Born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), followed by the University of Aberdeen. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he was the winner of the Bancroft Gold Medal. He has appeared onstage as "Macbeth" (Tron Theatre), "Henry V" (Royal Shakespeare Company), starred in "Martin Guerre" and in "The Blue Room" with Nicole Kidman. He also received much acclaim for his role in "Silent Scream". He and

Sheila Hancock has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Three Men and a Little Lady, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Love and Death on Long Island, Buster and The Anniversary

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Dawn French has 35 credits at Criticker, including: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Coraline, Death on the Nile, The Adventures of Pinocchio and Love and Other Disasters

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