James Sturgess aka Jim (born 1981) is a British actor most famous for playing Jude in Across the Universe and the younger Charlie in The Quest series of TV movies. Jim Sturgess 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. Although primarily active in television, he has also appeared in film and radio. Sturgess plays and sings the role of Jude, the male lead in the musical film Across the Universe, and also plays George Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl. Both films will be released in 2007. 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. The film tells the story of a group of incredibly bright students from MIT who developed a card counting method that ensured huge wins in Vegas. Writers Allan Loeb and Peter Steinfeld adapted the book into a screenplay.