Living with wife Sue, and daughter Kimberly, in Rochester Wisconsin, USA, Mr. Beach has been involved with independent film since 1991 when he launched his first short film, The Storm That Follows Me.

To date he has written, directed and edited four short films, and authored five feature scripts. Simon Rumley, director of The Handyman, is currently collaborating with Mr. Beach on his most current screenplay, Dues, which is expected to go into production in 2005. Mr. Beach is an avid backpacker and works professionally as a feature film production sound mixer