Julian Ovenden was born in 1975, in Sheffield, England and was raised in Sussex, Cambridge and Primrose Hill. He is the son of the Chaplain to the Queen of England. He grew up a musically gifted child in London, England and at the age of 7, received a scholarship to sing in the choir at St. Paul’s Cathedral and by 13 was awarded a music scholarship to Eton College. From Eton he attended Oxford University on a choral scholarship where he directed the baroque opera King Arthur and toured America in a production of As You Like It. Upon graduation from Oxford he attended The Webber-Douglas Academy of Performing Arts in London where he was awarded an Arts Council Scholarship. He is currently best known for his part in the television series Foyle's War.