 <unk> was born in West London , England . He is the only child of Alan George <unk> , a literary agent , and Marcia <unk> <unk> ( née Marcia <unk> Jacobson ) , a casting agent who was involved in several films for the BBC , including The Inspector <unk> Mysteries and Walk Away and I <unk> . His father , who was raised in <unk> , County Down , Northern Ireland , is from " a very working @-@ class " Protestant background . His mother is Jewish , and was born in South Africa and raised in <unk> @-@ on @-@ Sea , Essex . Her family had originally come from Poland and Russia . <unk> 's parents had both acted as children . 
