10 Interesting Facts About Skeem Saam’s James Pilkington (Francois Swanepoel)

10 Interesting Facts About Skeem Saam’s James Pilkington (Francois Swanepoel). Francois is slowly becoming a favorite among Skeem Saam fans. His character has grown from the culinary art school, to being a great chef as well as a heartthrob. Of course he is played by the one and only James Pilkington.

Learn 10 interesting facts about the all round entertainer and businessman below;

1. 23 year old James Pilkington was born and raised in Johannesburg.
2. He is one of the past Indigo View advanced academy actors.
3. The young and vibrant  James has made a pronounced entrance into the industry with a constant stream of theatre shows, short films and television jobs.
4. The talented and dedicated actor is well known for playing the head chef of cafe Rovuwa, Francois Swanepoel on SABC 1’s Skeem Saam since July 2016.
5. James has been recently cast as Wesley Matthews in Amazons Prime’s Obsession, which critics rave to take the industry by storm.
6. You can also expect a small featured role in the international TV series starring Tom Welling, The Professionals. 
7. In 2016 he started an innovative company called New Age Group Holdings with sister companies, New Age Explorer, New Age Influencers, New Age Productions, New Age Academy and The New Age Network.
8. James is versatile and can play guitar, drums, piano and sing.
9. He released his Debut Single, Train, late 2017 on  Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Deezer, Google Play, YouTube Music and Amazon Music.
10. Off screen and outside the studio, James pursues a healthy lifestyle; nutritional eating, physical exercise and mental wellness.