He is an 45-year-old English actor and former professional ballet dancer.
He is most noted for his roles in Holby City and Murder in Suburbia on television, as well as in the films Creep and The Wedding Date.
He is one of the few openly gay actors in the UK.
In January 2010, he took part in ITV show Dancing on Ice alongside professional skater Susie Lipanova. He was the third person to be voted off (therefore finishing the contest in 12th place) after losing in the skate-off.
He appeared as a dancer in Queen's music video for "I Want to Break Free" in 1984, performing in a pastiche of the ballet L'après-midi d'un faune. However, his ballet career ended at the age of 27 due to a broken toe and torn ligament.
Ironically, he had a much more prominent (non dancing) music video role many years later when he played the male lead in the video for Natalie Imbruglia's debut single "Torn" in 1997.
