He attended a University of Edinburgh, & a Central School of Speech and Drama around London. He is better known for getting played Robert the Bruce in the 1995 film Braveheart.

Filmography
"Blackbeard" (2006) (filming) (mini) TV Series... Blackbeard Knights of Impossingworth Park (2005) (pre-production)... Jack .45 (2005) (post-production)... Ed The Virgin of Juarez (2005) (post-production)... Patrick Nunzio Fatwa (2005) (post-production)... Bobby The Pleasure Drivers (2005)(post-production)... Bill Pool Hall Prophets (2005) (post-production)... Tenderloin Tony "5ive Days to Midnight" (2004) (mini) TV Series... Roy Bremmer Spartacus (2004) (TV)... Marcus Crassus "Miracles" (2003) TV Series... Alva Keel Equilibrium (2002)... Dupont Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)... Connor McGill Jason and the Argonauts (2000)(TV)... Zeus Titus (1999)... Lucius Cradle Will Rock (1999)... Orson Welles The Rat Pack (1998) (TV)... Peter Lawford The Brylcreem Boys (1998)... Count Rudolph von Stegenbek Still Breathing (1997)... Philip Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995) TV... Richard Burton Braveheart (1995)... Robert a Bruce Two Golden Balls (1994) (TV) Dexter "Soldier Soldier" (1991) TV Series... Lt. Alex Pereira (1992) The Lost Language of Cranes (1991) (TV)... Philip