English theater director, born in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. After completing his studies at Warwick University, he turned to working in theater. He directed a number of plays for the Royal Shakespeare Company, worked as a director at the Royal Hall Theater from 2006 to 2013, and wrote and directed episodes of the short series The Hollow Crown (2016). His first feature film is On Chesil Beach (2017), followed by The Courier (2020).