He was born in Hamilton, Scotland and comes from a family of three older brothers and one younger sister, and has one daughter.

[citation needed] Since taking up American pool in January 2006 he has gone on to be Scottish 9-Ball champion.

[citation needed] This performance secured him a spot in the 2007 edition of the tournament, but he declined his invite.

In June 2007, he was one of 16 players invited by Matchroom Sport to compete in the World Pool Masters in the Netherlands.

He won games over Li He-Wen (China) and later an 8–5 victory over European top seed Niels Feijen (the Netherlands) before bowing out the event 8–5 to Mosconi Cup player David Alcaide (Spain).