Biographie

[September 2009] Married Claire Danes in France.

Graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English Literature & Language.

He auditioned to play Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal Lecter : Les Origines du mal (2007) and later played Lecter's nemesis Will Graham on Hannibal (2013).

Was voted "Prettiest Boy" and "Prettiest Girl" in college.

During his early years after his move to London, he found odd jobs as a waiter and bartender before finding a break in British TV costumers in the late '90s.

Acting is not very good for relationships - but very good for when they are over.

My dad is an academic but there was never any question of me following on that route. I'm thick.

There's no one actor in particular that I want to model my career after, except for the people who have been able to keep their career varied and who choose things that interest them. That opportunity is all I really want.

[on being sent to the school theater as a punishment] It is true, I was at boarding school and had been misbehaving and I was sent to study drama, to the theater at my school. I was sent under duress and never left, I loved it. To begin with I was just helping out with the sets, painting the walls, nailing things into the floor and doing odd jobs. I was sent there to keep out of trouble, but I never thought about acting before that at all. Then I discovered I liked the people doing drama far more than most of the other people at my school. I spent so much time there that eventually someone asked me to be in a play, it had nothing whatsoever to do with my acting ability. I found out that I loved acting and I am very glad it happened.

[2011] [A character's sexuality isn't] a factor in whether I'll do a role or not. If something like ["The Pride" (play)] comes up and it's a great character, I'll want to do it. Basically, I'll ask myself, what are the reasons I shouldn't do this? And when you look around and you realize you can't really find any, then you have to do it. {He pauses and grins} Or when the only reasons are I'm having a nice time and I'd like to just sit around.