James was born in Ireland, raised in UK, immigrated to Australia 1970, and joined Crawford Productions in TV series Homicide, Division 4, Cop Shop and Matlock Police, before the age of twenty. He attended (NIDA) National Institute Dramatic Art, and offered the lead in Mad Max (Road Warrior) after winning scholarship to (RADA) Royal Academy Dramatic...
Resides in Melbourne, Australia, where he returned in 1996 in order to care for his ailing father (now deceased). He continues to act write and produce films through his company Tri-Archer Film Productions. [January 2005]