He was considered as the third teammate to join Ben Fogle and James Cracknell in Team QinetiQ for the Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race in January 2009. He participated in training for the event in Norway, which was televised for a BBC2 documentary series "On Thin Ice". He was not able to attend the race due to filming commitments of "Eli Stone" being extended for a second season. In 1997, he was involved with the creation and operation of the production company Natural Nylon with friends Jude Law; Natural Nylon folded in 2003.