Clinton H. Wallace was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica as Clinton H. Wallace De Cornwall. After studying History and Literature at university in France and Spain, he worked as a photojournalist for the written press. He then attended New York University and produced a number of short films. His first feature film, Machete Joe won several awards including best thriller at the San Diego Black Film Festival. He is known for his work on German Town: The Lost Story of Seaford Town Jamaica (2015) Blue Dream (2013) Caged Beauty (2016) and Death Game (2017)