Acting
Fish's first prominent role was as the thug "Ferguson" alongside John Sessions in Jute City, a four-part 1991 BBC drama based on a group of Masonic ruffians. In 1994, he appeared in Chasing the Deer, a film set during the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, as "Angus Cameron".
In 1998 he appeared in one episode of the ITV TV series The Bill, credited as David Lawson. It was episode 44 of series 14, named 'Manhunt' and was aired on 16 April. He also appeared in a 2000 episode of the TV detective series Rebus alongside John Hannah and, in 2003, appeared as the old gay man "Old Nick" in 9 Dead Gay Guys.
In the 2005 movie, The Jacket, Fish appeared alongside Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley as a patient in a mental institution.
He also played Derek Trout, a record producer in the 1999 series, The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star.
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