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I grew up on the Downham Estate, which is between Catford and Bromley, in south-east London. It’s a hotbed of Millwall support and most people from that area follow Millwall. I grew up following Millwall as my dad played for the club between 1957 and 1965, and won the Fourth Division Championship while he was there. He later moved on to Ipswich. Harry Cripps and Alex Stepney were there at Millwall with Dad, and there was a lot of real characters at the club. I dreamed about following in Dad’s footsteps and becoming a pro footballer, but on leaving school I ended up working at Smithfield Market. One day a mate of mine took me down to a youth theatre at the Albany Empire in Deptford and from then on I had the bug. Did I get some shit from the boys at the market! I was insulted by experts for ten years – acting became a hobby. As a kid there’s probably three jobs you dream of – pro footballer, Grand Prix driver or actor. I took the latter road. I’m 40 now and my younger brother runs all the kids’ football for Lewisham Council, and Mum and Dad have retired down in Eastbourne, East Sussex.