He was interested in directing films at the age of 19 and he made several shorts. As he wasn't admitted to the National Film School, he decided to dedicate himself to acting, and made his debut in the theatre in 1988 before moving to cinema and television. Fame came with the parts he played in such films as _Riff-Raff , which earned him a best director nomination from the Royal Television Society.
Was a leading figure in the left-wing theatre movement.
Attended the premiere of the independent film In Search of La Che by accident.
Braveheart (1995) was a real big deal. In our lifetime we had,never seen the Scots as the heroes. They were always the funny guy or,the drunk or whatever.
You have to just go with your imagination, where your instinct takes you.
