Wrote his first unpublished novel when he was 7 years old and his first published novel when he was 19.
He was awarded the 1992 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Most
Promising Playwright for The Fastest Clock in the Universe.
He was awarded the 1992 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama
Theatre Award) for Most Promising Playwright for The Fastest Clock in
the Universe.
Worked as a DJ in a nightclub while attending college. He also worked in a pie and mash shop in the East End of London, a betting office and a chip shop.