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Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis, known as Theo James, is an English actor best known for the crime drama Golden Boy, "The Divergent Series" and the television series, "The White Lotus".
James made his television debut in "A Passionate Woman," starring opposite Billie Piper. He played Turkish diplomat Kemal Pamuk in an episode of the first season of "Downton Abbey." James starred in Bedlam, playing the lead role of Jed Harper. He appeared in the 2012 adaptation of John Braine's Room at the Top as Jack Wales.
His film credits include You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger and The Domino Effect. James was cast in Stranger while still in his final year at drama school. He played James, an obnoxious night club rep, in The Inbetweeners Movie. In 2011, James was chosen to play the character of David in the fourth installment of Underworld: Awakening, released in 2012, opposite Kate Beckinsale. In 2012 he appeared in ITV's Case Sensitive starring Olivia Williams and Darren Boyd.
James played the male lead, Tobias "Four" Eaton, in the film adaptation of Veronica Roth's best-selling book, Divergent (2014). James reprised the character in the sequels as well.
James will star alongside Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton and Jim Sturgess in the film adaptation of London Fields, and in the indie drama Franny, alongside Richard Gere and Dakota Fanning. He returned in two more Divergent films, The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016), and the upcoming The Divergent Series: Ascendant (set for 2017). He is also scheduled to reprise his character David in the fifth Underworld film, this time as the film's lead.
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