Biographie

Has often brought his retired father to appear as an extra on shoots.

The odds-on favorite to replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond by international sportsbooks (including William Hill at just 2-to 1-).

Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London for three years, but left six months before graduation for an acting role in 2010.

Received a Fitzwilliam Travel Grant to travel to northern India to teach and perform for schoolchildren at 16 schools.

Has diabetes mellitus type 1.

If it's a sunny day, I get this weird guilt if I'm not making the most of it, so I'll walk or go for a swim or get on my bike, or I'll go to the Heath, just have a reason to get out.

Obviously I have a relationship with religion, because I went to a Catholic school and studied theology. I can't call myself religious, but I'm definitely fascinated by it.

For any actor, it's a great privilege to play a character that is very distant from yourself.

I think the mistake lots of people make when it comes to a psychopath is that they completely write off their actions as cruel, callous and completely calculated, but actually, the truth is that they have interests and reasons behind their actions.

When I got into drama school, that's when I knew that I could safely say that I wanted to be a professional actor.