- He adopted his acting name after seeing the obituary of another actor, Maurice Colbourne, with whom he also shared the same birthday (September 24).
- He had a daughter, Clara (b. 1980), with wife Chan Lian Si.
- Before becoming an actor, he worked as a fairground roustabout and ghost train operator in Manchester. In London, he made ends meet waiting on tables, until a chance encounter with star Tom Courtenay encouraged him to audition for a spot at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
- He spent three years at the Central School of Speech and Drama before beginning the nomadic life of a repertory actor in Leicester and Birmingham repertory theatres.
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