Dean M. Woodford is an award-winning producer and writer who has worked alongside Oscar-winning legend Martin Scorsese. His work has been recognised at major festivals, including Napa and Savannah, and his writing/directing debut was cast by renowned James Bond casting director Debbie McWilliams.

He is also the traditionally published children’s author of Cretaceous Crater. Living with a large birthmark and visible burn scars from a childhood accident, Dean is an advocate for visible difference awareness, working with Changing Faces and the Birthmark Support Group, and has been featured in the likes of the Daily Mail BBC news and Radio 2.