Raised in Peterborough, Ontario

Moved to England to pursue acting after dropping out of University

Made stage debut in "Bent" at Theatre Royal in York, England

London stage debut, "The Indian Wants the Bronx"

TV debut in "Tender is the Night" (aired on Showtime in 1985)

Made feature debut in a bit part in "The Lords of Discipline"

Played the title role in the British TV-movie and subsequent series, "Max Headroom"

Reprised role for "The Max Headroom Show" on Cinemax

Hosted "The Original Max Talking Headroom Show" (Cinemax)

Short-lived American series version of "Max Headroom" produced for ABC

Co-starred as the bullying next-door neighbor in "Honey I Shrunk the Kids"

Cast as Dr. Mike Stratford in the CBS sitcom, "Doctor, Doctor"

Starred in short-lived FOX sitcom, "Shaky Ground"

Voiced the title character for the syndicated animated series, "The Pink Panther"

Cast as Trashcan Man in the TV adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand"

Played the principal in "National Lampoon's Senior Trip"

Played Alexander Haig in the TNT movie, "Kissinger and Nixon"

Provided the voice of Panic in the animated film, "Hercules"

Cast in the Canadian series, "Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal"

Played Sherlock Holmes in the Odyssey Network's "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

Portrayed Dr. Chet Wakeman in the Steven Spielberg-produced miniseries, "Taken" (Sci-fi Channel)

Starred in "Dawn of the Dead," a remake of the 1978 horror flick by George A. Romero

Cast in Michael Cunningham's "A Home at the End of the World"

Cast in the TV adaptation of Stephen King's "Desperation"

Cast as villain Moloch the Mystic in the film adaptation of "Watchmen"