Born in Lancashire, England. Production designer who entered British film as an art director in the early 1970s: THAT'LL BE THE DAY (1973), STARDUST (1974), FLAME (1975) and HOMEBOY (1988). Production design credits (many for director Alan Parker) include FULL CIRCLE (1977), YANKS (1979), QUEST FOR FIRE (1981), PINK FLOYD THE WALL (1982), THE HUNGER (1983), ANOTHER COUNTRY (1984), ANGEL HEART (1987), A WORLD APART (1988), JACOB'S LADDER (1990), THE COMMITMENTS and THE LAST BOY SCOUT (both 1991), WUTHERING HEIGHTS and FATALE (both 1992), THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE (1994), SABRINA (1995), EVITA (1996), THE BOXER (1997), THE INSIDER (1999), UNFAITHFUL (2002), PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (2003), WIMBLEDON (2004), and FIREWALL (2006).  Nominated for Achievement in Art Direction 1996: EVITA - Art Direction 1 nomination