He gained a job as a newspaper reporter and obituary writer at the Mirfield & District Reporter, but after a year his employer gave him an ultimatum to choose acting or journalism, and he left the job.
Dia mendapatkan pekerjaan sebagai reporter surat kabar dan penulis obituari di Reporter Mirfield & District Reporter, namun setelah setahun majikannya memberinya ultimatum untuk memilih akting atau jurnalistik, dan dia meninggalkan pekerjaan itu.