In feature films, commercials, and shorts he applies his fluid, cinematic storytelling working across pure live-action, computer, and hand animation.
On Netflix/ITV's Robozuna he was Head of Story and Voice Director for 40 half hour episodes and on Netflix's "Kitti Katz" he was co-director.
Early animated films such as "Spectres" (1987)"Taboo of Dirt" (1988) and "Signature"(BFI[2] New Directors Award 1990) were characterised by raw gritty charcoal drawing, wild fluid movement and brutal subject matter.
At odds with dominant commercial cartoon style they were screened in art galleries, international film festivals and on television establishing his distinctive voice as an animator and filmmaker.
In Campaign magazine that year it was in the top ten short films from around the world and it received the Process award for visual excellence.
These were a strong commercial application of all the experiments with integrating live action and CGI into fluid painterly hand animation.
In 2004 he directed his biggest ever job in the UK which was the BBC promotional trailers for the EURO 2004 tournament in which live-action of famous European footballers were treated in an eclectic mix of painterly styles.
In 2007 he started work as animation director on Franny Armstrong's climate change documentary feature The Age of Stupid[4] (Spanner Films, Passion Pictures).
Shot at London's Abbey Road studios the film features the facial capture and voice acting of Terence Stamp, Sean Pertwee, Johnny Harris, Steven Waddington and John Hurt.
At Primefocus London he directed commercials including "Body Paint" for J Walter Thompson and one for an exhibition of J M W Turner's artwork at the National Gallery of Ireland.
In 2022 he directed an epic multi media short film for Tata Steel through JWT Mumbai, mixing cgi and live action with his digital painting.
He reunited with Franny Armstrong from The Age of Stupid for the climate change short "Out of the Ashes" featuring the noted academic Rupert Read.
This documentary feature was edited by the legendary Walter Murch (inventor of sound design and editor on Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, THX1138, The Talented Mr Ripley, The Conversation).
The animation sequences themselves were picked out for praise from the Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, Evening Standard, Time Out and Empire magazine.
It was important to, within the genre, give a cinematic, action slant to the composition and staging of this tale of gladiatorial combat between robots and insurgency against an evil empire.
It was important to give a dynamic graphic novel kick to show the journey from the kids secure ordinary world to one of extreme superhero jeopardy.