
Acting
Born May 16, 1978 · Wandsworth, London, England, UK
James Anthony Sturgess (born 16 May 1978) is an English actor and singer-songwriter. His first major role was as Jude in the musical romance drama film Across the Universe (2007). In 2008, he played the male lead role of Ben Campbell in 21. In 2009, he played Gavin Kossef in the crime drama Crossing Over, appearing with Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, and Ashley Judd. In 2010, Sturgess starred in the film The Way Back, directed by Peter Weir. Sturgess co-starred in the 2012 epic science fiction film Cloud Atlas.

4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
2026

What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025

Apartment 7A
2024

Alone Together
2022

The Other Me
2022

Berlin, I Love You
2019

J.T. LeRoy
2019

London Fields
2018

Geostorm
2017

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
2015

Stonehearst Asylum
2014

Electric Slide
2014

The Best Offer
2013

Cloud Atlas
2012

Spike Island
2012

Upside Down
2012

Ashes
2012

One Day
2011

The Way Back
2010

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010

Heartless
2010

Crossing Over
2009

Fifty Dead Men Walking
2008

21
2008

The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
Creating the Universe
2008

Across the Universe
2007

Mouth to Mouth
2005

Friends Reunited
2005
The Final Quest
2004
The Second Quest
2004

Thursday the 12th
2003

Rehab
2003
The Quest
2002

Hawkins
2001

The Browning Version
1994