- He was considered for the role of Caledon "Cal" Hockley in James Cameron's Titanic (1997) but was deemed too young.
- He was considered for the role of Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) but the producers decided he was too good-looking for the role. Martin Freeman was cast instead.
- His maternal great-grandfather was John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby (1877-1969), a prominent British diplomat and the British ambassador to Ireland during World War II.
- His maternal grandmother was the famed English socialite, the Hon. Lady Penelope Aitken (1910-2005).
- His great-great-uncle was the British politician and writer, Sir William Maxwell "Max" Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879-1964).
- He graduated in film and English from the University of East Anglia.
- Appeared as an extra, playing a stable lad, in "Howard's Way", a TV series in which his father starred.
- He was nominated for a 2002 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer of 2001 for his performance in "The Servant" at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.
- He attended Cheltenham College, as did his father, Nigel Davenport.
- He has a son name Harry born in 2010.
- He is the nephew of former Conservative MP and Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken.
- He is the younger half-brother of actress Laura Davenport and author Hugo Davenport.
- He is the son of Nigel Davenport and Maria Aitken.
- He is the stepson of Patrick McGrath.
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