I'm part of that generation that grew up watching TV, and being an actor was all about being on TV or being in films.

I like playing guys where it's as important what they're thinking as what they're saying. Those are the people I like playing, and the actor that I strive to be. I like actors who work in that area and I like parts that allow me to work in that area.

I'm not setting 'Jericho' up to be anything other than what it is, which is, you know, a piece of good, well thought-out, well put-together TV and entertainment.

My thing is, I like playing guys who have a really interesting internal monologue.

I've written virtually as long as I've acted, it wasn't a sudden transition. I acted in my first play when I was 16 and I wrote my first play when I was 17.

I went to an all boys' school in South London and the only god was sport.

I owe 'Jericho' my whole time in America, really. It was a fantastic group of people to work with.