He graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1996.He has been a regular screen acting tutor for full-time National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) students (Sydney, Australia) since 1997.He was born in England but moved with his parents to Canberra, Australia when he was 6 months old as his father was an Army Colonel and then a diplomat. He has also lived in Queensland and Adelaide, Australia and in Singapore and Washington DC.He attended school in Canberra, AustraliaHe has one older brother who is in the Army and his mother is an artistHe was appointed an Australia Day Ambassador from 2005-2009.