Raised in Haworth before moving to Kilnsea and later Bradford, he attended Bradford Grammar School and honed his craft at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School between 1988 and 1990, later co-founding the communications consultancy Quietroom.
His screen work spans a mix of comedy and drama, with early film appearances in Mike Leigh’s period pieces Topsy-Turvy, Vera Drake and Mr Turner, as well as…