Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum is an American actor, film producer, dancer and model. He is best known for his roles in the films "Step Up," "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," "Dear John," "The Vow," "21 Jump Street" and "Magic Mike." He has also appeared in films such as "Coach Carter," "She's the Man," "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints," "Fighting," "The Dilemma," "The Eagle," "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" and "White House Down."

In 2008, Tatum co-starred in director Kimberly Peirce's film "Stop-Loss," about soldiers returning home from the Iraq War, and in director Stuart Townsend's film "Battle in Seattle," about the 1999 protest of the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle. Tatum played in the short film "The Trap," directed by Rita Wilson. Tatum and Dito Montiel, who worked together on "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints," reteamed on the action drama "Fighting for Rogue Pictures." Tatum next appeared in writer/director/producer Michael Mann's 2009 crime drama "Public Enemies," playing the 1930s American gangster Pretty Boy Floyd. The same year, Tatum starred as Duke in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," Paramount Pictures' live-action film based on the popular Hasbro action figures. He played a soldier in "Dear John," a Screen Gems film based on a popular Nicholas Sparks bestseller.

In 2012, he co-starred in Steven Soderbergh's "Haywire," "The Vow" with Rachel McAdams and "21 Jump Street" (the film adaptation of TV series of the same name) with Jonah Hill. He also starred in "Magic Mike," a film about his eight-month experience as a male stripper in Florida. The film was directed by Steven Soderbergh, was co-produced by Tatum and Soderbergh, and starred Tatum as Mike – one of the central performers at a Tampa, Florida, male strip club who takes a younger dancer (Alex Pettyfer) under his wing in hopes of showing him how to hustle "on and off stage." The film's cast also included Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello and Matthew McConaughey.

Tatum appeared in Steven Soderbergh's "Side Effects," with Rooney Mara and Jude Law. He reprised his role as Duke in "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," the sequel to 2009's "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra."

He will co-star with Steve Carell in "Foxcatcher," about the story of John du Pont, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and killed Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz. Tatum is attached to the movie "Peter Pan Begin." Tatum is also reprising his role from "21 Jump Street" in its sequel "22 Jump Street," set to release on June 13, 2014.

Tatum will be portraying the role of Gambit in "X-Men: Apocalypse" and a standalone solo film.

Along with several friends, including Brett Rodriguez, and his own wife Jenna Dewan, Tatum started two production companies, 33andOut Productions and Iron Horse Entertainment. Their first production was the documentary, "Earth Made of Glass," which follows the Rwandan President Paul Kagame and genocide survivor Jean-Pierre Sagahutu. The film was selected to premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.