1993 Provided a voice and performed a song for his American TV-movie debut, "Charles Dickens' David Copperfield", an animated musical
1990 - 1996 Debut as a US TV series regular, playing Geoffrey the butler on the hit sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
1989 US TV debut, "Outpost", an unsold sci-fi pilot broadcast as part of the "CBS Summer Playhouse"
1987 Played a small role in Richard Attenborough's "Cry Freedom"
1986 Feature debut, "Playing Away", a British comedy
1981 Co-starred with Dave King in "Fancy Wanders", a British sitcom about a pair of imaginative tramps
Born on the Caribbean island of St Lucia
Emigrated to England with his family at age five
As a college student, inspired to act after seeing the Negro Ensemble Theater perform in London
Became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
Appeared in productions of "Twelfth Night", "Julius Caesar", "Othello", "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Performed in numerous West End productions including "Joe Turner's Come and Gone", "Sherlock Holmes", and "One Fine Day"
Starred in a BBC Radio production of "Othello"
Acted in various British TV series including "Shelley", "Dr. Who", "Empire Road", and "Juliet Bravo"