▁show ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁John - J ules ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁P adding ton , ▁London , ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁and ▁attended ▁R uther ford ▁Com pre h ensive ▁School ▁the ▁same ▁school ▁as ▁Phil ▁Daniel s , ▁Paul ▁Hard castle , ▁Tony ▁Gre al ish ▁and ▁Gary ▁Crow ley ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁where ▁he ▁lear nt ▁g ymn ast ics . ▁Both ▁his ▁parents ▁are ▁from ▁Domin ica ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁courts ; ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁brother ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁bar r ister . ▁ ▁His ▁parents ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁from ▁Domin ica ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁H MT ▁Empire ▁Wind r ush . ▁ ▁Career ▁John - J ules ▁has ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Cat ▁in ▁the ▁science ▁fiction ▁comedy ▁series ▁Red ▁D war f ▁since ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁children ' s ▁sp y ▁series ▁M . I . High ▁and ▁played ▁Bar r ington ▁in ▁the ▁children ' s ▁series ▁Ma id ▁Marian ▁and ▁Her ▁Mer ry ▁Men . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁acting ▁career , ▁he ▁has ▁made ▁various ▁appearances ▁both ▁as ▁a ▁dan cer ▁and ▁a ▁singer . ▁ ▁Before ▁his ▁television ▁and ▁film ▁work , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁dan cer ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁' second ▁generation ' ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁produ ctions ▁in ▁West ▁End