From Hartlepool to Hollywood

I was born in Hartlepool, England, a small industrial town, the heart and Mecca of Northern England (Billy Elliott Country).

My family took me to the local theatre when I was a young lad, and that’s where I became hooked on becoming an actor. After a number of school productions and local theatre, I decided I would like to go to school and learn how to become a professional actor.

I attended 2 years of college studying Theatre Arts and English Literature, learning the basics. Then it was off for 3 years to drama school in London, “The Guildford School of Acting,” to hone and polish my craft!

I was lucky to get my first professional job with an Equity card at “York Theatre Royal,” and then went straight into the London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Starlight Express” for two and a half years.

After 10 years of working as an actor in theatre in England and around the world, my next step was to conquer America…Hollywood. I arrived in Los Angeles with a suitcase and a bag, and found this city to be my home.

My first TV job in Hollywood was on the hit TV show, “Murder She Wrote,” with Angela Lansbury, playing the murderer. And of course, she found me out.

Since then, I’ve been guest starring on different shows, and playing in different movie roles, living out my dream. I still have to pinch myself sometimes, and remember the little boy I was from Hartlepool.