Thanks for stopping by. Here's a little bit about me and the road that's brought me here.

I've spent over 30 years in the creative industry, and honestly, I still can't quite believe the journey.

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It started with a love of art, my mum and a secondary school teacher who believed in me enough to push me towards university. I graduated in 1989 with a BA (Hons) in Design, and like most people starting out, I began at the bottom. Runner jobs. Ferrying film reels. Watching, absorbing, soaking up everything I could about how films actually get made. To keep the lights on, I was dancing in music videos, Suzanne Vega's Tom's Diner, Chad Jackson's Hear the Drummer Get Wicked which, looking back, was a pretty good way to stay close to the camera.

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Those early years planted the seed. I'd always had camera skills from university, so when the opportunity came to film VT segments for Dance Energy on BBC with Normski, I took it. Then came the moment that changed everything, filming a Channel 4 pilot with Goldie, when the main camera failed on a shoot at Sean Stussy's home in Kauai. Most of my footage made the final cut. From there, the directing work started coming.

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What followed was a career I couldn't have planned if I'd tried. Music videos that became part of the soundtrack of an era, Body Groove for The Architects, Lonyo's Garage Girls, A Little Bit of Luck for MOBO Award-winners Luck & Neat. I've been lucky enough to work with artists and icons I deeply respect across music, sport and culture; Eminem, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Amy Winehouse, Chuck D, and on the football side, three legends of the game: Ian Wright, David Beckham, and Thierry Henry. Television across MTV, Channel 4, and the BBC, from G-Girls at Conde Nast's Glamour magazine to multi-camera studio directing on T4 with Vernon Kay and June Sarpong.

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In 2007 I joined Lux Monkey, a small independent agency where, over 13 years, I worked with global brands like Chanel and built long-term relationships with clients like Nike. When my long-time collaborator Jaimie D'Cruz invited me to join as Director of Photography on two BBC4 documentaries, Hip Hop World News (2016) and The Last Pirates (2017), it felt personal. Jaimie is Creative Director of Acme Films and one of the most distinctive voices in British documentary filmmaking, best known for producing Exit Through the Gift Shop, the landmark Banksy documentary that earned him both an Academy Award and BAFTA nomination. These weren't just projects; hip hop and pirate radio were part of my story, and working with someone of Jaimie's calibre made them all the more meaningful.

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In August 2021, I stepped in as Studio Director for BBC2's A Musical Family Christmas With The Kanneh-Masons. Working with Director of Photography Frank Madone, we brought what was described as "a contemporary touch to classical music" and the show won an RTS Factual & Specialist Factual Award. Around the same time, I directed performances for the BRITs Rising Star featuring Grif, Rina Sawayama, Bree Runway, Holly Humberstone, and Lola Young, quite a lineup in hindsight. Lola in particular has gone on to have a remarkable few years, scoring a UK number one with Messy and winning the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance in 2026. Not bad for a shoot day's work.

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Now I'm doing something I didn't expect,  teaching. I'm a Film and Television Teacher at the London Screen Academy, a free sixth-form college founded by some of the industry's most respected figures: Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, David Heyman, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, and Lisa Bryer. The school exists to open doors for young people who are passionate about film and TV, regardless of background. That mission means a lot to me, because I know what it meant to have people in my corner early on.

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The industry has given me so many great experiences, and I'm grateful for every single one.

Now it's about making sure the next generation gets their shot too.