Theo James

James in 2012, picture by Joe Seer/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis

Place of Birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 16 December, 1984

Ethnicity: Greek (one quarter), English, Scottish, as well as 1/16th German

Theo James is a British actor. His roles include the flicks You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, The Inbetweeners Movie, Underworld: Awakening, and its sequel; the Divergent/Insurgent/Allegiant trilogy, The Benefactor, War on Everyone, The Secret Scripture, Backstabbing for Beginners, Zoe, How It Ends (2018), London Fields, Lying and Stealing, Archive (2020), The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, Dual (2022), and Mr. Malcolm’s List, and tv’s Bedlam, Golden Boy, Castlevania, Sanditon, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Time Traveler’s Wife, and The White Lotus. He has been emblem ambassador for Hugo Boss fragrances for males.

Theo is the son of Jane, who labored on the NHS, and Philip Taptiklis, a business advisor. He was raised in Askett, Buckinghamshire. He is married to Irish actress Ruth Kearney, with whom he has a daughter.

Theo’s paternal grandfather was once of Greek descent. The remainder of Theo’s ancestry is English, Scottish, and one 16th German. Theo’s paternal grandparents moved to New Zealand, the place his father used to be raised. An image of Theo with two of his siblings may also be observed here. An image of Theo’s paternal grandfather can be observed here (scroll all the way down to the second one page).

Theo’s paternal grandfather was once named Nicholas Theodore Taptiklis. Nicholas used to be Greek, at first from the Peloponnese.

Theo’s paternal grandmother was Barbara Jean Dorothy Keech (the daughter of William Neale Keech and Gertrude Violet Beard). Barbara was English, born in West Derby, Lancashire. William was the son of James Neale Keech and Emily Ingram Willis. Gertrude was the daughter of Charles Albert Beard and Supheme Louisa Florentina Hedwig, who was from Prussia, Germany.

Theo’s maternal grandfather used to be surnamed Martin. He was once most likely of English or Scottish ancestry.

Theo’s maternal grandmother used to be named Jean Dreghorn Kinnaird (the daughter of Robert Kinnaird and Jennie/Jeanie). Theo’s grandmother Jean was once born in Glasgow, Scotland.

Sources: Obituary of Theo’s paternal grandmother, Barbara Jean Dorothy (Keech) Taptiklis – http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk

Toronto Star article about Theo James – http://www.thestar.com

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