Career
As well as being a screen actor, he also appears on the stage. He has been in several plays; most recently, San Diego and The Ballad Of Crazy Paola and currently touring in the musical, Sunshine on Leith. In June 2012 he appeared on stage as the voice of the guide in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy live radio show. He is also an accomplished musician, singing and also playing the guitar, bass and drums. He wrote the melody for and sang in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King a song called "The Edge of Night".
He also starred as Glen, the son of Chucky (Brad Dourif) and Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly), in the Seed of Chucky in 2004.
He topped list of top 100 Most Eligible Men in Scotland in 2002. Currently, he is the lead singer and co-songwriter in the band Beecake. He has also made a cameo appearance in the popular Scottish comedy Still Game in the second episode of the first series.
In 2011, his feature film, Glenn, the Flying Robot, was shown in the Dawn Breakers International Film Festival followed by a Netflix release.
He has recently performed at the Dundee Repertory Theatre as the role of Davie in Sunshine on Leith, as well as in Long Hong Jimmy, in which he was the lead actor.
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