[citation needed] French studied modern and medieval languages at Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he graduated with first-class honours in 2001.
Greg Davies was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme, for his role in Cuckoo.
He was writer and script editor for two series of BBC's Man Stroke Woman starring Nick Frost, Nicholas Burns (actor), Amanda Abbington and Daisy Haggard.
His version of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, "Heather Gardner", was produced by Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 2013.
His play for young people The Red Helicopter was performed at the Almeida theatre, London, in August 2010.
[20] French played under the alias Maps Huxley, and co-wrote the song "One Specific Thing" from the album A Tale of Two Cities.