[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Thom Petty grew up in rural North-west England and now lives in the Staffordshire Moorlands. After working as a doctor in the NHS for a decade, he subsequently trained as an actor at LAMDA, graduating with distinction, and has worked in film, TV, theatre and audio. He is building a slate of short films as writer/director under Lost Northerner, "}]