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James Alexander Chase Stokes (born September 16, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as John B, in the hit Netflixteen drama series Outer Banks.

Chase Stokes was born on September 16, 1992 (29 years old as of 2021) in Annapolis, Maryland. He is the only child of Jeff Stokes and Jennifer Canning, who divorced when he was several months old. His father, Jeff Stokes later got re-married to Nicki Osterman (Stokes). The young boy and his mother re-situated themselves, moving from Maryland to Atlanta, Georgia. Later on in his teen years, Stokes moved to live in Orlando, Florida and attended Timber Creek High School. In 2012, he graduated Valencia College, and later, he attended University of Central Florida where he earned a bachelor's degree - followed by Seminole State College.Growing up, he aspired to become a professional ice hockey player.

In the early stages of his acting career, Stokes had small roles in different television series - including Stranger Things, Daytime Divas, and Tell Me Your Secrets. In February of 2019, Stokes rejected an offer to audition for Outer Banks prior to reading the assigned role of Topper and later John B. The first season was released to Netflix's platform on April 15, 2020, and with positive reviews, returned for a second season in July of 2021. 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.

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