James 'Yoink' Bartlett (9 July 1966 – 23 May 2022)[1][2] was a British-born South African actor best known for his role as the wicked puppet master, David Genaro,[3] in Rhythm City[1] and his theatre work.
[citation needed] Bartlett also had a supporting role playing Joss in the 2003 romantic drama Beyond Borders, an epic tale of turbulent romance between two star-crossed lovers, with Angelina Jolie.
The film, based on the novel Red Dust by Gillian Slovo sees a New York lawyer Sarah Barcant (Hilary Swank) return to the place where she grew up, South Africa.
Barcant returns to fight the case of Alex Mpondo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a black politician who was tortured during the apartheid regime.
The truth of the killing of Mpondo's comrade Steve Sizela by Piet Muller (Ian Roberts) is confirmed by Dirk Hendricks (Bartlett).
Bartlett starred in the 2010 children's parable White Lion [3], alongside fellow South African Best Actor Tony Award Winner John Kani and Thabo Malema.
Cock and Bull Story marked the beginning of Bartlett's professional career in 1986 where he played the role of a gay boxer and won a Vita Award for Most Promising Actor.
[citation needed] A year later, Bartlett starred in the satire play East in 1987 and won the Fleur du Cap Theatre Award for Best Actor.