---
name: "Ciaran Murtagh"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ciaran-murtagh"
fi1m_id: "ciaran-murtagh"
imdb_id: "nm1589876"
tmdb_id: 83740
wikidata_id: "Q139495435"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T02:22:30.912619+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ciaran Murtagh

## Identity

Ciaran Murtagh

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ciaran-murtagh
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ciaran-murtagh
- **IMDb ID:** nm1589876
- **TMDB ID:** 83740
- **Wikidata ID:** Q139495435
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139495435, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1589876/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83740

Writer. Born 1 January 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1977
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139495435, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1589876/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83740

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Amazing World of Gumball*](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ciaran Murtagh is an Irish writer and author. He has written for several animated series, including *The Amazing World of Gumball* (seasons 4–6), *Mr. Bean: The Animated Series*, *Shaun the Sheep* and *Danger Mouse*.

With writing partner Andrew Jones (later Andrew Barnett-Jones), he formed the comedy theatre company The Black Sheep in 2002. He is the author of more than 45 children's books and has received BAFTA, Writers' Guild of Great Britain and British Animation Awards.

*Sources: imdb.com, theamazingworldofgumball.fandom.com, mrbean.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2011), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wonderblocks* (2025), series, Writer
- *Supertato* (2022), series, Writer
- *Lloyd of the Flies* (2022), series, Writer
- *Alphablocks & Numberblocks* (2022), series, Writer
- *Ninja Express* (2021), series, Head of Story
- *Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese* (2019), series, Writer
- *The Rubbish World of Dave Spud* (2019), series, Writer
- *Bottersnikes & Gumbles* (2016), series, Writer
- *Counterfeit Cat* (2016), series, Writer
- *Danger Mouse* (2015), series, Writer
- *Messy goes to OKIDO* (2015), series, Writer
- *Diddy Movies* (2012), series, Writer
- *4 O'Clock Club* (2012), series, Writer
- *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2011), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md)
- *Shaun the Sheep* (2007), series, Writer
- *Minotaur* (2006), as Turag
- *Conspiracy of Silence* (2003), as Michael
- *Mr. Bean: The Animated Series* (2002), series, Writer
- *Murder in Mind* (2001), series, as Mugger

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