He was born in Boulder, Colorado but moved to England as a baby.
During his college years, he and his friends put on productions of William Shakespeare in the local pub.
At seventeen, he spent a year back-packing in Tibet with his older brother. On his return, he began attending Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art but found it hard to settle back in. Ultimately, though, he did graduate.
A representative confirmed that he and his girlfriend Neve Campbell, whom he has been in a relationship with since May 2011, are expecting their first child together (16 March 2012).
Has a son, Caspian, born in August 2012, with Neve Campbell.
After the divorce of his parents, later his mother married Jon Williams, once editor and now an executive producer of BBC World News.