A British actor who is best known for his supporting roles in many British TV shows. In his early career he often appeared in British crime dramas, such as Inspector Morse and A Touch of Frost.  In 1993, he also starred in the BBC adaptation of Scarlet and Black alongside a virtually unknown Ewan McGregor and Rachel Weisz. He has featured in the films D-Tox (2002), Millions (2004) and Pierrepoint (2005) and the television dramas The Last Train and Deceit. He has also appeared extensively on British television, appearing in guest roles in episodes of series such as Inspector Morse, Cracker, Prime Suspect, Dalziel and Pascoe, Spooks, Judge John Deed and Waking the Dead. He recently appeared in the ITV1 dramas Whitechapel and Collision, both alongside Phil Davis.