Born:
November 19, 1965
Birthplace: Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland
Trivia:
Studied performing arts at the Scottish Youth Theatre during the early 1980s. Actor David Hayman, who he later worked with on the television series Shetland, gave him his first job out of drama school and his Equity Card. Played the role of Teach in American Buffalo at the Young Vic in 1997. In 2005, performed as Biff in a stage production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in the West End. Was cast as Jerry in a production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal opposite Kristin Scott Thomas in the West End in 2011. Taught a master class to acting students at Mountainview Academy of Theatre Arts.