Tom studied at the University of Derby and graduated in 2003. In 2004 he left the sunny UK for the gloomy state of California, where he studied at Universal Studios in Los Angeles towards a post-graduate qualification in filmmaking and directing. In 2006 Tom returned to the UK to set up Light Films as a film production house that had the ambition of Universal Studios with incredibly low budgets generated from commercial projects. He has developed Light Films, and the company has gone from strength to strength. Tom has seen the company through major developments such as the development of the company's major rebrand in 2009 and the launch of it's education division in 2009. Tom has directed and exectively produced many independent films, and has worked on many large films too including The Duchess and Doom. He is in high-demand receiving many Director and Filmmaker requests daily.