I am an author of three books to date, with a fourth currently in the works. My preferred form tends towards magical realism, blended with satire, thriller, and horror, but always with a fairly hefty exploration of whatever psychological underpinning has given the story its appeal. Finding some kind of objective and accessible truth and insight within a story is very important to me; I suppose basically that truth, that most elusive element, is the most vital constituent, even when it is only mine.
I have worked primarily as a screen-writer and film and TV director, and have over thirty years experience, directing over 100 hours of primetime TV in the UK for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. My work received a ‘Best Drama BAFTA’ Award in 2006 and several other BAFTA and RTE Award nominations. I have also worked in commercials, winning Silver at the New York Film Festival and runner up in the Film 4 Directors Cut Awards.
I have six feature films in development, some of which are based on my novels. I also sometimes teach screen acting on university drama courses, and am a keen painter in oils where I can get lost in a painting for days.
Last but very much most, I am father to two wonderfully well balanced, talented and now fully grown young men whom I love without measure.
