Emerging from a theatrical family in Leeds, he entered RADA after a brief period at Harrow and work as a gardener, graduating in 2001. His screen debut came with the horror-thriller The Hole, followed by a role in Gosford Park and several war-era productions such as Island at War and The Last Drop. He gained prominence as Detective Sergeant James Hathaway in ITV’s Lewis, the network’s top-rated dr…
