David James (actor, born 1972) Santos, who was brought onto the film in its late stage of development when the original director left the production after a disagreement with the films Producer, Anton Ernst. Dos Santos said in one interview that he "hadn't had a chance" to talk to James about his character until after filming began. "Eternity" was lambasted by critics. In 2011 James played Dieter, one of a gang of ruthless kidnappers, in the British miniseries "Kidnap and Ransom", which was produced by and starred actor Trevor Eve. The three-part miniseries about a hostage negotiator (Eve) was filmed entirely in South Africa and
John Alford (actor) John Alford (actor) John Alford (born John James Shannon; 30 October 1971) is a Scottish-born English actor. He is known for his roles as Robbie Wright in the BBC series "Grange Hill" (1985–90) and Billy Ray in the ITV series "London's Burning" (1993–98). He also had three Top 30 hits on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. Born in Glasgow, Alford attended Anna Scher's stage school from age 11 in London, alongside future "EastEnders" actors Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer. He appeared as a child actor in ITV sitcom "Now and Then" before landing the role of Robbie Wright in