In 1983, Villiers played Tom Bertram in a television serial adaptation of Jane Austen's
Mansfield Park. In the same year, he starred in the series
Sweet Sixteen with
Penelope Keith. In 1996, he had a role in ''
Sharpe's Siege. He also appeared in an episode of Adventure Inc.'' when filming transferred to the UK for four episodes. He appeared in two episodes of
Midsomer Murders as David Whitely in both "The Killings at Badger's Drift" in 1997 and "Death's Shadow" in 1999. Villiers became well known for playing
Grayson Sinclair in the long-running TV soap opera
Emmerdale. He played
Captain Nigel Croker in
Mile High (2004–2005). Villiers has appeared on
Doctor Who through different mediums. His first appearance was in the 1983 story ''
The King's Demons. In 2007, he guest-starred in the audio drama Absolution. In 2014, Villiers returned to Doctor Who'' when he guest starred as Professor Moorhouse in the story "
Mummy on the Orient Express". In 2013, he appeared in the
Father Brown episode "The Blue Cross" as Justin De Vey. He appeared in
By Any Means. He has appeared in many films, including
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982),
Top Secret! (1984),
A Hazard of Hearts (1987) and
First Knight (1995),
Sliding Doors (1998),
Bloody Sunday (2002),
Kidulthood (2006), and
Land Gold Women (2011).
Filmmaking In 1995, Villiers co-founded 2020 Casting, Ltd. The company's credits include
Gladiator, ''
Bridget Jones's Diary, Shakespeare in Love, Star Wars, United 93''. In 2003, he co-wrote (with actor/playwright/producer Richard Everett) and co-produced (again, with Everett) British feature film,
Two Men Went to War (2002). == Personal life ==