[1] Brook was born and raised in Birmingham, West Midlands, he now resides in the Scottish county of Caithness near to the loch village of Watten.

In September 2007, prominent magic magazine Genii wrote a review of his first publicised work The Brook Test, beginning his career as a technical author in the field of mentalism.

[4] April 2007, Winner of the Magic Circle Close-Up Magician of the Year 2006, James Brown, acknowledged Paul as one of the most prominent mind readers in the UK.

"[6] April 2008, Brook lectured alongside Marc Paul, Enrique Enríquez and David Berglas in London.

[8][9] September 2012, ArtsFest Birmingham, Paul gave a public mind reading stage show at the Crescent Theatre, Birmingham as part of ArtsFest, the largest free arts festival in the UK[10] Throughout 2012 and 2013 Paul was an on-set Executive Consultant for a 10 episode mind reading and magic television series called 'Draíocht' starring Irish TV personality and magician Rua and created by Midas Productions.

[17] Brook's works have been praised by a long list of prominent members within the field of mentalism, such as Andy Nyman,[18] Bob Cassidy,[19] Marc Salem,[20] Keith Barry,[21] Marc Paul,[22] John Archer,[23] Jeff McBride,[24] Richard Osterlind,[25] Colin Cloud,[26] to name a few.