Gerard Stembridge

Gerry Stembridge is a writer for film and television who lives in Ireland. His latest novel is The Effect of Her (Old Street) and he is the author of three earlier novels: Unspoken (Old Street Press), Counting Down and According to Luke (both Penguin Ireland). His film credits include the screenplay for Ordinary Decent Criminal (starring Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell and Linda Fiorentino) and he co-wrote Nora (a film about James Joyce and his wife Nora Barnacle, starring Ewan McGregor and Susan Lynch). His directing credits include About Adam (starring Kate Hudson and Stuart Townsend), Guilttrip, Blackday at Black Rock. He is also the co-creator, with Dermot Morgan, of Scrap Saturday, a political satire for radio.