David James (born 1967) is an Australian television and film actor based in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

Career

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 1993 and worked in until 2000. James also had minor roles in such Australian TV series as ''

City Homicide ''City Homicide'' is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characte ...

'', '' Very Small Business'', '' All Saints'', '' Water Rats'', '' G.P.'', and ''

Police Rescue ''Police Rescue'' is an Australian television series which originally aired on ABC TV between 1989 and 1996. It was produced by ABC and Southern Star Xanadu in association with the BBC. Apart from the 61 episodes, there was a 90-minute pilo ...

'' over an extended period. In 2008 James gained a leading support role in

Working Dog Productions Working Dog Productions (originally Frontline Television Productions Pty. Ltd.) is a film and television production company based in Melbourne, Australia. It was formed in 1993 by actors Santo Cilauro, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy (actor), Jane Ken ...

satirical political television series ''

The Hollowmen ''The Hollowmen'' is an Australian television comedy series set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a fictional political advisory unit personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him get re-elected. Their brief is long-term vision; t ...

'', where he played the part of Phillip, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. James has appeared on television commercials, worked with ''Play School'' co-presenter Benita Collings on live ''Play School Concerts'', and performed in live theatre. In 2009 he took a starring role in the Australian production of ''

Avenue Q ''Avenue Q'' is a musical comedy featuring puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty. It won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the 2004 Tony Awards. The show's format is a parody of PBS' ...

'', a stage musical he described as "Sesame Street meets South Park on acid". James had a significant supporting role in the 2012 Australian comedy film ''

Any Questions for Ben? ''Any Questions for Ben?'' is a 2012 Australian comedy film created by Working Dog Productions, directed by Rob Sitch. It stars Josh Lawson, Rachael Taylor, Felicity Ward, Daniel Henshall, and Christian Clark. It was written by Santo Cilauro, ...

'', created by Working Dog Productions, where he played Malcolm, the lead character's boss. James won a Logie at the 2009 Logie Awards for "Most Outstanding Comedy Program" as part of the cast of ''The Hollowmen''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:James, David Living people Australian male television actors Australian male film actors Place of birth missing (living people) 1967 births Australian children's television presenters