scandal made him "one of the world's most wanted men". He was never charged and was formally cleared by investigators a year later. He spoke to the press revealing how the false allegations ruined his life as they racked up huge legal costs and left him living in a rented house after his family home was repossessed, as well as it affecting his mental health. References External links Living people English male soap opera actors National Youth Theatre members People from Hartlepool Actors from County Durham English male radio actors 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art People educated at English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College 1963 births