- His great grandfather, Arthur Wontner, was an actor. Arthur was most famous for playing the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in the first 5 films about the great sleuth, first appearing as Holmes in Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour (1931).
- His great uncle Hilary Wontner was also an actor.
- He is a descendant of poet William Wordsworth, and has played "William" in events taking place in the poet's home at Rydal Mount in the Lake District, England.
- He spent his early career working in various aspects of television production, including sound and camera, and subsequently presenting and producing at companies such as United Artists/Telewest 94-96. He worked as a Location Reporter for Cable Today, UATV (United Artists Television) Telewest, Channel 17 and notably made Travel shows about Picardy , Paris and Disneyland Paris 'Cable Today En Francais'.
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