Performs an authentic Sean Connery impersonation, who also was born in Edinburgh.
His father enlisted in The Royal Navy at age 16 in the middle of WWII and served in Burma, Singapore and Malaysia. His uncle served in the Army and was evacuated at Dunkirk. Another uncle served in the Royal Air Force. They all came home safe.
He has run 3 marathons - Edinburgh 1984, Los Angeles 2009, and Long Beach 2009, with a best time of 3hrs 26mins.
His father died in 2000, brother in 2014 and mother in 2015, all in Scotland. He has no remaining immediate family in Scotland but has an adult son and daughter, both born in Florida.
Graduated top of his Engineering class at Edinburgh Napier University.
First day on set was a dramatic scene with Henry Rollins in Sons of Anarchy, Season 2, 2009.
Took direction from Clint Eastwood in a scene with Leonardo DiCaprio in J.Edgar, 2011.
A soccer fan and passionate supporter of Heart of Midlothian FC (aka Hearts), Edinburgh.
Taught golf by his father at a young age and previously held a USGA handicap of 3.