The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Beesley studied in New York under teacher Sheila Gray. He is an advocate for method acting and approaches all his roles with this technique. Beesley came to prominence with his first major acting role in BBC's "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling", a 1997 television mini-series based on the book of the same name. He then appeared in the film "Kill Me Later" alongside Selma Blair. He also starred in Mike Figgis' movie "Hotel". He starred in the BBC Three medical drama "Bodies", which ran from 2004 to 2006 and won best drama at the Royal Television Society awards. He also starred in the BBC One series "Hotel Babylon" from 2006 to 2008, with a guest appearance thereafter in one episode.