Jim Sturgess

James Anthony "Jim" Sturgess (born 16 May 1981) is an English actor whose breakout role was Jude in 2007's Across the Universe, . Sturgess was born in London, England but grew up in Farnham, Surrey outside of London. He studied at the University of Salford's School of Media, Music and Performance. He was discovered whilst performing in his self-written poetry-based one-person show "Buzzin" where he was recommended to an actor's agency back in Lon... more

James Anthony "Jim" Sturgess (born 16 May 1981) is an English actor whose breakout role was Jude in 2007's Across the Universe, . Sturgess was born in London, England but grew up in Farnham, Surrey outside of London. He studied at the University of Salford's School of Media, Music and Performance. He was discovered whilst 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 Across the Universe, portraying Jude, a paternally-shorn young man who travels to the U.S. amid... less