My parents signed me up for classical guitar lessons, which made for two years of the most depressing Wednesday evenings.

" In October 2007 he was named one of Variety's "10 Actors to Watch" and in November 2007 made his American screen debut playing an American university student in the ensemble drama Lions for Lambs a film that co-stars Tom Cruise Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. Garfield is Jewish and was brought up in a "middle class home". It was an honour to be a part of that show.

Garfield achieved critical acclaim and wider recognition in 2010 with starring roles in the dystopian science fiction Never Let Me Go and the drama The Social Network which earned him Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Surrey Garfield began his career in British television appearing in the teen drama Sugar Rush in 2005 and gained further exposure appearing in the BBC's Doctor Who in 2007.