Actor
JOHN JAMES
Actor and Producer JOHN JAMES began his career in New York City at the age of 20 on the classic Soap Opera “Search For Tomorrow”. Soon after his talents caught the the eye of ABC Broadcasting and he was cast on Aaron Spelling’s 80’s mega hit "Dynasty" playing the role of Jeff Colby. The series was a cultural phenomenon. Mr James success on "Dynasty" spawned the spin-off "The Colby’s" based on his character, and co-starring Charlton Heston.
His post “Dynasty” career flourished as James was cast on two national daytime soaps, as well as national Broadway show tours. A Golden Globe nominee, he has guested on national talk shows such as Oprah, Larry King Live, Entertainment Tonight, Joan Rivers, and The Tonight Show. He hosted two nationally syndicated magazine programs and is constantly in demand as a corporate spokesman, and for his distinctive baritone voice that can be heard on numerous voice over’s.
He made countless appearances on TV series, and lead roles in numerous television movies. In film, James starred in "Icebreaker" (2000) with Sean Astin, Bruce Campbell, and Stacey Keach; in "Peril" (2001) with Morgan Fairchild and Michael Pare; in "Lighting Fire From The Sky" (2002) with Jesse Eisenberg, Stacy Keach and John Schneider, and "In Chronology" (2015) with William Baldwin and Danny Trejo. In 2012 James starred, and produced the documentary "Addicted To Fame". "Axcellerator" with Sean Young, and Sam Jones (2020) This film reunites him with the Colby’s co-star Maxwell Caulfield. "My Son Hunter" as Joe Biden, (2022), with Gina Carono, and Laurence Fox.
During the second part of his conversation with “Dynasty” star John James, host Tony Miros gets the scoop about what it was like for him to work with the glamorous Joan Collins, landing his spinoff show “The Colbys” -- alongs...
On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros chats with actor John James about starting his TV career on the daytime soap opera "Search For Tomorrow," how he had to do a screen test to land the part of …