First record bought
A 1994 Dance Hits CD
Book that changed your life
I wouldn’t say it changed my life, but The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho gave me a nice perspective for a few months after reading it
Most overused phrase
“It’s like ‘at”
Most expensive purchase
My house
First job
I was a paper boy in Kettlebridge, Fife, where I grew up
Favourite time of day
Night time. I’m rubbish in the morning
Last time you cried
Two weeks ago when I found out my very good friends are expecting a baby. Tears of joy
Worst fashion faux pas
Wearing double denim a couple of years after it was fashionable
Favourite holiday destination
I went to Florida a couple of times as a kid and I still love it
Idea of holiday hell
A coach trip
Biggest phobia
Rats. I was working as a bin man early in my career in between jobs and one day a colleague threw me into a pile of about 13 of them. Rats can jump really high!
Favourite film
As an actor, this is shocking, but it would be Kevin and Perry Go Large. The soundtrack is phenomenal – it takes me back to a brilliant part of my life
How do you relax
By playing Fifa on Xbox
Best advice you’ve been given
“Somebody has to get the job”. That was from an actor years ago when we were talking about getting nerves at an audition
Who you last spoke to on the phone
My wife
First thing you did this morning
Sadly, I checked my phone
Worst mistake
I think mistakes are a learning experience and everything happens for a reason. But maybe the double denim (laughs)
If at first you don’t succeed…
keep going and eventually it will happen
What you see in the mirror
a big bawface
Your inspiration
Phil Dunphy from Modern Family. I want to be a parent like him
Would most like to meet…
Walter Smith
Childhood crush
A girl called Jennifer. I kissed her when I was five, but she left a few years later to go to private school and I never saw her since. Broke my heart
In your Room 101
Reality TV shows
Weirdest fan gift
When I was at the Old Vic, an American lady gave me a belt buckle and a little bag of American goodies
Quirky habits
I’ve definitely got a touch of OCD, especially when I’m in shows. I don’t like having on socks that don’t match, and I need to put on my right shoe first. Which I’m aware is both quirky and mental
Worst meal
On my honeymoon I ordered a surf and turf, thinking it would be steak and prawns. But it was a bowl of fish soup. Afterwards I had to be close to a toilet for the following four days
What makes you laugh
Giving people frights. Nothing else makes me laugh as much as someone getting a fright
Most embarrassing moment
When I was about 12 at school, I was in science class sitting next to a girl I fancied and I accidentally let rip. My face is still a little shade of red
Sean Connery or Daniel Craig
I think Daniel is a brilliant Bond, but I’m a traditionalist, so I would say Sean
Beauty is…
people smiling. There’s nothing nicer to see