Kirsty Wark

Kirsty Wark

Acting

Born February 3, 1955 (age 71)

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK

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.

Filmography

City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant
Movie
City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant2025 · Self
Forensics: Murder Case
Series
Forensics: Murder Case2025 · Self - Presenter
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Movie
Joan Rivers at the BBC2024 · Self (archive footage)
Douglas Is Cancelled
Series
Douglas Is Cancelled2024 · Interviewer
Ghosts
Movie
Ghosts2023 · Self - Presenter
The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland
Series
The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland2023 · Self
The Weakest Link
Series
The Weakest Link2021 · Self
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
Movie
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line2021 · Herself - Interviewer
Half-Wits Holiday
Movie
Half-Wits Holiday2021 · Self - Presenter
Good Omens
Series
Good Omens2019 · Television Newsreader
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
Series
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back2019 · Self
Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018
Movie
Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 20182018 · Self
The Many Primes of Muriel Spark
Movie
The Many Primes of Muriel Spark2018 · Herself - Presenter
Richard Osman's House of Games
Series
Richard Osman's House of Games2017 · Self - Contestant
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Movie
Carnage: Swallowing the Past2017 · Herself
Walks with My Dog
Series
Walks with My Dog2017 · Self
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie2016 · Kirsty Wark
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
Movie
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story2015 · Self - Presenter
Was It Something I Said?
Series
Was It Something I Said?2013 · Self - Narrator
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
Series
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars2013 · Self - Contestant
The Politician's Husband
Series
The Politician's Husband2013 · Herself
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Series
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off2013 · Self - Contestant
Black Mirror
Series
Black Mirror2011 · Award Presenter
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Series
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip2011 · Self - Participant
La Brassiere
★ 6.0Movie
La Brassiere2010
The Review Show
Series
The Review Show2010
Torment
Movie
Torment2009
Firaaq
Movie
Firaaq2008 · Self
The Common Man
Movie
The Common Man2007
Would I Lie to You?
Series
Would I Lie to You?2007 · Self
Party Animals
Series
Party Animals2007
The One Show
Series
The One Show2006 · Self
Newsnight Review
Series
Newsnight Review2006
The IT Crowd
Series
The IT Crowd2006 · Herself
Doctor Who
Series
Doctor Who2005 · Kirsty Wark
Cast & Crew: If....
Movie
Cast & Crew: If....2004 · Self - Presenter
Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark
Movie
Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark2004 · Self
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Movie
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story2003 · Narrator
Spooks
Series
Spooks2002 · Newsnight Presenter
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and Me
Movie
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and Me2001 · Narrator
Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing
Movie
Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing2001
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
Movie
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul2001
Ruth Ellis: A Life for a Life
Movie
Ruth Ellis: A Life for a Life1999