Born in 1966, Wimbledon. After completing his studies at Warwick University he went on to a prominent career in theatre, directing a number of plays for the Royal Shakespeare Company and serving as artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre from 2006 until 2013. He also wrote and directed episodes of the BBC miniseries 「The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses」(2016). [#i_]On Chesil Beach [_i#]is his feature directorial debut.