David James (actor, born 1972) David James (actor, born 1972) David James (born 28 October 1972) 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 "". He is also known to South African audiences for his 2004-2006 appearance as "Mad Dog" on the long-running soap opera "Isidingo", for his portrayal as Joel Joffe in the large-scale and well-received 2010 and 2011 stage productions of "Rivonia Trial", and for his current role as radio station manager Hermanus Meyer on the soap opera "Rhythm City". James grew up in Paarl, Western Cape,
David James (actor, born 1967) David James (actor, born 1967) David James (born 1967) is an Australian television and film actor based in Melbourne. James is best known for his long-running role as a presenter on ABC TV's children's program "Play School", a role he started in 1994 and worked in until l 2000. James also had minor roles in such Australian TV series as "City Homicide", "Very Small Business", "All Saints", "Water Rats", "G.P.", and "Police Rescue" over an extended period. In 2008 James gained a leading support role in Working Dog Productions satirical political television series "The Hollowmen", where he played the part