His National Theatre credits include: Alexander Herzen in "The Coast of Utopia" a trilogy of new plays ("Voyage", "Shipwreck" and "Salvage") by Tom Stoppard (August 2002), Prior Walter in the UK premiere of "Angels in America" by Tony Kushner (1993), Edmund Tyrone in "Long Day's Journey Into Night" by Eugene O'Neill (1991), Gerry in "Dancing at Lughnasa" by Brian Friel (1990), and Archer in "The Beaux Strategem" (1989).
If you feel uncomfortable on stage, you can very easily descend into a sort of abyss, convinced you're the worst actor ever, that you're a disgrace to the profession, that you're a disgrace to yourself. It's an awful feeling.