Jim Sturgess

Jim Sturgess is too easily filed under singing actor, and that undersells him. From Wandsworth and trained at Salford, he announced himself by literally singing the Beatles songbook in Across the Universe, then proved range as the math prodigy in 21 and across multiple roles in Cloud Atlas. Plenty of multi-hyphenates spread themselves thin, but with him the music feels load-bearing rather than decorative, a genuine emotional core beneath the acting. He has never quite chased blockbuster fame, and I respect that. His choices read as taste-driven, which makes him the sort of quietly interesting performer I keep an eye on.

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Name (English)

Jim Sturgess

Name (Japanese)

ジム・スタージェス

Reading

じむ・すたーじぇす

Born

May 16, 1978 (age 48)

Origin

Wandsworth, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / singer / songwriter / film actor / stage actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Horse

University

University of Salford

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/officialjimsturgess/
• Xhttps://x.com/mrjimsturgess
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Sturgess
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q512577

Tags

• actor
• singer
• songwriter

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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