Originally a pupil of Solihull School, a fee-paying boys' independent school, he moved to Ripon Grammar School, and from 1987 to 1989 attended Harrogate College of Art and Technology.
Будучи изначально учеником Solihull School, он перешёл в Ripon Grammar School, а с 1987 по 1989 годы посещал Harrogate College of Art and Technology, пройдя обучение по фотографии и телевидению.