He is partially deaf, having suffered hearing loss, due to a virus, at
the age of 16. At this time his parents split up and he lived alone in
a caravan.
He grew up on a farm and went to a boarding school for special needs after being diagnosed with severe dyslexia.
Graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2002.
English actor best known for his role as Benjen Stark in the popular HBO television series, Game of Thrones.
Appeared in two projects involving Merlin: the miniseries Merlin (1998) and the BBC series Merlin (2008).
He was born to a teacher mother and farmer father and has two siblings.
He appeared in the music video for the song, Behold the Hurricane by The Horrible Crowes in 2011.