 He is a descendant of the Right Reverend Henry Montagu Villiers, Bishop of Durham from 1860-61, brother of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, and Charles Pelham Villiers.He is the brother of Cat Villiers, a film producer, and Jay Villiers, also an actor.Through Henry Montagu Villiers' mother, the brothers descend from Oliver Cromwell.