John Gilpin — English Businessman

John Gilpin was featured as the subject in a well-known comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper, entitled The Diverting History of John Gilpin. Cowper had heard the story from his friend Lady Austen... (wikipedia)

I didn't want to spend my life behind a desk.
It's important to do research. I do that in every play, every actor does.
Usually bad guys are much more fun to play and much more interesting to watch.