Biography

Stephen has a decade of experience in directing, both as a lead director, most recently on McDonald & Dodds for Mammoth Screen/ITV as well as directing second unit on the critically acclaimed series London Kills (BBC/Acorn TV) and Fifteen-Love (World Productions/Amazon UK). He’s been mentored by Peter Hoar, originally as part of the Directors UK Inspire Mentor Scheme, and has worked with the likes of Aidan Turner, Olivia Colman and Jason Watkins. He also directed the wonderful Dermot Crowley in his award-winning short Harold & Mary, which had a very successful run at various BIFA and BAFTA qualifying festivals and has been released through Shorts TV. Stephen's focus and interests are in crime and socio-political dramas and in intriguing and complex thrillers. Just as importantly, he understands the need to balance an inherent desire for authenticity and commitment to a narrative with the ongoing demands of production and scheduling. He’s a Blackpool lad at heart, but lives in London and will go wherever the work takes him.

Credits

Other Credits

Unexpected Item Short Film View
Description Year
A short comedy about a man suffering from social anxiety who gets dating advice from a self service checkout. 2018
Harold & Mary Short Film View
Description Year
Harold and Mary are in their fiftieth year of marriage, unfortunately the cracks in their relationship start to show as a disease takes hold of Harold and tests the very foundations of their love. 2022
BLACKPOOL Short Film View
Description Year
He’s a man who has had enough. After 30 years of too many downs and not enough ups on life’s rollercoaster, Billy embarks on a final lost weekend in the funfair of a town that is Blackpool. The place he loved as a kid seemed as good as anywhere to end it all. Well, at least try to. Unfortunately, like so many other things in his chaotic world, it doesn’t quite go how he had hoped. In a hilarious, drink and drug-fuelled romp, Billy staggers from one failed attempt to another, but then suddenly finds a reason to live in all the madness. His redemption arrives in the shape of a grown man dressed as a parrot. Forgetting his problems for a second, Billy instinctively saves the suicidal parrot from ending it all in the Irish sea and in doing so, Billy finds a reason to live. 2025
The Stork Short Film View
Description Year
The Stork is a character driven comedy that follows well intentioned, but clueless, parents of a queer woman wanting to start a family via artificial insemination using Norwegian semen ordered online – a popular method for queer couples. However, typically, the receipts of said semen tend to sign for their important delivery but on this occasion they’re not in but, (un)luckily, one set of parents are! On delivery, there is a slight altercation that results in the sample being destroyed leaving the delivery driver and parents in a bit of sticky (or rather NOT sticky) situation that needs to be rectified before their daughter returns home. All three characters are on very different pages regarding their plan of action and have very different perspectives when it comes to understanding the queer community – supportive but not necessarily accurate. Through miscommunication and audience the short pushes moral boundaries, questioning how far would a parent go to secure their child’s happiness. We follow the trio as they stumble their way through learning about their daughter’s journey (despite their ignorance) and its complexities - from a place of love. It’s an uplifting, family centred story showcasing the importance of unconditional love of queer people. 2025

Awards

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