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Represented for drama in the UK, and commercials worldwide, by Vision Artists
+44 20 7439 4657 http://www.visionartists.co.uk/
And in the USA for drama by Innovative Artists
310.656.0400 http://www.innovativeartists.com/
Biography
I started my career by making horror films with my friends while in my teens. Shooting on 8mm video and editing tape-to-tape in our schools media department.
After a 3 year TV Production degree, I started work as a freelancer in factual entertainment, in 2002. I worked as a lighting cameraman for TV shows like MTV Cribs, and Pimp My Ride, as well as countless documentaries, reality shows and children's television. Also shooting short films and music videos on the side. I slowly started shifting my career into commercials and drama (it took a while!).
In the past 10 years I’ve become a full-time commercials DOP, with a number of dips into drama. I've spent my whole career with a camera on my shoulder, I’ve never assisted, which means I generally do things the wrong way (while also annoying the hell out of my 1st AC), and I didn’t go to film school so yeah I guess I’m badly educated too! I’ve very much “felt my way” though my career so far.
In 2020 I was nominated for an Emmy award for Cinematography, for Netflix's The End Of The F**king World. And in 2023 I was invited to join the British Society of Cinematographers.
I live in East London, just round the corner from where I was born, with my wife Zoe and my dog Chewie.
This photo was taken like 5 years ago, my eye-bags are so much bigger these days, no matter how much water I drink.
