His ancestors date back to some of the first Roman settlers in England
and his family has the oldest coat of arms in England with the motto
'To Walk in Arrogance.'
[on returning to Dead Like Me] "By the end of 'Princess Diaries,' I was
really looking forward to getting back to Mason. I missed him so much.
It's so much more fun being bad and naughty. But I spent the whole of
'Princess Diaries' drinking to get into character for Mason - I suffer
for art - then I read the first script, and he's bloody sober. Wasted
all that drinking."