Jersey is the eldest son of guitarist George, Viscount Villiers and his second wife, Sacha (née Valpy), and was educated at Saint Michael"s School, Jersey, until the age of 8, then Mount House School, Tavistock, Devon. Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset. Nene College (now Northampton University).
And Birmingham School of Speech and Drama.
He is a former producer, actor and writer He is currently Director of Intellectual Property for Handmade Films. On the death of his father on 19 March 1998, he was briefly styled "Viscount Grandison" (in accordance with the family"s tradition whereby each heir is alternately styled Viscount Villiers and then Viscount Grandison).
In 2007, the Earl of Jersey put up for sale the family home, Radier Manor, along with several properties and around 70 acres (280,000 m2) of land on Jersey with an asking price of £12.5 million.
However, the property was later withdrawn from the agents" listings.
