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• Started acting at the age of 11.
• Wanted to be a history teacher growing up.
• Took classes and workshops at the Royal National Theatre in London.
• Is a playwright and had his play Walls produced at Battersea Arts Centre in London in 2003.
• Played Rudge in the original West End production of The History Boys in 2004, and later reprised the role in the film version and the Broadway transfer (both 2006).
• Won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Comedy Performance for his performance in Him & Her in 2010.
• Won the Cult Hero SFX Award in 2011 for his role in Being Human.