About Sam

I’ve been writing professionally for sixteen years, with the last three of those focusing almost exclusively on screenwriting. I live in London with one cat and not enough motorbikes.

My first feature, The Narrows is currently in development with Rather Good Films. I have several other projects I’m working on, including an expanded version of the award-winning short I wrote for The Ridley Scott Creative Group. I also work as a script consultant.

On the journalism side of things I’ve written for The Times, The Telegraph, NME, Shortlist, The Guardian, and Private Eye as well as a bunch of other places.

Professional Experience

  • Screenwriter of The Ambush for The Ridley Scott Creative Group / Viking Planet.

  • Writers' room for Channel 4's Alternative Election Night for Zeppotron / Endomol Shine.

  • Special Projects Digital Editor at Time Inc UK including developing the Trigan Empire TV series.

  • Managing Editor for Hearst Magazines International looking after titles like Cosmopolitan, Elle, Harper's Bazaar and Esquire in countries all over the world.

  • Product Manager, A&E Television in the UK.

  • Online Editor at Motorcycle News.

  • Digital Editor-in-Chief for heat magazine.

  • My jokes have been quoted in The Times and appeared in Viz.

  • Made Twitter's official list of Funniest Tweets of 2015, but that was mostly due to my cat.