Ciaran Murtagh is a writer and actor. His new book Genie in a Trap is out now.
He regularly appears in TV shows for CBBC and can be seen in Dick and Dom's Hoopla and in all four series of The Slammer.
He also writes TV shows and has recently been involved with scripting Shaun the Sheep, Dennis and Gnasher, The Slammer, The Legend of Dick and Dom, Scoop, Hotel Trubble, Casper's Scare School, The 4 o'clock Club and Diddy Movies.
He is an unapologetic fan of the music of a-ha and still sucks his thumb.
It is unclear which of these two facts is more embarrassing to his friends and family. Find out more at www.ciaranmurtagh.com
Author photo © Steve Ullathorne