David James Biography
David James is a South African film, theatre, and television actor known mainly for playing the villainous Koobus Venter in the 2009 Oscar-nominated science fiction film District 9.
David James Career
From 1995-2001 he studied acting, singing, dancing, and the flute. He started his career in the theatre, he has costarred in productions of The Picture of Dorian Gray (2002), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2005), and My Fair Lady (2006), and others, as well as in the locally written and well-reviewed 2007 Fangs, a comedic telling of a Johannesburg vampire that loses his fangs.
He has appeared in numerous commercials and corporate promotional materials, including ads and promotions for Toys ‘R Us, Ford, Compaq, and Cipler Insurance.
He has also guest-starred in many South African television series and soaps, including roles in Criminal Minds (2000), Snitch (2004), Jozi Street (2004), and the long-running Isidingo, where from 2004-2006 he portrayed a hired assassin called Mad Dog.
David James Films
2009: District 9 as Koobus Venter
2010: Eternity as Borlak
2012: Winnie
2012: Angus Buchan’s Ordinary People as Danny Boy
2012: Saving Rhino Phila as Poacher Boss
2013: Angel of the Skies as Stutze
2014: The Salvation as Tracker
Television Roles
2000: Criminal Minds
2004: Snitch
2004: Jozi Street
2004- 2006: Isidingo as Tommy “Mad Dog” McCulum
2009: Binnelanders as Danie Nel
2010: Wild at Heart as Van Heerden
2010: Solving It as Jan Gabriel De Wet Kritzinger
2011: Kidnap and Ransom as Dieter Devries
2011: Strike Back as PMC Mercenary
2012–present: Rhythm City as Hermanus Meyer
2015: Black Sails as Pirate Thug
David James Theatre
2002:The Picture of Dorian Gray
2005: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2006: My Fair Lady
2007:Fangs
2010: Rivonia Trial as Joel Joffe
2010: Biko: Where the Soul Resides as Sargeant Hattingh
2010: Jock of the Bushveld: the Musical as Boet
2011:Rivonia Trial Encore Presentation as Joel Joffe
2012: Comrade Babble as Brett Kebble
David James Philanthropology
He has assisted in fundraising for Faces of Hope, a local South African charity that raises money for those with life-threatening illnesses that do not have adequate medical coverage or funds to pay for their treatments. In April 2010, an article regarding Faces of Hope and his participation was featured in O: The Oprah Magazine South African edition.
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