He spent his childhood years doing street theatre with the neighbourhood kids and led a local fighting fantasy group, creating impromptu stories to keep the local kids engaged, out of trouble and entertained. This led to years of writing sci-fi and fantasy novels at his secondary school where he was regularly graded top of his class for creative writing and language. After university he started a career in finance, qualifying as a treasurer and becoming recognised as a leading business change consultant for global businesses and banks. During this time he visited India and had a moment of clarity which cemented his vision as a indie filmmaker. He created the fast growing group of London Indie Emerging Talent in Film which still runs today. He currently works to support women in film and diversity on various feature film projects.