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Portrait of Kirsty Wark

Kirsty Wark

Acting

Biography

Kirsteen Anne "Kirsty" Wark FRSE is a British journalist and television presenter, best known for fronting BBC Two's news and current affairs programme Newsnight since 1993, and its weekly arts spin-off Newsnight Review from 2002 to 2014. Wark was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in March 2017.

Born: February 3, 1955

Place of Birth: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK

Known For

Poster for Black Mirror
TV

Black Mirror

8.3
Poster for The IT Crowd
TV

The IT Crowd

8.2
Poster for Good Omens
TV

Good Omens

8.0
Poster for The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Movie

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

7.8
Poster for Would I Lie to You?
TV

Would I Lie to You?

7.8
Poster for Spooks
TV

Spooks

7.7
Poster for Spooks
TV

Spooks

7.7
Poster for Doctor Who
TV

Doctor Who

7.6
Poster for Douglas Is Cancelled
TV

Douglas Is Cancelled

7.3
Poster for Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
TV

Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

7.2

Filmography

2025
Forensics: Murder Case

as Self - Presenter

2024
Lives Well Lived

as Self - Presenter

2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Douglas Is Cancelled

as Interviewer

2023
The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland

as Self

2021
The Weakest Link

as Self

2021
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line

as Herself - Interviewer

2021
The Years that Changed Modern Scotland

as Self - Presenter

2019
Good Omens

as Television Newsreader

2019
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

as Self

2018
Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018

as Self

2018
The Many Primes of Muriel Spark

as Herself - Presenter

2017
Richard Osman's House of Games

as Self - Contestant

2017
Carnage: Swallowing the Past

as Herself

2017
Walks with My Dog

as Self

2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

as Kirsty Wark

2013
The Politician's Husband

as Herself

2013
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

as Self - Contestant

2011
Black Mirror

as Award Presenter

2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

2007
Would I Lie to You?

as Self

2007
Party Animals
2006
The One Show

as Self

2006
The IT Crowd

as Herself

2005
Doctor Who

as Kirsty Wark

2004
Cast & Crew: If....

as Self - Presenter

2004
Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark

as Self

2003
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

as Narrator

2002
Spooks

as Newsnight Presenter

2002
Spooks

as Newsreader

2001
Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2001
Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude

as Narrator

1994
Room 101

as Self - Guest

1990
Have I Got News for You

as Self

1980
Newsnight
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Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as Self - Panellist