Jason Watkins plays vampire leader Herrick in BBC Three's television series Being Human. Jason was born July 30th 1966 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England. Since training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he has established himself as a stage actor, and is a member of the National Theatre company. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A Servant For Two Masters (Young Vic, subsequently transferred to New Ambassadors Theatre). Other theatre work includes Philistines and Landscape with Weapon (by Joe Penhall) at the National Theatre, London (2007) and A Laughing Matter (by April De Angelis) at the Liverpool Playhouse in 2003 (for which he was hailed as "magnificent" for his portrayal of the actor David Gar