Marteinn Thorisson

Agent:  Conrad Williams

Biography: Marteinn was born in Iceland of German/Icelandic parents, educated in the US and has lived in Galway, Ireland, for several years. He has been lead writer on the Irish crime series JACK TAYLOR starring Iain Glen (from the novels of Ken Bruen), directed by Stuart Orme, penning a total of seven films in the series. 

His feature film credits include the award-winning animation feature NIKO AND THE WAY TO THE STARS and its two sequels, TWO BY TWO, released in 2015, and the live action feature SUMMER OF THE FLYING SAUCER. He has also written two episodes of SILENT WITNESS.

He has an MFA in screenwriting from the University of Southern California.