- Birth nameAshton Joseph John
- Ashton John was born in East London, Hackney, on March 22, 1984. The son to parents of Caribbean decent, he majored in Broadcasting Factual Direction at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication but, after graduating he continued to work for Apple Inc. to support his filmmaking ambition. Although he has written and directed numerous short films including Little Man (2006) and Love Is (2009), he was publicly recognized for his work after the UK broadcaster Channel Four Television Corporation premiered his award-winning short film Please & Thanks (2010) as part of their 3 minute wonder on January 14, 2010.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Frankie Boyd
- Worked for Apple Inc. as a Creative.
- Attended Hackney Free and Parochial Church of England Secondary School, London Borough of Hackney, England.
- Joined and attended Anna Scher Theatre school, London, Islington.
- Youngest of two children.
- Film changes the way we look at the world around us. Film has the power to mold our views of society, how we interact with other human beings, even the way we view the universe.
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