J S Davis was born in Southampton in Hampshire. His early life was spent on the South Coast where he lived and studied before moving to Nottingham where he studied law at university. He moved to South East Asia after graduation, where he taught English as a foreign language. Returning to the UK he completed his post-graduate studies and qualified as a solicitor. After spending 7 years in London he moved to South Wales, where he currently practices law as a Criminal Defence Solicitor. He married his wife Rezanne in 2018, and they had their first child, Rosa in 2022.