I am of Hispanic, Cuban, French and also, apparently, Jewish and Arabic stock, although you would never tell as looks-wise I have inherited everything from my mother's Irish, North-of-England roots. My family on my father's side were all taken out on the first day of the Spanish Civil War and shot. My grand-father survived the wall three times only to die of a smoking related illness in 1977.

I have just finished writing my first novel, HEAVEN SENT.

Before the novel I wrote, directed and edited two feature films. The first, MINE, is about two journalists and their Serbian Militia guides stuck in a Yugoslav minefield. Dark and brooding, MINE was selected as a breakthrough movie for LUFF 2007.

My second film is UNARMED BUT DANGEROUS), an ultra violent and controversial flick about a short armed Kung Fu master battling brutal East End Gangsters in an attempt to get his daughter back. The stars the Thalidomide actor Mat Fraser, Frank Harper (LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, THIS IS ENGLAND) and Faye Tozer (of Steps fame). It was produced by Terry Stone (RISE OF THE FOOT SOLDIERS and ROLLING WITH THE NINES). You can find it on DVD in all the usual outlets

Further back in the annuls of time, I was the Artistic Director (and founder) of the award winning KAOS Theatre. Writing credits include an adaptation of Bulgakov's THE MASTER & MARGARITA (nominated for the best production on the Dublin Fringe and an Edinburgh Fringe First), THE FANTASTICAL ADVENTURES OF LEONARDO DA VINCI (a commission for the International Festival of Perth, Western Australia), RENAISSANCE (a Millennium Award Winner), THIRST, ALICE, CALIGULA and SWING.

Directing credits for KAOS include all the above together with THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Winner of The Stage Award, Best Ensemble, Time Out Critics Choice) VOLPONE (Nominated for The Stage Award, Best Ensemble), TITUS ANDRONICUS and RICHARD III (nominated for a Manchester Evening News Award).

I live in a quiet place with my wife and three children.