David Hayman Jr. left school at the age of 16 to study a sports coaching course in Glasgow.
By the time Hayman was 18, he got involved in a media programme called the Govan Initiative which gave him his first taste of film production.
[1] In 2014, after working on various production roles on River City, he was offered the chance to direct his very first episode of the television series.
[2] In the same year, Hayman began working on directing his first feature film Wasted Time.
[4][5] In 2015, Hayman turned to the stage to co-direct a revival of John Byrne's classic play The Slab Boys.