 That same year Fairbrass was cast opposite Helen Mirren as Detective Frank Burkin in the Bafta/Emmy-award-winning original "Prime Suspect 1 and 2".In 1991, he travelled to Los Angeles and secured his first Hollywood acting role in the 1992 action blockbuster "Cliffhanger" with Sylvester Stallone.This led to roles in independent films with lead roles in "Beyond Bedlam" (1994) with Elizabeth Hurley, "Galaxis" (1995) with Brigitte Nielsen, "Proteus", "Killing Time", and "Darklands".