Tim was born on September 10th, 1978, in the Scottish village of Roslin to English parents. He spent his early years in Australia with his parents before returning to Scotland at the age of seven.
Tim's passion for acting began at a young age, and he started performing in plays at the Edinburgh Fringe from the age of 11. After leaving Beeslack High School, he moved to London to train as an actor at the Drama Centre, where he was taught by renowned instructors Christopher Fettes, Yat Malmgren, and Reuven Adiv.
Following his training, Tim has worked extensively in Scottish theatre, TV, and film. His screen credits include Taggart, Waterloo Road, Children Of The Dead End, The Queens' Wedding, Richard Jobson's New Town Killers, Narcopolis, The Tony Miller Story, Guardians, Timbre, Treading Water, and more.
In addition to his screen work, Tim co-founded Shotgun Theatre Company in London in 2005 with Tom Hardy, Robert Delamere, and Brett C. Leonard. The company produced challenging, new plays, and Tim assistant directed and co-produced their inaugural production at Theatre 503.
Tim also founded Lyre Productions to make contemporary Scottish feature films. He wrote, produced, and starred in The Inheritance, an award-winning indie Scottish road movie directed by Charles-Henri Belleville. The film won the Raindance Award at the 2007 British Independent Film Awards and was nominated for Best Producer at the 2008 BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards.
Tim's second feature film, The Space Between, premiered at Edinburgh's Filmhouse in 2011 and toured Scotland and the UK until 2014. His latest feature film, Riptide, is a love story road movie about schizophrenia and is due for release in 2018.
As a published playwright, Tim's debut play, Guy, opened at London's Pleasance Theatre in 2006, directed by Michael Fentiman. His play Union premiered at Edinburgh's Lyceum Theatre in 2014, directed by Mark Thomson, and is published by Playdead Press. His play Neither God Nor Angel played at Oran Mor/Traverse Theatre in 2016, directed by Ryan Alexander Dewar.
Tim is also one of the five writers who created The Sunnyside Centre for Village Pub Theatre in 2017, directed by Caitlin Skinner. He currently works on plays and films and divides his time between Edinburgh and London.
