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Theo James

Theo James

Actor and producer · Born December 16, 1984 (41) · Oxford, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis (born 16 December 1984) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Tobias "Four" Eaton in The Divergent Series film trilogy. James starred in the horror films Underworld: Awakening (2012) and Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), the action film How It Ends (2018), and the science fiction film Archive (2020). In television, he appeared in the crime drama series Golden Boy (2012) and the romance series The Time Traveler's Wife (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Theo James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
December 16, 1984 (41)
From
Oxford, England, UK
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Theo James' films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
22%
Self
21%
Survival
18%
Morality
16%
Power
15%
Ideas
5%
Society
3%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 15

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 22 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 22
Ally
6 of 22
Shapeshifter
3 of 22
Shadow
2 of 22
Trickster
1 of 22
Threshold guardian
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
14
Melancholic
11
Thrilling
9
Absurd
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Theo James' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Theo James' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Fuze(2025)

    as Karalis

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Rosemead(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Monkey(2025)

    as Hal / Bill

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • X-Men '97(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bastion (voice) · as Bastion / Sentinels (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Gentlemen(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · as Eddie Horniman, Duke of Halstead

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Pepsi, Where's My Jet?(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Malcolm's List(2022)

    as Captain Henry Ossory

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Time Traveler's Wife(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Henry DeTamble

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Dual(2022)

    as Robert Michaels

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Desperate Hour(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Alone with You(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf(2021)

    as Vesemir (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The White Lotus(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Cameron Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Archive(2020)

    Producer · as George Almore

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Witcher(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Vesemir (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rek'yr (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Sanditon(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Sidney Parker

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Lying and Stealing(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Ivan

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • London Fields(2018)

    as Guy Clinch

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Zoe(2018)

    as Ash

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • How It Ends(2018)

    as Will

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Backstabbing for Beginners(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Michael

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Castlevania(2017)

    Show 18 episodes · as Hector (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Secret Scripture(2016)

    as Father Gaunt

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Underworld: Blood Wars(2016)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • War on Everyone(2016)

    as Lord James Mangan

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Divergent Series: Allegiant(2016)

    as Tobias 'Four' Eaton

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Benefactor(2015)

    as Luke

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Divergent Series: Insurgent(2015)

    as Tobias 'Four' Eaton

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Divergent(2014)

    as Four

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as Detective Walter Clark

  • The Domino Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dinner Party Guest

  • Room at the Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack Wales

  • Underworld: Awakening(2012)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Inbetweeners(2011)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Case Sensitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Aidan Harper

  • Bedlam(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jed Harper

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Kemal Pamuk

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger(2010)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Passionate Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Craze

  • The Bookie & the Bruiser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rivner

  • The Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Owen

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles, 40 of them dated from 2010 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)

$297M worldwide

Highest rated

Castlevania (2017)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Gentlemen (2024)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
20102026

Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 22 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 42: 33 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing9 of 42: 4 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

42 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2010s26 · 26 acting · 3 crew2020s14 · 10 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 29% of 21 roles
1020

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 3 major nominations, 2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Theo James' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

London Fields (2018)

73rd percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

X-Men '97 (2024)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Theo James' work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore20 titles30–94 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles19–57 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles35–88 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles6–69 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense20 titles38–77 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Theo James work with?

People who share at least 2 of Theo James' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Corkin shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles