He spent the 1999 Christmas holidays helping to entertain the troops in Bosnia

He went to the same school as movie legend James Stewart

He is a gourmet cook

He is related to former on-screen brother, Steve Burton, by marriage

He was once a bouncer at a Boston club called “Father’s”

He collects baseball cards from the 1940s and 1950s

He enjoys reading books by Ernest Hemingway

He once said his favourite film was “Lawrence of Arabia”

He has appeared in numerous clubs doing stand-up comedy

He has been quoted as saying his best quality is “persistence” and his worst quality “impatience”

He likes classic rock music

He has his own film production company

He once appeared in “Buzz” Magazine in an ad for Eton of London