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• Decided to put off becoming an actor at age 18, telling Variety: "I needed to be a bit more grounded and to have more to draw from."
• Earned a degree in philosophy from the University of Nottingham.
• Before he graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, he won a small part in the 2010 Woody Allen comedy You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.
• Drew on his past boxing experience for his action-heavy role in the vampire thriller Underworld: Awakening.
• After a lengthy auditioning process, was cast as Ryan Phillippe's replacement for the titular lead on the CBS drama Golden Boy.