Greg Bennett

Greg Bennett currently has seven publications on Kindle, two of which are also available in paperback.

"Watching the World Go By" tells of wanders and escapades in Poros, Sopron, Budapest, Prague, Warsaw, Torun, Amsterdam, Oviedo, Kos, Sion, Milan, Giverny and Paris - in the context of his own psychological 'lockdown' in the mid-nineties, as the inspiring, life-affirming experiences which helped him move on to greater self-discovery.

"The Hidden Extra" & its sequel "The Hidden Extra Rides Again!" feature true-life anecdotal short stories about working on films and television productions, from the perspective of an increasingly bemused background artist.

Greg's fiction writing begins with the Contemporary Fantasy adventure "The Bronze Sentinels", which introduces his Young Adult hero Gallie MacKerrichar, as well as his adult Historical Fantasy hero Robert Tulliver.

"The Bronze Sentinels" is about a Secret Society of psychics who have long been recruiting famous historical figures. The first Gallie MacKerrichar adventure for young adults, it sees Gallie discovering an extraordinary psychic universe, becoming embroiled in a war against dark forces - and recruited by a mysterious figure named Robert Tulliver. A sequel is due in 2021.

"The Testament of Doctor Polidori", a Gothic Horror short story about vampires on the loose near Geneva in 1816, is a spin-off from "The Bronze Sentinels", featuring Tulliver.

Historical Fantasy adventure "Assassination on the Latin Bridge" sees Tulliver lead a team of psychics heading to Sarajevo in 1914, in an attempt to prevent the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and avert a war...

"Trinity's Wake", an action-packed Historical Fantasy for adults, is another mission for Tulliver. Telling the story of the consequences of the Hiroshima bombing for all of us, but in a new way - setting it in a world of powerful psychics - it is dedicated to Hibakusha across the world, A sequel is due in 2021.

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Greg is also currently developing a number of screenplays.

Greg was born in Birkenhead, Liverpool, to parents of Welsh and Irish descent. He took a diploma in Theatre Foundation at Harlow College, followed by a BA Hons degree in Film & Drama at the University of Reading, where he wrote and directed three short films. Throughout he was writing, with a particular interest in Science Fiction, Fantasy and the Paranormal.

Greg has appeared in many of the finest British movies and television programmes. As an actor and walk-on, he has now logged over two hundred feature films and more than twenty thousand hours on set. On television, he has worked regularly on "Endeavour", "EastEnders", "Foyle's War", "Holby City", "Call the Midwife", "Damned" and "Apple Tree Yard" - among many others.

He can be reached via Facebook at "The Writings & Ramblings of Greg Bennett, author & itinerant", or via Twitter at @greg42spitfire.