Michael Grant was born in California. From there he's lived pretty much everywhere in the US, plus three years in France and most of a year in Italy and the Azores. He spent most of his life being a lazy screw-up before finally deciding to be a writer. Because his wife, (K A Applegate) told him he had to grow up and get a career. Since then, Michael and his wife have written roughly 150 books. No, that's not a typo. 150. He started late, but then he worked extra hard to catch up. Anyway, eventually he started writing and then he and his wife had a big hit series with Animorphs and then he took some time off, and then he got back to writing and wrote the Gone series. And The Magnificent 12 series. And there’s plenty more coming.
Nico Evers-Swindell is a New Zealand actor who gained international prominence for his portrayal of Prince William in the 2011 film William and Kate. Previous roles include minor appearances in the 2010 film Edge of Darkness and the television crime drama Law & Order.