About me

A native of Blackpool, I studied theatre at Lancaster University. Upon leaving university, I worked as a casting assistant for various companies including Chloe Emmerson Casting (BILLY ELLIOTT, BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY, SEXY BEAST). I then trained in acting and in 2004, through working as an actor, I met actor/writer Patrick McConnell. In 2005 I co-formed a production company with Patrick called Random Productions, working to produce numerous stage plays which toured nationally in theatre and non-theatre venues.

Re-branded Rotten Park Road in 2008, I expanded the production company to include actor/director Matt Rozier and, more recently, the multi award-winning film-maker Chris Stone.

I am influenced by artists from all mediums who live on the extremities of society; from musicians such as The Velvet Underground, Johnny Cash and Delta Blues Musicians, through to the gritty aesthetics of 1970s cinema and German Expressionism.

I'm interested in producing work that ranges from the dark and hard hitting through to the sadisticly comic.

I'm a qualified kickboxing instructor and scuba diver (not at the same time), I play acoustic guitar badly and have recently written and recorded two songs - Where the f*^k is Steve Guttenberg? (turned into a music video) and Post Guttenberg (used for the final credits of the short promo film HIS NAME WAS BEN.

I currently live in Leek, producing work both as a freelancer and for Rotten Park Road

Past projects

I have produced numerous stage plays including the award-winning darkly comic thriller A STORY FOR WHEN WE’RE GRANDADS, the gritty and compelling PLAYTIME FOR THE SUICIDAL and DON’T BLINK/DON’T BREATHE, a cleverly - wrought dark social drama. Last year I produced the short film Nimbus (award-winner for Junction 15) and earlier this year the satirical music video WHERE THE F*^K IS STEVE GUTTENBERG? as well as various short films, including the award-winning ‘You Shall Not Pass’. I am currently involved in producing the feature film - HIS NAME WAS BEN, a screen adaptation of 'GRANDADS'.

Branching out from my work as a producer, I have also worked as a choreographer and dance artist for Ludus Dance, DanceXchange and Co3 Dance.

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Awards Won:

2009, You Shall Not Pass! WINNER, You Make the Movies, (Judged by actor/director Noel Clarke)

2009, Nimbus, Animation Award, Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival

2006, A Story for when we're Grandads, Best New Writing, Buxton Festival Fringe

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Award Nominations:

2006, A Story for when we're Grandads, Best Production, Buxton Festival Fringe.

Current productions

HIS NAME WAS BEN Feature Film, Dir: Chris Stone, Writer: Patrick McConnell. Starring Patrick McConnell and Jeremy Grainger.

THE CRASH Short Film, Dir: Chris Stone, Writer: Patrick McConnell & PATHWAYS.