Wissenswertes

Played the role of Luke Skywalker's best friend from Tatooine, Biggs Darklighter, in the first Star Wars: Episode IV - Eine neue Hoffnung (1977) film. All of his scenes from the original movie were in the cockpit of his X-Wing, until the release of the Special Edition in 1997.

Has acted in both the Doctor Who franchise and the Eon film James Bond franchise.

In their only screen work together (Batman (1989)), he and Liza Ross play a married couple... just like they are in real life.

One of 31 performers that have both acted in both the 20th century Doctor Who and 21st Century Doctor Who.

Acted alongside Alec Guinness in Richard III at the Stratford Festival, where he played for seven seasons and won the Tyrone Guthrie Award in 1963.

Studied at University of Toronto Schools and Trinity College, majoring in English.