 Perhaps his most significant role for BBC television, however, has been as Detective Inspector Russell Bing in the police drama "55 Degrees North" in which he played an outspoken, opinionated and at times humorous police officer, in a complex and intricately crafted series.He also played Detective Sergeant Ray Lloyd in police drama "Murder Prevention".His two most renowned appearances in Hollywood blockbusters were as Hogg the Whaler in "Master and Commander