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.

Filmography

• Mix Tape — Daniel
• The Stolen Girl — Fred Blix
• 2024Apartment 7A — Alan Marchand
• 2022Alone Together — Charlie
• 2022The Other Me — Irakli
• Home Before Dark — Matt Lisko
• 2019Berlin, I Love You — Jared
• 2019J.T. LeRoy — Geoffrey Knoop
• Hard Sun — Detective Charlie Hicks
• 2018London Fields — Keith Talent
• 2017Geostorm — Max Lawson
• Close to the Enemy — Callum Ferguson
• Feed the Beast — Dion Patras
• 2015Kidnapping Mr. Heineken — Cor Van Hout
• 2014Electric Slide — Eddie Dodson
• 2014Stonehearst Asylum — Edward Newgate
• 2013The Best Offer — Robert
• 2012Ashes — James
• 2012Cloud Atlas — Adam Ewing / Poor Hotel Guest / Megan's Dad / Highlander / Hae-Joo Chang / Adam / Zachry Brother-in-Law
• 2012Spike Island — Burger Vendor
• 2012Upside Down — Adam Kirk
• 2011One Day — Dexter Mayhew
• 2010Heartless — Jamie Morgan
• 2010Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole — Soren (voice)
• 2010The Way Back — Janusz Wieszczek
• 2009Crossing Over — Gavin Kossef
• 200821 — Ben Campbell
• 2008Creating the Universe
• 2008Fifty Dead Men Walking — Martin
• 2008The Other Boleyn Girl — George Boleyn
• 2007Across the Universe — Jude
• 2005Friends Reunited — Ryan
• 2005Mouth to Mouth — Red
• 2004The Final Quest — Young Charlie
• 2004The Second Quest — Young Charlie
• 2003Rehab — Darryl
• 2003Thursday the 12th — Martin Bannister
• 2002The Quest — Young Charlie
• 2001Hawkins — Shop Assistant
• Judge John Deed
• The Residents — Banjo
• Other People's Children — Barry
• The Scarlet Pimpernel — Erik
• 1994The Browning Version — Bryant
• A Touch of Frost — Laurence Burrell
• Heartbeat — Robert
• 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
• One Thousand Paper Cranes
• The Portrait of a Lady — Gilbert Osmond

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2025What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas — Self - Interviewee
• Conan — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self