Roddy Doyle is the author of thirteen novels, including The Commitments, The Snapper, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (winner of the Booker Prize in 1993), The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, and, most recently, The Women Behind The Door. He has also written three collections of short stories, eight books for children, the Two Pints series, and a memoir of his parents, Rory & Ita. He co-wrote The Second Half with Roy Keane, and Kellie with Kellie Harrington.
He co-wrote the screenplay for the film The Commitments, and wrote the scripts for the films of The Snapper and The Van. His most recent screen work was the script for Rosie, released in 2018. His four-part TV series, Family, was produced by the BBC in 1994. He has also written for stage, including the book of The Commitments musical. He is represented for media rights by Nick Marston and Katie Battcock at Curtis Brown.
He is a co-founder of Fighting Words, which was set up to help and encourage children and young people throughout Ireland to write creatively. He lives in Dublin.
