Chase Stokes

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Stokes in 2021
Born
James Alexander Chase Stokes

(1992-09-16) September 16, 1992 (age 31)
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

James Alexander Chase Stokes (born September 16, 1992) [1] is an American actor. He is known for his role as John Booker Routledge in the Netflix teen drama series Outer Banks . [2] [3]

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Early life

Stokes was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the only child of Jeff Stokes and Jennifer Canning. His parents divorced when he was 4 years old. [4] Stokes subsequently moved with his mother to Canton, Georgia, [5] and later to Orlando, Florida as a teenager where he attended Timber Creek High School. [6] He received his bachelor's degree at Valencia College and later attended University of Central Florida and Seminole State College. [7] Growing up, he aspired to become a professional ice hockey player. [8]

Career

Stokes had small roles in television at the beginning of his acting career, including Stranger Things , Daytime Divas , and Tell Me Your Secrets . [9]

He originally turned down an offer to audition for Outer Banks in February 2019, before reading for the role of Topper and later John B. [10] The first season was released on April 15, 2020, to positive reviews, and a second season was confirmed in July. [11]

That same month, it was announced that he would be playing TJ in One Of Us Is Lying. However, after filming the pilot in 2019, it was announced that Chase would not return due to a scheduling conflict with the second season of Outer Banks and he was replaced. [12]

In September 2020, Stokes and Madelyn Cline starred in the music video for Kygo and Donna Summer's single "Hot Stuff".

In October 2021, Stokes was cast in The Uglies , a dystopian fantasy film based on the novel by Scott Westerfeld. [13] To be released by Netflix, the film wrapped production in December 2021. [14]

In June 2022, it was announced that Stokes was cast in the film Music Got Me Here, based on the life of music therapist Tom Sweitzer. [15]

In August 2022, it was announced that Stokes would star in the military thriller film Valiant One . [16] The film wrapped production in late October 2022. [17]

In January 2023, it was announced that Stokes had been cast in Marked Men, a young-adult romance film based on the book Rule by Jay Crownover. He will play the lead male role of Rule Archer. [18] The film had already wrapped production in late 2022. [19]

Personal life

In June 2020, Stokes announced that he was in a relationship with his Outer Banks co-star Madelyn Cline. [20] The couple split in October 2021. [21] Stokes has been in a relationship with country singer Kelsea Ballerini since January 2023. [22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018Between WavesYoung Dale
2021 Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets Martin
2024 Uglies Peris
2025 Valiant One TBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015BaseEthan TerriEpisode #1.1
2016 Stranger Things ReedEpisode: "Chapter Six: The Monster" [23]
2017 Daytime Divas Graham3 episodes
2018 The Beach House Russell BennettTV film
The First FinnEpisode: "Cycles"
2020−present Outer Banks John B RoutledgeMain role
2021 Tell Me Your Secrets Adam4 episodes

Music video

YearTitleArtistRole
2020"Hot Stuff" Kygo featuring Donna Summer Himself [24]

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