Trivia

Held a non-executive position on the Advisory Board of Lifeis World Enterprises Pvt Ltd. from 2010-2015.

Held a non-executive position on the South East Asia Investigations into Social and Humanitarian Activities Expert Advisory Group from 2009-2015.

James' is the first born son of his mother Elizabeth Janet Gunn and father James Alexander Wearing Smith. His parents met and married in Australia.

Founder and owner of Trius Global Media, a global distribution group of partner companies.

James is the eldest of three children. His sister Diana is two years younger and his brother Marcus is three years younger.

James heralds from Clan Gunn, a Highland Scottish clan associated with lands in northeastern Scotland, including Caithness, Sutherland and, arguably, the Orkney Isles. The Clan Gunn is one of the oldest Scottish Clans descended from the Norse Jarls of Orkney and the Pictish Mormaers of Caithness.

Founder and owner of TRI-US Entertainment, a global production group of partner companies.

James' grandfather, James Wearing Smith III, fought in both WWI and WWII, a recognised Rats of Tobruk soldier, part of the garrison who held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the Afrika Corps, during the Siege of Tobruk in World War II. The siege started on 10 April 1941 and was finally relieved at the end of November.

Venture capital investor and shareholder in Varenya Softech, an Indian business technology solutions and managed services company.

James With worked with Oliver Stone on a series of television commercials produced by McCann Singapore for their client Motorola, introducing the concept of wireless communications and 2.5G technology.

James Wearing Smith (James With) appeared as a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot in Independence Day (1996) holding a Browning Hi-Power pistol in scenes set in Iraq during the early hours of July 4th, scenes that were filmed at the Wendover Air Force Base, a former United States Air Force base in Utah, USA.

In the early 1990s James Wearing Smith (James With) opened Just Ask Co., Ltd, the first production services company in Phuket, Thailand. He employed Prisana 'Maew' Trachai as a production coordinator working with Thai crews, to produce many television advertising spots and music videos.

James With recorded audition materials whilst working on The Phantom (1996). After sending them to Australian film director Ian Barry he was cast in Robo Warriors (1996), which filmed on locations in the Philippines.

During breaks between filming of The Phantom (1996) at the Village Roadshow Studios, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, James With serenaded Catherine Zeta-Jones playing his classical guitar.

In the 1990's James worked with Ross W. Clarkson and cast Paula Taylor in a music video for the Chinese television market, which helped Ms. Taylor at a young age gain notoriety in Thailand, leading to her being cast in a number of feature films as well as working as a regular VJ for the Channel V Thailand television program and to her involvement in Asia's Next Top Model (2012).

Worked for a while as a licensed stock broker in Japan

Ex-founding member of ChindAsia Lifestyle Group, owner of Club Perdomo Bangkok. Club Perdomo was demolished in 2016 after expiry of the land lease.

Founding partner of Explore Media Group (EMG).

Held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Orpheus Group of companies from 2018-2020. Orpheus Energy (Hong Kong) Limited is a private company focused on resources and energy, headquartered in Hong Kong, China with a strong attachment to renewable and sustainable energy solutions for humanity.

President of Stark Networks HK, a Single Family Office, headquartered in Hong Kong, focusing on property, investment and technology, working with global family offices, charitable organizations and companies in all areas of project planning, development, implementation and management.

Fluent in a number of languages, including German, Japanese and Thai.

Plays classical guitar and past Western Australian Opera chorus member.

James With played his own classical guitar in a Spanish villa scene with Peter Malota and Jean-Claude Van Damme's wife Darcy LaPier for the The Quest (1996); the scene was filmed in the Northern mountains of Thailand and left on the cutting room floor, not making it into the final edited and released film.

Whilst on an elaborate stunt scene with Jackie Chan on The Medallion (2003), director Gordon Chan made James With lie on the floor for hours whilst the set was dressed and prepared for destruction.

James With (Wearing Smith) gave a speech on 3D filmmaking at a TED conference, the inaugural TEDxBKK event held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Founder and interim President of the Bangkok Cigar Club.

Appears as a British Air Force pilot stationed in Iraq in the Roland Emmerich directed blockbuster film "Independence Day" by Centrolpolis Entertainment