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Jim Sturgess Profile |
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Birth Date: May 16, 1981
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Birth Place: England, UK
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Birth Name: James Anthony Sturgess
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Height: 5'11"
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Biography |
Jim Sturgess (born May 16, 1981) is an English actor who
found his break-out role as Jude in 2007's Across the
Universe.
Sturgess was born in London, England but grew up in Farnham,
Surrey, and attended Frensham Heights School at the same
time as fellow screen stars Hattie Morahan and Tobias
Menzies. He is a former member of the National Youth Music
Theatre (1993-95) and studied at the University of Salford's
School of Media, Music and Performance. During that time he
became a member of a seven member 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
Across the Universe, 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 Evan Rachel Wood.
In 2008, he appeared in the fictional historical drama The
Other Boleyn Girl in the supporting role of George Boleyn
opposite Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana.
He also starred in 21 as the male lead Ben Campbell, a movie
about 5 MIT students, who, by counting cards, take Las Vegas
casinos for millions. Sturgess' co-stars in 21 include Kate
Bosworth and Kevin Spacey.
He plays Martin McGartland in the upcoming film 50 Dead Men
Walking/Man On The Run and in 2008 will work on Philip
Ridley's film Heartless. |
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Other Information |
Graduate of the University of Salford.
Was friends with Joanne Frogatt before filming "Other
People's Children" (2000).
Was ranked #15 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the
actors list. (2008).
Top 5 favorite albums are "Check Your Head" by the Beastie
Boys, "Pink Moon" by Nick Drake, the Stone Roses'
self-titled album, "Demon Days" by Gorillaz, and "Rain Dogs"
by Tom Waits.
Was in a band called the Dilated Spies.
Prefers dogs over cats.
Favorite Beatles song is "A Day in the Life.".
Favorite food is ham and mushroom pizza with cheese and
tomato. |
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since July 2, 2008