Channing Matthew Tatum (born April 26 1980) is an American actor, producer, and former model. After beginning his career as a fashion model, he has branched out into acting roles, appearing in the films Havoc (2005), Coach Carter (2005), Supercross (2005), She's the Man, then Step Up, and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, all of which were released in 2006.

Channing Tatum was born on April 26, 1980 in a small town called Cullman outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Growing up he was full of energy and somewhat troublesome, so his parents decided to enroll him in different sports such as Track, Baseball, Soccer, Football to keep him out of trouble. In the ninth grade he was sent to military school. It was there that he discovered his passion for football and his hopes became centered on earning an athletic college scholarship. Channing's goal was finally met and in his senior year in high school, he was recruited and earned a full athletic college scholarship to a school in West Virginia. He is also skilled in Kung Fu and Gor-Chor Kung Fu a form of martial arts, in which he has earned belts in both. Channing later left college, and in the meantime worked as a construction worker and mortgage broker and salesman. He has modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch, Nautica, Gap, Aeropostale, Emporio Armani, and has been featured in television commercials for American Eagle, Pepsi and the very popular mountain dew commercials. Channing can now be seen on the big screen as a featured actor in Coach Carter in which he plays a high school basketball player. He was also in the very popular TV series CSI Miami where he played the role of Bob Davenport.