Ollie is a performer, director, writer and dramaturg, most regularly making work as a partner of LaPelle's Factory (since 2014) and as half of Pinchbeck & Smith (since 2010). He is a lecturer in Drama, Theatre and Performance at the University of Lincoln, specialising in contemporary performance, collaborative devising, and live art practices. He first collaborated with Ellie Harrison on graduating from Bretton Hall in 2007, and joined the Board of Polite Rebellion in 2023.