Born and raised in north east of England, had a keen interest in films when very young but had no idea games could be used to tell stories until I was able to play Bioshock at a friends house at about 11, which directly fed into my love of sci-fi, fantasy and horror. Leading to a love of story driven games such as Fallout New Vegas, Red Dead Redemption, Firewatch and similar titles. Through my teen years I found a huge amount of admiration for games with focus on fun or rewarding gameplay, such as Team Fortress 2, Hotline Miami, Undertale and the ‘Soulsbourne’ series. Alongside my interest in games I’ve always loved making art of any sort, and growing up in a very rural area had lots of time on my own to practice making art (and playing games). I had a focus on art and creative subjects at school, proceeding to study graphic design and illustration for BTEC, before taking up a BA in Animation at Newcastle College since I felt it covered several areas I was interested in. Having finished the course now, I am excited for the future and breaking into the games industry and working with some of the companies that made the games that carved who I am today.