Richard traded his career as a successful dental surgeon in order to embark upon a new life chapter - creating magical screenplays. After studying under Lucy Scher at the renowned Script Factory in London he went away to hone his craft.
His first foray into the world of film festivals resulted in the award of “Finalist” at the 2020 Academy Awards® qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles with “After the Monsoon”, a twenty minute drama influenced by the colours and wonderful romance of India’s “Pink City”, Jaipur.
A resumé of other award winning screenplays and those in development can be found in the menu.
Richard also holds a BA in Opera Studies and lives in the beautiful medieval city of York, England.