Brendan O'Carroll born on the 17th September 1955, is an Irish writer, comedian, actor, producer, director and author. He is a member of Mensa and he's best-known for writing popular television sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys, playing Agnes Brown. The show won the comedy award at the NTAs five times won three BAFTA Scotland awards and in 2012 won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Situation Comedy. Brendan has also written four films including The Course (1995) and The Last Wedding (1999). He has also published seven novels including The Mammy, The Scrapper and The Young Wan - a number of which have been translated into twelve languages