Jim Sturgess was born on May 16, 1981 in England, UK. He is an English actor.

He is perhaps most famous for playing Jude in Across The Universe and the younger Charlie in The Quest series of TV movies.

Sturgess was born in London, UK. 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.

Sturgess played and sang the role of Jude, the male lead in the musical film Across the Universe, and also plays George Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl, which will be released in 2008.

Sturgess will star in the upcoming film, 21 based on the 2002 Ben Mezrich best seller, Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions.

Filmography

• Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
• Crossing Over (2008)
• 21 (2008)
• The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
• Across the Universe (2007)
• Mouth to Mouth (2005)
• "The Last Detective" (1 episode, 2005)
• The Final Quest (2004) (TV)
• The Second Quest (2004) (TV)
• Rehab (2003) (TV)
• "A Touch of Frost" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Judge John Deed" (1 episode, 2002)
• The Quest (2002) (TV)
• "Hawk" (2001) (mini) TV mini-series
• "Heartbeat" (1 episode, 2001)
• "The Residents" (2001) TV series
• "Other People's Children" (1 episode, 2000)
• Thursday the 12th (2000) (TV)
• The Scarlet Pimpernel" (2 episodes, 1999)
• The Browning Version (1994)