Biography

I'm an award-winning director, writer and producer. 

 

I've made two multi-award-winning short films; Cold Fish in 2017 and Hot Chocolate in 2020. My next film, 

Canvass is currently in post-production.

 

I have a number of feature scripts in various stages of development. 

I have attracted development funding from the NZFC for The High Road and have received NZWG SEED grant twice. Firstly for South West and then for Shadowboxer. I was also the inaugural recipient of the Dunedin - Shanghai Screenwriters Exchange. 

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My work in television has spanned almost two decades and over 100 hours of screen time. Career highlights include almost killing Jackie Chan by making him walk off a cliff in Tibet (Jackie Chan’s Green Heroes, National Geographic), travelling New Zealand to discover the latest in cutting edge science (Ever Wondered?, TVNZ7), building a miniature of Captain Scott’s tent (Target, TV3), discovering the most messed up animals that nature has to offer (Weirdest. Nat Geo), eating boiled intestines in a nomad yurt on the Mongolian steppe (TRC, Shanghai Media Group) and investigating masculinity and violence in maximum security prison (Paremoremo, Love + Radio).

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I'm a dual citizen of New Zealand and the UK. 

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