Who am I?

I’m just an autistic guy who turned being a passionate nerd into a career working on some of the biggest franchises and talented creators from Japan. I’m a writer with two decades of experience writing reviews, features, and interviews for websites including Anime UK News, Crunchyroll, Hey U Guys, and more.

My passion is my greatest weapon. I've loved Japanese anime and video games since childhood, which has allowed me to excel in all the different avenues of my life - whether it's running the UK theatrical PR campaign for GODZILLA MINUS ONE, writing for Crunchyroll about how even a show with a title like Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai can relate to personal struggles with social anxiety, or graduating with a First Class Honours after writing an academic analysis of Mari Okada's creative works, to argue that screenwriters can also be auteurs!

My Origin Story

I was a baby when I was born. I did not cry... Actually, I probably did.

Born in Worksop, I moved to just outside Cambridge at a young age and was raised by my single mother, alongside my brothers. I was of school age when PokéMania hit, and I can't envision Pokémon ever not being a major part of my life (Primeape is my favourite, if you're wondering).

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I've been writing about video games since my teens. Starting out writing news stories for a friend's long since defunct Pokémon fan website, I later branched out and became the editor of a Nintendo-focused publication, and then as a reporter and critic for multiple anime websites. This has led me to represent publications at exhibition events such as EGX and MCM London Comic Con.

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After finishing my A-Levels, I started a degree in Psychology that wasn't for me, and dropped out at a time when the country was still reeling from a global recession. I spent the first half of my 20s unemployed and applying for everything, until I saw a fateful tweet advertising a PR internship in London. I applied, and after turning up to the interview incredibly overdressed, got the job!

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In the years that followed, I contributed to PR and Social Media campaigns on a freelance basis, which ignited a love and appreciation for film. In 2019, I returned to Anglia Ruskin University as a mature student, and graduated three years later with a First Class Honours in BA Writing & Film Studies. Since then, I have been working full time in Film PR, while also planning my next steps towards branching into writing and making films myself.