About
Actor in stage, film, and television productions including King Lear, The Day of the Jackal, and Coronation Street.
Before Fame
He worked as an office furniture salesman and recording engineer.
Trivia
He has been an Ambassador of SOS Children's Villages, which provides home and families for orphaned children.
Family Life
His son, Samuel West also became an actor.
Associated With
He appeared in 1999's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, directed by French director, Luc Besson.
