Meanwhile The Tudors star has recently admitted that he’s lined up an alternative career for himself when he’s too old to act – he wants to be a poet. Apparently the actor writes verses in his spare time, but he’s too embarrassed to show anyone. Instead he plans to publish the verses after retiring from the limelight.
"I write poetry. That's something very private, though. Maybe when I'm a lot older and I won't be so embarrassed, I'll publish it."
Who knows, he could end up being the next Poet Laureate…