C. D. Fox was born on 1st August 1980 in Bromley, southeast London, but grew up in a Rutland village near the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire. He attended Stamford School and the University of Sheffield before embarking on a career in Education. He has earned two master's degrees from the Universities of Warwick and Oxford, respectively, and he enjoys playing cricket during the summer holidays when he gets a break from teaching. Other hobbies include reading, gardening, and walking in the countryside. He has lived in Oxford since 2011.