King's Ransom

Matthew Reilly was born in Sydney in 1974 and studied law at the University of New South Wales. Matthew self-published his first novel Contest at age 19 and went on to secure a contract. His first industry-produced novel, Ice Station, was a runaway success. His achievements in Australia have now been repeated internationally with his novels becoming bestsellers in fourteen countries and nine languages. He has written both screenplays and magazine articles and has also directed three short films.

For the last two decades Soren Jenson has been an actor, presenter, facilitator, role-play simulator and voiceover artist. He recently spent three years as both the Sorting Hat and Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage show. He has appeared in over 60 theatre shows including Angels in America Parts 1 & 2 (as Prior), Don’s Party (as Don), A Midsummer Night's Dream (as Oberon), The Producers (as Franz), Noises Off (as Roger) and 12 Angry Men (as 8).