Stymest was brought up in
Coney Hall. He attended first
Charles Darwin School, and then
Ravens Wood School, in
London Borough of Bromley. His modelling career started after being recruited by
Hedi Slimane in 2008. He was scouted while skateboarding through the streets of
Camden when he was sixteen. That same year, he was photographed by Slimane for the cover of Japanese
Vogue Hommes, his first appearance on a magazine cover. Stymest has appeared on the cover of international magazines and various fashion shows. He has worked with famous fashion designers, such as
John Galliano,
Karl Lagerfeld,
Jeremy Scott,
Hedi Slimane, and
Alexander McQueen among others. He has appeared in the campaigns for
Moschino,
Chanel,
Topman,
H&M,
Karl Lagerfeld, and more. He had his portrait painted by film director and painter
Gus Van Sant. From 2010 to 2011, Stymest presented a show on
MTV UK called
MTV Bang. Stymest started playing music since he was 12 and he was a member of the group of Mannequins, but later founded his own band BonesUK, where he played the drums. He also started to write music for other artists. In 2011, Stymest recorded an album with his band. In 2014, Stymest was featured in the Korean girl group,
2NE1's music video, "
Gotta Be You". In 2015, Stymest signed with modelling agency The Lions NY. He was next managed by production and management company for directors, writers, actors and comedians
Anonymous Content as well as by the Curtis Brown Group. Later on, Stymest discovered model
Simone "Slick Wood" Thompson and helped launch her fashion career. Stymest next starred opposite
Hafsia Herzi, in a French
independent film Sex Doll (
Amoureux Solitaires), directed by
Sylvie Verheyde. The film was released in December 2016. In December 2018, Stymest signed a record deal with
Interscope Records North America and
Universal International with his first EP set to be released in 2019. In April 2019, he signed with a Malaysian artist agency Rocketfuel Entertainment who will be handling his music career in the Asian region. ==Filmography==