He attended the Nobel School Stevenage and the London College of Printing, where he studied photography, film and television.
[3] Harvey was Chief Executive of Northern Film & Media,[4][5] the creative industries development agency for North East England.
[7] Harvey began working in the media industry at David Puttnam's feature film company Enigma Productions.
He then worked as an Assistant Director, Production Manager and Producer on US and UK movies, television films and series, documentaries, short films and pop promos, including Happy Mondays and New Order, including their controversial promo Touched by the Hand of God, directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
[11] The Verbatim play ABOUT LAST NIGHT in the 2017 general election, was performed at the Arcola Theatre with a cast including Monica Dolan and Helen Belbin.