Joined Perth Repertory Theatre after dropping out of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Began working in feature films in "The Lords of Discipline" and "Nemo"

Made US miniseries debut in "The First Olympics: Athens: 1896" (NBC)

Starred in British TV series "Robin of Sherwood" (aired on Showtime in the USA)

Played title role in the TNT made-for-television biopic "The Secret Life of Ian Fleming"

Played "Macbeth" in new screen version

Starred in "Urban Ghost Story"

Briefly seen as the villain who kidnaps a Chinese princess and brings her to America in "Shanghai Noon"

Appeared in "Faithful Dealing," an English Restoration Whodunit produced by Dominic Madden

Toured with a stage production of "The Blue Room"

Starred as the main character in the children's show "Shoebox Zoo" (BBC)

Co-starred as one of two corrupt Pinkerton agents in "Far Side of Jericho"