He studied Business at St Edward's College in Liverpool and trained at Manchester School of Acting.
[7] In 2015, Mochrie appeared in the BBC drama series Ordinary Lies as Jez, the husband of Emma and an employee at JS Motors.
[3] In 2019, Mochrie returned to Emmerdale for a third stint, this time on a regular basis as Lee Posner.
[14] In July 2009, Mochrie was sentenced to two years in prison for supplying gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and perverting the course of justice.
[15][16] His sentence was later reduced to eighteen months on appeal and he was released in December of that year on an electronic tag.