
Szeps was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. Due to the German invasion of Poland, his parents fled to France. His father left the family to join the French Resistance, and his mother and three-year-old sister made their way to a refugee camp in Lausanne, where Henri was born. He spent a lot of time with foster families, and later at a French orphanage, before coming to Australia at the age of eight with his mother and sister. Szeps is probably best known for his role as selfish dentist Robert Beare in the classic Australian television comedy series Mother and Son (1984 to 1994), with Garry McDonald, Ruth Cracknell and Judy Morris. Another prominent role was in Palace of Dreams for which he received a Penguin Award. He played the Doctor in the world première of David Williamson's play, Travelling North, and was asked to repeat the performance in the 1987 film, with Leo McKern & Graham Kennedy.

Riptide

Vietnam

Mother and Son

Mission: Impossible

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Colditz

The Man from Snowy River

Mystery at Castle House

The Plumber

The Return of Captain Invincible

All Saints

Rafferty's Rules

Fatty Finn

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet

Travelling North

Crown Court

Bathing Franky

The Edge of Power

A Tale of Two Cities

Run Rebecca, Run!

Hannay

South Pacific

Les Patterson Saves the World

Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear

Now and Forever

Platypus Cove

Warming Up

Do I Have to Kill My Child?

The Best of Friends

You Can't See 'round Corners

The Girl From Moonooloo

Escape of the Artful Dodger