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Stuart St Paul was born in LondonтАЩs East End in the 1950s. Unaware that he had dyslexia, he struggled academically and was placed in the lowest English stream, yet his natural talent as a class clown and storyteller led one teacher to predict that he would one day become a writer.
After becoming a successful athlete, StuartтАЩs passion for pirate radio led him into a career as a DJ. At just 17, he was hired by Eric Morley of Mecca to become a resident DJ at the Lyceum Ballroom and the Empire Leicester Square, before joining the BBC to train as a broadcaster.
Stuart made his radio debut on Radio London and was later based at Radio 1, although he never made it onto the air. He went on to present the breakfast show at Metro Radio in Newcastle before moving to Radio Orwell, where he took over Steve WrightтАЩs programme after Wright joined Radio 1.
While preparing to return to the BBC, Stuart was offered the role of DJ Dave Farrell in the twice-weekly television soap Radio Phoenix. He never returned to radio тАФ video had, quite literally, killed the radio star.
Uninspired by many of the acting roles he was offered, Stuart became a stunt performer as a route into major international films. He joined the James Bond 007 team at Pinewood Studios and worked across some of the biggest productions of the era.
As the million-dollar music-video phenomenon emerged during the 1980s, Stuart worked on numerous iconic productions, including Duran DuranтАЩs The Wild Boys, as well as projects involving Elton John and other leading artists. He later became a producer at QueenтАЩs film company, Fugitive, where he helped make The Krays, starring Gary and Martin Kemp.
His final job as a stunt performer was for James Cameron, helping to bring one of cinemaтАЩs most legendary monsters, the Alien Queen, to life.
Stuart progressed from stunt coordinator to second-unit director and ultimately movie director, working on productions around the world, from Wadi Rum in Jordan and the islands of Thailand to Eastern Europe.
Shortly after his 60th birthday, while working on a film set in Hungary, Stuart was struck by an explosion despite standing away from the main action. While awaiting major brain surgery, he began writing as part of his recovery and therapy.
He has since published 15 novels, including two Amazon chart-toppers, with eight titles forming part of his CSCI series. His work has received recognition at festivals around the world, from finalist honours at the Cambridge Script Festival to winning at the LA Neo Noir Festival. He is also a patron of the Evesham Festival of Words.
Alongside his writing career, Stuart remains a popular guest speaker on cruise ships, with a proven track record of delivering engaging, entertaining and memorable presentations to international audiences.
His talks draw upon unique behind-the-scenes access from a career spanning film, television, broadcasting, music videos and stunt work. Combining extraordinary experiences with stories audiences are unlikely to hear anywhere else, these well-established sessions have been successfully delivered at sea and continue to receive excellent feedback.
Stuart now travels the world speaking about opportunity, lifeтАЩs sliding-door moments and the importance of discovering the unique superpower each of us can offer the world. The list of actors, directors, musicians, sportspeople and cultural figures he has worked with is extensive тАФ and so too are the stories he has to tell.
Disaster Man: Inside the Mayhem of Movie-Making
Why Hollywood Needs a Second Chance
Music: The Soundtrack of Movie Emotion
Status Quo, Cyclones & Cinema: Making a Universal Movie in Paradise
Why Movie Stars Are Moving to TV: The Hollywood Secret Nobody Tells You
From Soap to Cinema: The Making of an Award-Winning Movie
James Caan to Thomas Hardy: How Did That Happen?
Sound FX & Foley: The Invisible Star of Cinema
Working with Pop Stars, Footballers, JCVD & James Bond
The Krays, Sherlock & Me: From Real Crime to Reel Crime
