Richard trained at the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where he won the esteemed Newton Blick Award for Outstanding Achievement.
He is most well known for his appearances on children's television, playing numerous roles in various series, including Mr. K in thirty episodes of The Mysti Show on CBBC and Sir Gestion in twenty episodes of Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight In The Land, which was BAFTA nominated.
Other notable credits include George Bland in MI High, Dirk Searcher in Jinx, Cosmos in The Roman Mysteries, Stuart in Living It, Mr. Simms in My Parents Are Aliens, and Nelson's Dad in My Spy Family.
He has also appeared on children's TV in Dani's House, Mighty Truck Of Stuff, and Too Many Gods, as well as on various other television shows, including Love Hurts, Pie In The Sky, MacGyver, Drop The Dead Donkey, Bliss, Oktober, Crossroads, Murder City, Casanova, Filth; The Mary Whitehouse Story, Life Of Riley, Doctors, The Jury, and Eastenders.
Richard's film credits include appearing alongside Helena Bonham Carter in Great Expectations, alongside Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds in A Bunch Of Amateurs, and with the stars of Monty Python as Geoffrey Weasel in Terry Jones' Wind In The Willows.
He has also appeared in A Lover's Prayer, Julius Caesar, Penelope, Stormbreaker, The Wolf Man, and Foster.
On stage, Richard has played Alex in Outside Edge at the Derby Playhouse, Doctor Mortimer and Inspector Lestrade in The Hound Of The Baskervilles at the New Victoria, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, and has toured the UK in a two-man show, Thunderbirds FAB, and then more extensively with the Birmingham Stage Company.
He has played various roles in their Olivier-nominated Gangsta Granny, culminating in a sell-out run at London's Garrick Theatre, and Aunt Alberta herself in Awful Auntie. Richard has also toured UK arenas in Grandpa's Great Escape featuring Nigel Planer and was an Off-West End Awards Finalist for Best Supporting Performance for his roles in A Sherlock Carol at The Marylebone Theatre.
As a writer, Richard has written nearly thirty plays, all of which have been published by Lazy Bee Scripts, and often win awards for their performances around the world. As a novelist, he has written a Victorian detective series, Bowman Of The Yard, and several science fiction novels based on the worlds of the legendary TV producer, Gerry Anderson.
He has also recorded several audio adventures for Big Finish Productions, including playing Rembrandt in Doctor Who: The Waters Of Amsterdam, Sergeant Ballard in Doctor Who: The Incherton Incident, and alien talk show host Jeremy Vile in Terrahawks: Vile.
