Born and raised in Liverpool, Lancashire, he became interested in the theatre and joined the Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre soon after it opened in Liverpool. Fellow theatre student David Morrissey and he were chosen by Yorkshire Television to play as two poverty-stricken kids in the drama miniseries One Summer.
He has since appeared in various TV and film roles, including in several films directed by Derek Jarman, and in the premiere episode of the TV detective drama Inspector Morse, wherein he played as a university student involved in a murder investigation. In the 1980s, he was considered one of the "Brit Pack". He moved to the United States in the early 1990s, where he worked with music video producer Jake Scott, then directing TV commercials. Currently, he is working with Criterion on documentary material for the Merchant Ivory Collection.
Filmography
Actor
2013
Hair Brained as
MIT Moderator
2012
Hitchcock as
Nunzio
1992
Between the Lines (TV Series) as
Dave Potter
- Nothing Personal (1992) - Dave Potter
1990
Boon (TV Series) as
Ian Goran
- Thicker Than Water (1990) - Ian Goran
1990
Casualty (TV Series) as
Garry Salter
- Street Life (1990) - Garry Salter
1990
The Garden as
Mary Magdalene / Adam (as Spencer Lee)
1989
Strapless as
Hus
1989
Hannay (TV Series) as
Vermilion Thorpe
- The Confidence Man (1989) - Vermilion Thorpe
1989
War Requiem as
Soldier 1
1988
L'ispirazione (Short)
1988
Young Toscanini as
Comparsa (uncredited)
1987
Knights of God (TV Series) as
Brother Wilson
- Episode #1.6 (1987) - Brother Wilson
- Episode #1.5 (1987) - Brother Wilson
- Episode #1.4 (1987) - Brother Wilson
1987
The Last of England as
Soldier / Various roles
1987
First Sight (TV Series) as
Colin
- Leaving Home (1987) - Colin
1987
Aria as
Young Man (segment "Depuis le jour")
1987
Prick Up Your Ears as
Constable
1987
Inspector Morse (TV Series) as
Ned Murdoch
- The Dead of Jericho (1987) - Ned Murdoch
1986
Vardo (Short) as
Boy on motorcycle
1986
Smart Money as
Leon
1986
Caravaggio as
Jerusaleme
1983
One Summer (TV Mini Series) as
Icky Higson
- Episode #1.5 (1983) - Icky Higson
- Episode #1.4 (1983) - Icky Higson
- Episode #1.3 (1983) - Icky Higson
- Episode #1.2 (1983) - Icky Higson
- Episode #1.1 (1983) - Icky Higson
Producer
2005
Trade Secrets (Video short) (producer)
2005
Notes on My Father: An Interview with Isabella Rossellini (Video documentary short) (producer)
2005
Delighting in Contrasts (Video documentary short) (producer)
Director
2003
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden (Video documentary short)
