Jo is a neurodivergent writer/producer, performer and design who has been in the industry professionally since she was 12 years old. She graduated with a BA in Drama from University Winchester, and went on to gain her Masters at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). In 2012 Jo co-founded Hot Coals Productions with fellow RADA graduate Clare-Louise English and after 11 years of making work together the pair were named Screen Daily’s Screen Stars of tomorrow UK 2023.

In 2020 Jo co-wrote, produced and designed Hot Coals’ first short film, My Darling Christopher. This film went on to screen at 22 film festivals around the world winning 8 awards and a further 10 nominations.

Since then she has co-produced an animated educational film A New Kind of Normal with Kathy Haywood and produced and designed three further short films – We Care and Indefinitely in 2022 and How Do I look? In 2023.

In 2022 she also produced the About Time live Event at BAFTA which was sponsored by ITV and Disney+ and was a celebration a Deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent talent in TV.
Jo is passionate about breaking down barriers and levelling the playing field for DDN Talent both in front of and behind the camera and has many projects in the pipeline ready to do exactly that.