Bernard J. Schaffer

Bernard J. Schaffer (born 1974) is an American police detective, an author, and a former child actor who appeared on the Nickelodeon program Don't Just Sit There!. He joined the police department in 1996 and passed the detective's test in 2005.

Schaffer cites Stephen King's On Writing as his favorite book, describing King as "my Musashi," and the Harry Potter novels as his favorite series.