Frazer Hines was in Horsforth, Yorkshire and studied acting at the Corona Academy. He made his professional debut at the age of eight. By the age of fifteen he had appeared in six films. Between 1966 and 1985 he appeared in over a hundred episodes of "Doctor Who" as Jamie McCrimmon. He has also appeared in other beloved British series such as "Coronation Street" and as Joe Sugden in "Emmerdale".