Dawson James was born in May 1985 to an Irish father and a South African mother, but was born and raised in England.

Winning a scholarship to Sydney, he trained intensively as a screen actor with renowned acting coach Sandra-Lee Patterson.

He was invited to become a founding member of the
- Actors' Screen Collective -
working with acting practitioner Michael Ferguson.

Dawson also works closely with award winning writer/director Rikki Beadle-Blair and his company "Team Angelica" 

He has an exceptional ability 
to learn accents and develop skills quickly.


When not working, he creates his own material for his Youtube site www.youtube.com/dawsoncjames

He lives and works in London.