​​biography

after graduating from bristol university with a degree in politics and economics, i pursued a career in the music industry in LA and London for five years until i made the move into tv & film.

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i joined TWI (now IMG Media) in 1997 as a researcher and three years later, after securing broadcast tv commissions from Ch4 and Ch5 in the UK, i began my freelance career as a producer/director.



since 2000 i have directed everything from documentary series to live sports and music events.  in 2010 i began specialising in commercials and branded content.  recent projects have included:

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• 2021 - Director of Tokyo2020 'Behind The Screen' Official Film

• 2018 - Co-Director of FIFA World Cup Official Film

• 2017 - Director of IOC Olympic Channel's Highest-rated original content commissioned series

• 2015 - Creative Lead for video at new World Football Museum

• 2014 - Director of first ever 4K official film of World Cup

• 2012/13 - Director of FIFA's first ever global TV Commercials

• ​2012 - Director - first ever 3D Documentary of Olympic Games​​

Awards:

• 'Best Commercial' - Australian Drinks Industry Awards  2017

• ‘Milestone Excellence in Innovation’ Tourism Award 2016

• Dubai Creative Sports Awards - Best Film For International Federation - 2013

• ​​Silver IVCA  - Best Public Relations Film - 2013

• Bronze IVCA - Best Charity Film - 2013

• Science on TV Festival - Award for Excellence - 2011

• ​Iraqi Press Freedom Assoc. – Best Sports Contribution - 2010

• ​Malta TV Festival - Best Documentary Award - 2010

​​Clients include:

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Rolex, FIFA, F1/FOM, Coca Cola, Red Bull, CNN, INTEL

EA Sports, BMW, Qatar 2022, VISA, Eon, SAP, Lotus, Vodafone, BT, Lipton Tea, McGuigan Wines, Bombardier, Volvo, MOD, BBC, Discovery Eurosport, Channel 4, C5, Nissan, HSBC, UEFA, Virgin Media and many others