A British actor, born on August 11, 1946, in Bradford, UK. He received an honorary Doctorate of Letters degree from the University of Bradford. He made several guest appearances in a number of television series and became an associate member of RADA. He is known for Acorn Antiques: The Musical (2006), Emmerdale Farm (2007-2020),Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985-1987), and Howl (2015).