Geoff Thompson claims that his biological birthdate is 1960, though his hair-line goes right back to the First World War.
He has worked as a floor sweeper, chemical worker, pizza maker, seller, delivery driver and nightclub bouncer before giving up ‘proper work’ in 1992 to write full time.
He is now a bestselling author, BAFTA-nominated screenwriter, magazine columnist, playwright and novelist.
He lives in Coventry with his wife Sharon, and holds a 6th dan in Japanese karate, 1st dan in Judo and was voted the number one self-defence author in the world by Black Belt Magazine USA.