Curiosidades

Phil is owner and co-chairman (with Ross Boyask) of Modern Life?, a UK film production company.

During the filming of his first feature film 'Left For Dead' he was almost killed in a head on car crash. It meant that filming was delayed 3 weeks whilst he recovered from a broken sternum, concussion and severe cuts and bruises.

Creator and editor of www.nw-comic.co.uk - an online comic book which is based on one of the first short films he ever made... a project called 'Night Warrior: Deadly Jade'.

He has two brothers Peter Hobden & Paul Hobden, neither of whom work in the film industry.

Manages and edits the online film review site www.theotherreview.co.uk

Originally wanted to be a priest... then a stunt man... then a pilot... then finally a film maker!

Appears in a uncredited cameo at the start of the 'The Johnna Man' during the title sequence. Watch out for the magazine cover... Hobden is on the left.

Once played Rugby for Sussex until he dislocated his knee cap

Has a degree in Media Studies from the Carlisle Insitute Of The Arts

Has appeared in numerous films and theater shows under the Pseudonym of P.L Hobden including 'Left For Dead'.