Born in Cornwall, England. Production sound mixer who entered British film with RING OF BRIGHT WATER (1969). Other notable credits include BUTLEY (1974), GALILEO (1975), THE SHINING, FLASH GORDON and THE DOGS OF WAR (all 1980), AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN (both 1981), KRULL (1983), GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES (1984), SPIES LIKE US (1985), ELENI (1986), ISHTAR (1987), WILLOW and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (both 1988), THE LAST EMPERORO (1989), THE SHELTERING SKY (1990), KING RALPH (1991), FAR AND AWAY and PATRIOT GAMES (both 1992), SWING KIDS and LITTLE BUDDHA (both 1993), MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN (1994), CUTTHROAT ISLAND (1995), STEALING BEAUTY and THE ENGLISH PATIENT (both 1996), THE SAINT (1997), THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999), PROOF OF LIFE and U-571 (both 2000), GANGS OF NEW YORK (2002), COLD MOUNTAIN (2003), THE BLUE BUTTERFLY and CLOSER (both 2004), THE BROTHERS GRIMM and CASANOVA (both 2005), THE DA VINCI CODE and BLOOD DIAMOND (both 2006), and SPEED RACER (scheduled for 2008).  Best Achievement in Sound 1987: THE LAST EMPEROR (w. Bill Rowe)    Nominated for Best Achievement in Sound 2000: U-571 (w. Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker & Rick Kline)  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 2002: GANGS OF NEW YORK (w. Tom Fleischman & Eugene Gearty)  Nominated for Achievement in Sound Mixing2006: BLOOD DIAMOND (w. Andy Nelson & Anna Behlmer) 4 nominations, 1 Award