"I love reading and films so I suppose my big escape is that," he says. "There's nothing like reading a really good story that you can lose yourself in; where you just can't stop - you just want to keep going back to it. And I still love nothing better than going to the cinema. I find that really wonderful."

' My dream holiday is still to go to the North Pole and see the Northern Lights - one day."   

He says spending time with his daughter also helps. "She's getting older now - she's 11 - but you still sort of see the world through new eyes when you're with your child. So that's in some ways an escape for me. I don't feel the need to escape as much as I used to, I suppose. I just really enjoy my life."

Presumably that one day will be when he is less busy. But for now, it seems that Michael is more than happy just to carry on adding to his glittering acting portfolio.