hiː plˈeɪd ɪn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv stˈændˌʌp vˈɛnjuːz ænd ɪstˈæblɪʃt hɪmsˈɛlf æz kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ˈæktɚ, ˈɔfən pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ mˌʌltɪpəl ɹˈoʊlz wɪðˌɪn ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl plˈeɪ, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɔːl ðə mˈeɪl ɹˈoʊlz ɪn mˈɑːɹk ɹˈeɪvənhˌɪlz slˈiːpɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd ænd tˈɑːm, lˈɛsli ænd fˈɪliz ɪn ˈeɪ.ˈɑːɹ. ɡˈɜːniz sˈɪlviə.
He played in a number of stand-up venues and established himself as character actor, often performing multiple roles within a single play, such as all the male roles in Mark Ravenhill's Sleeping Around and Tom, Leslie and Phyllis in A.R. Gurney's Sylvia.