| Worked as a graphic designer at radical newspaper the Notting Hill Herald and founded his own London-based design company, Graphiti. |
| Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1985 and originated the part of Le Vicomte de Valmont in a West End production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. He reprised his role in t |
| Named British Actor of the Year at the 1991 London Film Critics Awards for his varied roles in such films as the drama Close My Eyes, the romantic fantasy Truly Madly Deeply, the We |
| First big-screen role came as the villain in the 1988 action blockbuster Die Hard. |