- Took up acting after a suffering a nervous breakdown while studying in his first year of medicine,.
- His father was a director of the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company in Darlington. and lived in Hillside Road, Darlington.
- He appeared on the BBC's soap-opera, EastEnders (1985), and his younger brother, Stephen Hancock, appeared on ITV's soap-opera, Coronation Street (1960).
- Reprised his role as "Charlie Cotton", after 9 years since his character's off-screen death, in a special spin-off episode called EastEnders: Return of Nick Cotton (2000) as "Charlie's ghost".
- Uncle of actress Phyllida Hancock (b. 1962) and casting director Gemma Hancock (b. 1966).
- Father of Lucy (b. 1960) and Rebecca (b. 1962).
- Grandfather of Elspeth Frances Lyon (b. April 1996), via daughter Rebecca.
- He was in Charles Simon's Repertory Company which used to perform at the Royal Astoria, Northgate, Dalington.
- His mother was a keen amateur actress.
- He spent 5 seasons with John Neville's company which opened Nottingham's Playhouse.
- He trained at the Old Vic Theatre School in London.
- Brother in law of Jocelyn Page.
- Brother in law of the late actress Jocelyn Page .
- Other theatre work includes The Three Sisters, She Stoops to Conquer and School For Wives at Harrogate ,The Tempest, Amongst Barbarians and The Government Inspector at The Royal Exchange, London, Cockolds at Hammersmith Royal Court, Uncle Vanya at Liverpool and Bashville, Merry Wives and Dream at Regents Park, London.
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