Andrew David Barker was born in Derby, England in 1975. He is an author, screenwriter, and director, known for his novels The Electric, Dead Leaves, and Society Place, and for his post-apocalyptic micro-budget feature, A Reckoning. He has made several award-winning short films, including Laura Living Backwards, which he co-wrote, and Shining Tor. He is also a co-screenwriter of the forthcoming features, How to Survive the Wild and Improper Bastards.