Had his first on-screen role in 1973 in the show ITV Sunday Night Theatre, and since then has gone on to have an extensive career in television
Has been part of the cast of the popular show Fair City since its start in 1989, in which he plays plays Charlie Kelly, a retired antique dealer
Was sentenced to do 220 hours community service because he allowed his car to be used in 1989 as part of a £35,000 insurance fraud claim, in which he drove his car into the back of a taxi
Presented the 11th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards in 2014