hiː bɪɡˈæn æz dˈɛvɪlɪʃ pˈɪɹz bɹˈʌnswɪk, ɐn ˈoʊld flˈeɪm ʌv ˈænə bɹˈɛkənz lˈeɪdi tˈɑːɹɹə ɪn ˈɛmɚdˌeɪl ðə fˈɜːst ʌv fˈoːɹ ɹˈoʊlz ɪnðə ʃˈoʊ bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ænd ðə pɹˈɛzənt, ænd hɐz ɐ ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv kɹˈɛdɪts ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ bɹˈʊksaɪd, hˈɑːɹtbiːt, hˈɑːlɪˌoʊks, ænd æt hˈoʊm wɪððə bɹˈeɪθweɪts.
He began as devilish Piers Brunswick, an old flame of Anna Brecon's Lady Tara in Emmerdale (the first of four roles in the show between 1997 and the present), and has a range of credits including Brookside, Heartbeat, Hollyoaks, and At Home with the Braithwaites.