He has two children, Rachel and Patrick, born in the 1990s. Both have also entered the acting profession. Rachel, the elder, seems poised to have a higher-profile career than her father, having already held leading roles in the films, Peter Pan (2003), An American Haunting, Perfume and Solomon Kane. Although consistently credited as "Philip Hurd-Wood" by BBC Wales, he has been variously credited as "Philip Hurdwood" and "Phillip Hurdwood" by other production companies.