, he made his big break in Julie Taymor's musical , portraying Jude, a paternally shorn young man who travels to the U.S. amid the raging throes of the late '60s and falls in love with sheltered American teenager, Lucy, played by . In 2008, he appeared in the fictional historical drama in the supporting role of George Boleyn opposite , and . He also starred in as the male lead Ben Campbell, a movie about five MIT students, who, by counting cards, take Las Vegas casinos for millions. Sturgess' co-stars in include and . Read more Jim Sturgess movies (actor)User Comments |
