David James Elliott is an American actor of Canadian descent. To become famous, he went a rather complicated and long way. But thanks to his industriousness and his goal, he achieved popularity not only in the whole world, but in his country - that's for sure.
early years
David was born in September 1960 in a family where in addition to him there were two more children. He is the average child of his parents. Arnold Smith's father is a salesman. My mother's name was Pat Farrow - manager.
Full name is David William Smith. Born and spent his childhood in Milton, a small town in southern Canada. He studied at a regular school near the city of Toronto. Since childhood, he loved music, studied a lot of it and dreamed of becoming a rock star. For the sake of his hobby he left school, studying in high school. But to realize the dream failed. Returning to school, he successfully graduates from it (1980) and enters the Polytechnic Institute. At the institute, he began to learn theatrical art. During her studies, she takes part in theatrical productions at the Shakespeare Festival, which was held in Toronto and does this together with famous theater actors.
Career
It is from the theater that David's career as an actor begins. Already in 1983, he received the highest Jean Chalmers Award ("Gene Chalmers Award"). The prize was awarded to him as the most promising actor. After this event, he was admitted to the US Screen Actors Guild. Then he decides to take the name David James Elliott.
In 1987, at one of the performances, he was noticed by the producer of TV shows with SHS. James is invited to the Labyrinth of Justice series, where he plays a policeman. This role was his first regular role. It is followed by several more minor and very inconspicuous roles, which did not bring the actor any fame. But he strives for his goal - to get to Hollywood. For the sake of this concludes a contract with Disney. But the contract breaks down and David, as a novice actor, remains out of work. Without losing hope, he begins to make his way to Hollywood. James agrees to any role, even to the most inconspicuous and low paid ("Dark Justice", "Hidden Room", "Catch Luck on the Fly").
Luck
Good luck came in 1992. James marries American actress Nancy Chambers. In the same year he gets a serious role in the series "The Untouchables." Thanks to this film, he moves with his wife to Chicago. But there, another failure awaits him. For several years he had no serious roles. He is invited extremely rarely and again for episodic roles. Only in 1995, he was finally offered a serious role in the series "Military Legal Service". The role of Harmon Rabb in this tape provides him with a decade of work.
In addition, David is constantly starring in other television films of various genres. He often visits Canada, where he is also invited to shoot.
