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• Is the son of two doctors and has a twin sister, Nicky.
• As a child, was a member of the Scottish Youth Theatre.
• In 2001, began a three-season run on the popular British soap opera Coronation Street.
• Played the title role in the BBC drama Young James Herriot, about the early years of the renowned veterinarian-author, and attended the same school as Herriot.
• His character in the BBC sci-fi series The Fades is English, so to work on the accent he would go into various London shops and try to speak as a local.