

In June 2020, Stokes announced that he was in a relationship with his Outer Banks co-star Madelyn Cline. In September 2021, Stokes and Madelyn Cline starred in the music video for Kygo and Donna Summer's single " Hot Stuff". 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. That same month, it was announced that he would be playing TJ in One Of Us Is Lying. The first season was released on April 15, 2020, to positive reviews, and a second season was confirmed in July. 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.

Stokes had small roles in television at the beginning of his acting career, including Stranger Things, Daytime Divas, and Tell Me Your Secrets. Growing up, he aspired to become a professional ice hockey player. He received his bachelor's degree at Valencia College and later attended University of Central Florida and Seminole State College. Stokes subsequently moved with his mother to Canton, Georgia, and later to Orlando, Florida as a teenager where he attended Timber Creek High School. His parents divorced when he was several months old. Stokes was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the only child of Jeff Stokes and Jennifer Canning. He is known for his role as John Booker Routledge (John B) in the Netflix teen drama series Outer Banks. James Alexander Chase Stokes (born September 16, 1992) is an American actor.
