Moving to London he appeared at a variety of venues, including the Drury Lane and Haymarket Theatres before spending several years as a member of Henry Giffard's company at the Goodman's Fields Theatre near the Tower of London.
[1] After Giffard's attempt to challenge the patent theatres was ended by the Licensing Act he joined Covent Garden where he performed regularly between 1737 and 1748.
[2] While at Covent Garden, he appeared during the summer at the Jacobs Well Theatre in Bristol playing leading roles.
He eventually settled in the city and established an academy there with his wife Anne Barbara Roscoe.
Following her father's death she abandoned her acting career and assisted her mother with the running of the academy.