Harry Hook was brought up in East Africa where his parents ran a photographic safari business. He studied Photography at The London College of Printing and Film at the National Film School.
He has written and directed many short films. His first feature film, The Kitchen Toto, is set in the household a white policeman (Bob Peck) during the 1950's - at the start of Kenya's struggle for independence.
His subsequent feature films include Lord of the Flies, Last of his Tribe and All for Love.
His work in television embraces drama and documentary - The Many lives of Albert Walker, Silent Witness, The Tragedy of Rudyard Kipling, The Greatest Cities of the World and The Heart of Thomas Hardy.
He continues to work in film and television while also pursuing a long-term photographic project in Africa.
