He trained at the The Birmingham Theatre School making his stage debut was in 1973 with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, in 1974 he took a position as actor/assistant stage manager at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton and was associate director of the Oldham Coliseum Theatre.
He trained at the The Birmingham Theatre School making his stage debut was in 1973 with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. This was in 1974. He took a position as actor/assistant stage manager at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton. He was associate director of the Oldham Coliseum Theatre 1974.