Won the lead in a local production of Bugsy Malone after his mother saw the auditions advertised in the newspaper
Trained with the Carlton TV Workshop in Nottingham
Made his professional acting debut in the film This Is England (2006) and subsequently appeared in the two spin-off television series, This Is England '86 in 2010 and This Is England '88 in 2011
Appeared in the 2011 music video for Lauren Pritchard's "Stuck
" Was a recurring character on the third season of the British series Being Human before being promoted to a series regular for the fourth and fifth seasons