He was best known for starring in the soap operas Brookside from 1998 to 2000 and Hollyoaks from 2000 to 2004 playing Matt Musgrove.
More than ten years passed before he got his big break appearing as regular Matt Musgrove in the Channel 4 soap Brookside from 1998 to 2000.
At this time, he was also working as a musician, becoming the lead singer and guitarist in Liverpool band Tramp Attack.
In 2000, he played Ringo Starr in the television movie In His Life: The John Lennon Story.
[citation needed] His death hit headlines on many national newspapers and websites with tributes from friends and former colleagues.