Actor and writer. He studied English at St. Andrews University but left without a degree after immersing himself in acting with the university drama society. He then trained at Rada, before appearing in West End. After acting in episodes of Softly, Softly (1968), Sherlock Holmes (1968), Paul Temple (1971) and The Regiment (1972), and playing Christopher Mont in The Six Wives of Henry VIII(1970), he devoted most of his time to writing historical dramas. He was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay of Voyage of the Damned (1976), the true story of Jews leaving Nazi Germany on a ship bound for Havana. He also adapted Alistair MacLean's thriller BearIslandinto a 1979 film.
Actor and writer. He studied English at St. Andrews University but left without a degree after immersing himself in acting with the university drama society. He then trained at Rada, before appearing in West End. After acting in episodes of Softly, Softly (1968), Sherlock Holmes (1968), Paul Temple (1971) and The Regiment (1972), and playing Christopher Mont in The Six Wives of Henry VIII(1970), he devoted most of his time to writing historical dramas. He was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay of Voyage of the Damned (1976), the true story of Jews leaving Nazi Germany on a ship bound for Havana. He also adapted Alistair MacLean's thriller BearIslandinto a 1979 film.
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