John is a film and television director based on Ynys Môn. He was born and raised in North Wales and grew up in Bangor along the Menai Straits, surrounded by a mixture of urban and rural life.
A love of football, film and art was there from the beginning but it would not be until his late 20's that he would start his career in film.
John grew up in a council house with his mother and three siblings. They were poor but they made the best of it and never felt they missed out. John would draw on the back of opened envelopes and scraps of paper once his pads were full, and would sketch footballers, actors or perhaps something that would never be.
Joining the army at 16 years old, John served as a Royal Engineer and served in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Balkans and Northern Ireland. During his time in the military John often used his artistic skills to sketch the people and landscapes, as well as the rest areas and squadron bars.
