Biography

Vincent was born in Derby, England to Clive Woods an engineer and Mary Woods a shopkeeper and store detective. The family lived across northern England as they moved for work, eventually settling in Blackpool where he found his vocation as an artist and animator, going on to complete a degree in Fine Art.

Moving to Newcastle-upon-Tyne he started directing commercials for major household brands and producing audio-visual spectacles and installations. Following on from his short film 'Bait Room,' in 2009 he made his feature directorial debut with the period crime thriller 'Harrigan', set in the dark days of the black outs in '74. The eerie noir film was bought by Netflix, Virgin - as Best of British, BT and Film 4 with its international premiere at the Busan IFF. Going on to produce and direct and number of films; Producing 'If I Were You' starring Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden and Aiden Quinn, 'Sparks & Embers' starring Kris Marshal, and directing 'The Loss Adjuster,' starring Dame Joan Collins, Luke Goss, and Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), (Picking up Best Director and Best Feature at the Vancouver International Film Awards), and writer/director of 'People, Politics & Planes/Airline Wars Conspiracy' a documentary, exposing the global airline cartel that pushed Laker Airways to dramatically collapse in '82. As a writer and director his focus is on inspirational true-life stories and bringing them to the big screen.

In 2021 he set up London North Studios, a 5 acre, 200,000 sq. Ft. studio complex with a large creative business hub in the heart of London. It is home to major TV series from Netflix, ITV, BBC, Amazon and several independent feature films.
- IMDb mini biography by: Mina Zarkovic