About us

20 years experience working in the financial sector, raising finance for Banks and Insurance companies and advising Institutional Investors. Previously Head of European Equities at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW), the bank which he personally founded the European division of in 2012. Julian is the Founder & CEO of Lorton.

Nearly 20 years’ experience in film and television.Ed has produced four independent feature films and executive produced a further ten projects. He is BAFTA recognised, BIFA nominated and was named a leader in his field by industry- body Creative England. Ed sits across all financing, development, production and distribution activities as in-house producer and COO.

Ash is Head of Content Strategy. Over 10 years of experience in content licensing and strategy. Ash spent a decade with Amazon Prime Video, initially as a founding member of the Prime Video launch team, before leading pricing and then pivoting to acquisitions. Ash ran Pay-1, Library and Sports documentary licensing for the UK, with titles incl. Rooney, Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything & Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In.

Joined Lorton in 2018 as a development producer, attracting top talent and shaping the company's creative strategy. As Creator and Producer of the thrilling 4-part docu-series HORSEPOWER on Amazon Prime Video, and more recently DOUBTERS TO BELIEVERS LIVERPOOL FC: KLOPP'S ERA -Angus delivers impactful content. With a passion for storytelling and innovation, he continues to grow Lorton’s slate. Angus's diverse background in the music industry and family offices brings a unique perspective to his role.

Whilst taking his degree in Media Production at UWE Bristol, Arthur worked for Merchant Ivory and Vertigo before landing a job with Between the Eyes (now 42) as a director. After writing, directing and producing his first feature he joined Lorton in 2017 where he has since become a partner and full time writer and producer.

Lucy has fifteen years’ experience producing a myriad of different projects from commercials and music videos to short films and features.

Lucy’s first feature film was the BAFTA-nominated KAJAKI The True Story, which also won a BIFA for Producer of the Year.

She has been with Lorton since 2019 and leads the production of our in-house documentaries. Notably, Lucy produced ROONEY on the life and career of football superstar Wayne Rooney, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video in 2022. She is currently producing the upcoming boxing documentary series, STABLE which follows the exciting journey of the fighters from McGuigan Gym.

A fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) who trained with global accounting network, BDO. He has gained significant experience in accounting standards and systems in numerous industries as well extensive knowledge of fund accounting and administration having worked for fund administrator, Ocorian. Nathan is Lorton’s Finance Manager and will work across the Fund and the group.

With 12 years’ experience working in the financial sector, Holly began her career in banking operations and progressed, to an equity sales trader, advising Institutional Investors and trading European equity stocks. More recently, Holly has gained the AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting.