Channing Matthew Tatum (born April 26, 1980)is an American actor. Tatum made his film debut in the drama Coach Carter (2005), and had his breakthrough role in the 2006 dance film Step Up. He gained wider attention for his leading roles in the sports comedy She’s the Man (2006), the comedy-drama Magic Mike(2012) and its sequels Magic Mike XXL (2015) and Magic Mike’s Last Dance(2023), the latter two of which he also produced, and in the action-comedy 21 Jump Street (2012) and its sequel 22 Jump Street (2014).

Tatum has also appeared as Duke in the action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra(2009) and its sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013). His other films include White House Down (2013), Foxcatcher (2014), The Hateful Eight (2015), Hail, Caesar!(2016), Logan Lucky (2017), and The Lost City (2022). Tatum has also starred in, produced and co-directed the road film Dog (2022). In 2012, he was named the “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine, and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022