 His first speaking part came in 2001 in the BBC series "Grange Hill", in which he stayed for four seasons.Until 2008, he was credited mostly as Shane Leonidas.In 2009, he co-starred in the horror/slasher "Tormented", and in 2010 he appeared in "Centurion", which starred Michael Fassbender, Dominic West and Olga Kurylenko.