This actor of stage and screen has devoted himself largely to period roles. Terry appeared in his native England with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Round House Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and others, in such shows as "Romeo and Juliet" (1972), "'Tis Pity She's a Whore" and "Henry VI, Part III" (both 1977), "Pericles" and "Julius Caesar" (both 1979), and "The Duchess of Malfi" (1989).

The dark-haired, handsome Terry made his film debut as the twitchy Prince John in the Katharine Hepburn/Peter O'Toole vehicle "The Lion in Winter" (1968), but did not appear onscreen again for thirteen