---
name: "David James"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-james-175229"
fi1m_id: "david-james-175229"
imdb_id: "nm1401140"
tmdb_id: 175229
roles: ["Production designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-01T19:07:27.050968+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David James

## Identity

David James

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-james-175229
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-james-175229
- **IMDb ID:** nm1401140
- **TMDB ID:** 175229
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1401140/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/175229

Production designer. Born in Montreal, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1401140/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/175229

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Flushed Away*](https://film.one/film/flushed-away.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David James is a production designer and art department professional working primarily in animation. Born in Montreal, Canada, he has contributed to DreamWorks Animation and other studios since the mid-1990s, beginning with roles such as layout artist on *The Road to El Dorado* (2000) and *Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron* (2002), and art director on *Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas* (2003).

He served as production designer on *Flushed Away* (2006), *Monsters vs Aliens* (2009), *Megamind* (2010), *Mr. Peabody & Sherman* (2014) and *The Boss Baby* (2017). He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has taught at the Art Center College of Design.

*Sources: imdb.com, mande.net.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Flushed Away* (2006), Fi1m 64, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/flushed-away.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Coyote vs. Acme* (2026), as Visual Development — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/coyote-vs-acme.md)
- *The Boss Baby* (2017), Production Design
- *Grimsby* (2016), as Jordan Beder
- *Mr. Peabody & Sherman* (2014), Production Design
- *Megamind* (2010), Production Design
- *Monsters vs Aliens* (2009), Production Design
- *Flushed Away* (2006), Production Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/flushed-away.md)
- *Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas* (2003), as Art Direction

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