個人家庭
父親是專業的爵士樂鼓手，母親是爵士歌手，以克里斯·馬洛為藝名唱歌。他的父母離婚時，他還是個嬰兒。他的中間名的靈感來自於美國演員 Gig Young。他的父親也是 Ted Rogers show 3-2-1的常客。他有一個繼兄弟，演員傑森米利根，曾是Coronation Street and Cutting It演員Angela Griffin的丈夫。
音樂生涯
比斯雷也是一個音樂家，在成為演員之前有相當成功的職業生涯。他曾是曼徹斯特大教堂唱詩隊指揮，在切塔姆的音樂學院學習，他還就讀於倫敦市政廳音樂與戲劇學院。 多次與羅比·威廉士合作。
影視作品
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Last of the Summer Wine | Colin's Mate | TV Series; one episode-Unnacredited (as Maxton Beesley) |
| 1986 | Last of the Summer Wine | Passerby | TV Series; one episode-Unnacredited (as Maxton Beesley) |
| 1997 | The Broker's Man | Joe Goodwin | TV Series; two episodes |
| The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | Tom Jones/Reverend Summer | TV Series; five episodes | |
| 1999 | Five Seconds to Spare | William | |
| The Match | Wullie Smith | ||
| 2000 | It Was an Accident | Mickey Cousins | |
| 2001 | Kill Me Later | Charlie Anders | |
| The Last Minute | Billy Byrne | ||
| Hotel | Antonio | ||
| Glitter | Julian Dice | ||
| 2002 | Fields of Gold | Mark Hurst | Direct-to-Television Movie |
| Anita and Me | Hairy Neddy | ||
| 2003 | The Emperor's Wife | Emperor | |
| Red Roses and Petrol | Johnny Doyle | ||
| 2004-2006 | Bodies | Dr Rob Lake | TV Seires; sixteen episodes |
| 2004 | Torque | Luther | |
| The Porter | Porter | Short Film | |
| 2005 | Bloodlines | DC Jake Bannerman | Direct-to-Television Movie |
| Hustle | Jake Henry | TV Series; one episode | |
| Her Name Is Carla | Jack | ||
| 2006-2009 | Hotel Babylon | Charlie Edwards | TV Series; twenty two episodes |
| 2007-2008 | London Ink | Narrator | TV Series; six episodes |
| 2007 | Talk to Me | Mitch Moore | TV Series; four episodes |
| 2008-2010 | Survivors | Tom Price | TV Series; twelve episodes |
| 2008 | The Last Enemy | Michael Ezard | TV Series; five episodes |
| 2010 | Mad Dogs | Woody | TV Series; four episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Thomas Stewart (Vampire) | TV Series; One episode (S11E03) 'Blood Moon' |
