Philip Taptiklis

Philip Taptiklis was born in New Zealand. He has some Greek origin as he father, Nicholas Theodore Taptiklis, was born in Greece and moved from the Peloponnese to New Zealand many years ago. His mother, Barbara Jean Dorothy (Keech), was English, born in West Derby.There is still not so many information about Philip, his parents and family. While he was a child, he attended some local school and grew up an ordinary boy. During the formative years, he became interested in the business. Soon enough he started his career as a business consultant.


As to the personal life in his biography, he is married now. His wife is called Jane née Martin Taptiklis. She is fond of medicine and likes to cure people. Her profession is related to the National Health Service. The National Health Service (NHS) is the name of the public health services of England, Scotland and Wales, and is commonly used to refer to those of Northern Ireland. The pair seems to have a long-term relationship. Soon they welcomed their children. There are five of them: two daughters and their three brothers.

One of the boys is a well-known actor nowadays. Their youngest son, Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis, was born on the 16th of December, 1984. In the world cinematograph, he is better known as Theo James. He had an opportunity to play the role of Jed Harper in the television series “Bedlam” and the role of Detective Walter Clark in the CBS crime drama “Golden Boy”. He also starred in the 2014 film “Divergent” alongside Shailene Woodley. Besides, he is a winner of a Teen Choice Award for Best Actor in an Action/Adventure film for his role. He was also seen in such movies as “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger”, “The Inbetweeners”, “Underworld: Awakening”, “The Benefactor”, “War on Everyone”, “London Fields”, “Backstabbing for Beginners” and many others. Outside his acting career, James was the singer and guitarist of the London-based band Shere Khan.

Philip and Jane tried to bring up their children amiable and good-natured persons. They have done this job very well. Theo is the only one notable public figure among his family members. He is enough famous to have the thousands of fans and followers. He is loved and adored because of histalent and beauty. Besides, he prefers to keep his personal life and family in a secret. He does not like to talk much about his private things.

He started dating Ruth Kearney in 2009. In addition, he tries not to mention his parents in the interviews, but it may be seen that he is very grateful to them. He grew up an honorable man and talented artist. Theo is very enthusiastic, passionate and hardworking person. Due the persistent work, he provided a good life for his parents. The family’s net worth is estimated to be $2 Million dollars.

Last Modified: Mar 11, 2020


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