schofield was born in oldham, lancashire. he grew up in newquay, cornwall. at the age of 19, he moved with his family to new zealand. he is a dual british and new zealand citizen. he married stephanie lowe in 1993. the couple have two children. he lives in henley-on-thames, oxfordshire. on 7 february 2020, schofield came out as gay to the public.