LEWIS STEINER was born and educated in London. Coming from a military family, he joined the Army as soon as he was old enough. After a varied and interesting career serving in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan, Steiner left the disciplined world of the military and became a contract soldier in an industry that was massively expanding thanks to the instability in Iraq. Leaving after three years, he worked as a media security specialist/medic and regularly deploys with news crews to hostile environments around the world.