A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, British actor Ian McNeice has found additional success playing supporting roles in feature films and on television. He made his first film appearances in 1983, and has subsequently specialized in comedies, ranging from the gentle The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain (1995) to the riotous Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) to the surreal A Life Less Ordinary (1997). McNeice's television credits include performances in several PBS productions, including Edge of Darkness and Nicholas Nickelby.