- Played Harry Field in the Inspector Morse (1987) episode Who Killed Harry Field? (1991), then played a different character, Bone, in the Morse spin-off show Inspector Lewis (2006) episode Counter Culture Blues (2009).
- Both Ziggy's parents were Salvation Army officers and he often played the cornet and trumpet in Salvation Army bands.
- His first job was as window dresser for a department store.
- Often played heavies or shifty types in TV crime dramas.
- Frontman of the British hard rock band named "Ziggy Byfield And The Blackheart Band".
- Prior to film acting, he was a star of stage musicals under the name 'Ziggy Byfield'.
- In January 2009 he suffered a broken hip and ribs, and a collapsed lung, when a tractor that he was driving lost control on a road and hit trees before rolling down an embankment during filming of the ITV show Heartbeat (1992) near Grosmont. Four crew members were also hurt.
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