Andy Weir

Writing

Birthday	Jun 16, 1972 (53 years old)
Place of birth	Davis, California, USA
Gender	Male

Andrew Taylor Weir (born June 16, 1972) is an American novelist whose debut novel in 2011, The Martian, was later adapted into a film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott in 2015. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016. He also worked as a computer programmer for much of his life. Source: Wikipedia