 He is the brother of actor/producer Tom Shrapnel and writer Joe Shrapnel and, through his mother, the grandson of Academy Award-nominated actress Deborah Kerr.He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.He has appeared in many film and television roles such as "", "Nine Lives", "Thunderbirds", "Breakfast on Pluto", "Flyboys", "Ministry of Mayhem" and "The Last Detective".