Mark O'Connell

Mark O’Connell is a writer and the author of Catching Bullets: Memoirs of a Bond Fan (Splendid Books, 2012). The book was shortlisted for the 2013 Polari First Book Prize, and has led to him becoming a pop culture pundit for many media outlets across the globe. As a comedy writer, he has written for a range of actors and performers, Fringe productions and sketch shows. He has also won the Jerwood Film Prize, one-tenth of a BAFTA, the Lloyds Bank Film Challenge, praise from the Coen Brothers, and a Five Star album from a local radio phone-in he has still yet to receive.