- Famous for his many radio readings & performances as well as spoken word tapes etc. In fact he & his wife run their own radio production company, Jarvis & Ayres Productions.
- He is a frequent co-star of his wife Rosalind Ayres. In most of the productions in which they appear together, they play a married couple.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to drama.
- His father, Denys Harry Jarvis, died in 2006.
- He has two sons, Toby Jarvis and Oliver.
- He was the first choice for Dugeen (played by John Leeson) in The Power of Kroll: Part One (1978) but pulled out before rehearsals. He was also the first choice for Dr. Tom Latimer in the sitcom Don't Wait Up (1983) but was not free, so Nigel Havers won the part. He was also considered for the roles of Dr. Armstrong, Roger Derebridge and Dr. Bukovsky in Lifeforce - L'étoile du mal (1985).
- He is an Associate of RADA.
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