Darren Stanton

Darren Stanton is “The Human Lie Detector”, the UK’s number one body language and behavioural expert. A regular on our TV screens, Darren harnesses his skills and insights into the psychology of a criminal behaviour to deduce whether someone is lying or not. Formally a Police Officer, Darren spent his days investigating and dealing with liars, cheats and criminals, and built up expert knowledge and insight into the psychology behind the lies to find out the truth. Darren now uses expert knowledge to help out the worlds media at high profile events and has been featured on a number of UK broadcast media, either as a presenter, expert or panellist.

Darren began his career working for the Nottinghamshire Constabulary as a Special Constable, before moving to the Derbyshire Constabulary as a Regular Response Police Officer. Throughout his career, Darren had an interest in neuro-linguistic programming, hypnotism, body language and psychology, and in 2009, he took his expertise garnered from a successful career in the police and launched his media career. Since then, major news and media outlets have called on Darren’s expertise to assess some of the biggest world events, including the truthfulness of Robert and James Murdock and Rebekah Brooks during the News International Phone hacking scandal. Darren was also called on to assess the party leaders during the 2015 General Election and lend his expert opinion on the wedding of Prince Harry and Megahan Markle. 

Over the years, Darren’s media career has gone from strength to strength and he is now a regular on our Radio and TV screens. He has made appearances on some of the nation's biggest shows, such as the BBC’s "The One Show", and ITV’s "This Morning", and he is a frequent contributor to UK’s national newspapers. In 2011, Darren published “Project Jam Jar,” where he shared his insights and expertise on how you can be powerfully confident. Darren is also the resident language expert on some of the UK’s most popular shows, like “Strictly Come Dancing,” “I’m a Celebrity,” and “Married at First Sight,” and has analysed the interactions between islanders on the ITV show “Love Island”.

A professional and sought after keynote speaker, Darren has over fifteen years’ experience presenting to some of the world’s biggest companies. A consultant to a private clients in the world of law, and law enforcement, Darren has spoken at major conferences including the Security Expo and the ICSA annual conference, where he delivered a keynote to 3000 delegates. During his highly engaging and thought-provoking talks, Darren uses psychological techniques, expert knowledge and personal experience to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and memorable experience. So if you’re looking for a speaker with unique insights on body language, influence and persuasion, behaviour, deception detection and motivation, get in touch today to hire Darren Stanton for your next event!