Actor. He was best known for playing the character roles of dukes, padres, lords, princes, captains, doctors, and kings, usually in historical films. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Captain Nelson' in the classic biographical adventure film drama, "The Mutiny On The Mutiny" (1935). The film which was directed by Frank Lloyd, which was written for the screen by Talbot Jennings, Jules Furthman, and Carey Wilson, and which also starred Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, and Franchot Tone, tells the story of First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1789 mutiny. He was born in London, England, on April 2, 1899. He was educated locally and he bean his acting career appearing in several stage productions in such plays as, 'Sabien Pastal' in "The Queen Was In The Parlour" (1926), "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1927-1928), as 'Marquess of Farnborough' in "Dishonoured Lady" (1930), as 'Townley Town' in "Let Us Be Gay" (1930), "Good Losers" (1931), 'Robert "Rip" Van Brett' in "Double Door" (1934), as 'Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford' in "Richard Bordeaux" (February 2, 1933, to March 24, 1934), as 'Vibart' in "Queer Cargo" (July 9, 1934, to November 17, 1934), as 'Charles Hastings' in "Follow Your Saint" (September 7, 1936, to October 3, 1936), as 'MacDuff' in "MacBeth" (1942), as 'Randall Utterwood' in "Heartbreak House" (MArch 19, 1943, to October 9, 1943), "Hamlet" (1943-1944), as 'Horatio' in "Hamlet" (1944), "Henry V" (1944-1945), "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1944-1945), as 'Dr. Marshall' in "A Sleeping Clergyman" (June 19, 1947, to September 6, 1947), as 'Henry Apen' in "The Indifferent Shepherd" (February 5, 1948, to May 1, 1948), as 'Gregory Black' in "The Late Edwina Black" (May 30, 1949, to November 1949), as 'Jan Daubek' in "The Ivory Tower" (May 26, 1950, to June 3, 1950), and as 'Sir Lawrence Rossiter' in "Come Live With Me" (April 23, 1951, to July 14, 1951). During his stage career in England he worked with the Peter Daubeny Productions, Sherek Players Ltd., Howard and Wyndham Tors Lt., Moss Empires, Howard Wyndham/Charles Macdona, and appeared at St. Martin's Theatre in London, England, Duke of York's Theatre in London, England, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue) in London, England, Whitehall Theatre (now Trafalgar Theatre) in London, England, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London, England, Queen's Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London, England, (now Sondheim Theatre, London, England), King's Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, Piccadilly Theatre in London, England, New Theatre in Oxford, England, Cambridge Theatre, in London, England, Theatre Royal in Haymarket, London, England, Criterion Theatre in London, England, Ambassadors Theatre in London, England, Vaudeville Theatre, (Strand) in London, England, Theatre Royal in Brighton, England, and Prince of Wales Theatre in Cardiff, Scotland, among many others. He also appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in several stage productions of such plays as, 'Geoffrey' in "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" (September 11, 1923, to November 1923), as 'Marquess of Farnborough' in "Dishonored Lady" (February 04, 1930, to May 1930), as 'Robert de Vere' in "Richard Of Bordeaux" (February 14, 1934, to March 19, 1934), as 'Baron Fernand Cassini,' and 'Eugene Charlier' in "The Red Cat" (September 19, 1934, to September 29, 1934), and as 'John' in "Substitute For Murder" (October 22, 1935, to November 1935). During this time he also made the transition to appearing in films. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Ralph Shopwyke' in the film crime drama, "Branded" (1920). The film which was directed by E.H. Calvert, which was based on the novel by Gerald Bliss, and which also starred Josephine Earle, Dallas Anderson, Morton Selten, and Nora Swinburne. Besides, playing the role of 'Ralph Shopwyke' in the film crime drama, "Branded" (1920), and playing the role of 'Captain Nelson' in the classic biographical adventure film drama, "The Mutiny On The Mutiny" (1935), his many other film credits include, "The Fortune Of Christina McNab" (1921), "The Old Wives' Tale" (1921), "Should A Doctor Tell?" (1923), "Boden's Boy" (1923), "Comin' Thro' The Rye" (1923), "The Unwanted" (1924), "Chappy: That's All" (1924), "Atlantic" (1929), "Mystery At The Villa Rose" (1930), "Uneasy Virtue" (1931), "Brown Sugar" (1931), "Night And Day" (1932), "Counsel's Opinion" (1933), "Hawley's Of High Street" (1933), "Up To The Neck" (1934), "Clive Of India" (1935), "Cardinal Richelieu" (1935), "Living Dangerously" (1936), "Sensation" (1936), "The Return Of The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1937), "Murder In The Night" (1939), "The Hundred Pound Window" (1944), "Henry V" (1944), "The Wicked Lady" (1945), "High Horse" (1947), and and "Christopher Columbus" (1949). His only television appearance was playing the role of 'Jan Daubek' in the episode entitled, "The Ivory Tower," in the television series, "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre," which originally aired on July 16, 1950, and which also starred Iris Baker, Elizabeth Henson, and Michael Shepley. His last film role was playing 'Howard Wainwright' in the crime mystery film drama, "Home To Danger" (1951). The film which was directed by Terence Fisher, which was written for the screen by Francis Edge, John Temple Smith, and Ian Stuart Black, and which also starred Guy Rolfe, Rona Anderson, Bruce Belfrage, and Alan Wheatley, tells the story of a drug dealer who tries to kill his partner's daughter after she inherits an old house. The film was released the same year as his death. He passed away in London, England, on October 28, 1951, at the age of 52, and he was buried in Nunhead Cemetery in Nunhead, England. He was married twice, first to actress Nora Swinburne (1902-2000), from 1924 until they divorced in 1932. The couple had no children together. He married second to actress Margot Grahame (1911-1982), from November 22, 1933, until they divorced on September 2, 1938. The couple had no children together.