Personal Info
Birth date
1955-02-03 (70 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as
-Kirsty Wark
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.
Filmography
Newsnight
6.2
Overview:
A daily BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians.Have I Got News for You
7.1
Overview:
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.Would I Lie to You?
7.698
Overview:
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.Black Mirror
8.285
Overview:
Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.Doctor Who
7.553
Overview:
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.Have I Got a Bit More News for You
7
Overview:
Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.Richard Osman's House of Games
6
Overview:
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.Room 101
6.3
Overview:
Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
5
Overview:
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auctionGood Omens
8.025
Overview:
Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces in order to prevent Armageddon. They attempt to raise the Antichrist in a balanced and human way, but are they focusing their efforts in the right direction?The IT Crowd
8.156
Overview:
The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss, and their grifting supervisor Jen, a 'motley crew' of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.The One Show
4.741
Overview:
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.The Weakest Link
6
Overview:
Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?Spooks
7.7
Overview:
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
NYR
Overview:
Comic Relief takes over the Great British Bake Off tent. Different celebrity faces battle it out with their baking skills to claim one of the coveted Comic Relief Star Baker titles.Douglas Is Cancelled
7.4
Overview:
The career of respected news presenter Douglas is threatened after he makes an ill-advised joke. With her 2 million social media followers, tech-savvy co-anchor Madeline could throw Douglas a lifeline by posting in his defense… but will she?The Review Show
7.667
Overview:
The Review Show is a British discussion programme dedicated to the arts which airs on Friday evenings at 11:00pm on BBC Two. The programme features a panel of guests who review the week's developments in the world of the arts and culture.Walks with My Dog
NYR
Overview:
Celebrities take a stroll in the great British outdoors with their faithful hound.Lives Well Lived
NYR
Overview:
A look back at the lives of some of the famous people who died in the past year.The Book Quiz
NYR
Overview:
The Book Quiz is a literary panel show. The first series, broadcast in 2007, was hosted by David Baddiel with a second 2008 series was hosted by Kirsty Wark.Party Animals
6.889
Overview:
Party Animals presents Westminster from the ground up – the young researchers and advisors shouldering huge responsibility in a frantic, high-stakes world. It's no wonder their personal lives are so messy. Sons of an ex-Labour MP, Scott and Danny Foster have politics in their blood.The Years that Changed Modern Scotland
NYR
Overview:
Kirsty Wark reveals how Scotland has transformed over the last 50 years, examining the changes through the recollections of those who experienced them.A Question of Genius
NYR
Overview:
A Question of Genius was a game show hosted by Kirsty Wark and produced by BBC Scotland. The show was broadcast on BBC Two. It was recorded at BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow. It ran from 16 March 2009 to 4 June 2010.Home Movie Roadshow
NYR
Overview:
Dan Cruickshank and Kirsty Wark prove that shooting a video and showing it off to the public isn't a new thing, as they present 100 years of Britons' lives filmed on home movie cameras.Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
7.2
Overview:
Joe Lycett, famed for his epic battles with petty officials and dodgy scammers, fights for the consumer rights of the Great British public in this series. With the help of his assistant Mark Silcox, a weekly celebrity guest, and some daring hidden camera investigations, Joe campaigns on behalf of viewers who've been wronged by big corporations, caught out by small print, and hoodwinked by fraudsters. From dishing the dirt on unhygienic takeaways and battling with big banks, to pulling back the covers on sub-par hotel rooms, and taking low budget airlines for a bumpy ride, Joe is determined in his quest for consumer justice.The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland
NYR
Overview:
Kirsty Wark uncovers the stories of some of Scotland's most important female pioneers.The Politician's Husband
6.907
Overview:
A drama about the shifting power in a marriage when the personal and political collide.Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
5.335
Overview:
Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they're accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing around London's trendiest hotspots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!Acting
TBAHave I Got a Bit More News for You (7 Episodes) as Self - Panellist
2024Lives Well Lived (2 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2024Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2024Douglas Is Cancelled (1 Episode) as Interviewer
2023The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland (3 Episodes) as Self
2021The Weakest Link (1 Episode) as Self
2021Bridget Riley: Painting the Line as Herself - Interviewer
2021The Years that Changed Modern Scotland (4 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
2019Good Omens (1 Episode) as Television Newsreader
2019Joe Lycett's Got Your Back (1 Episode) as Self
2018Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018 as Self
2018The Many Primes of Muriel Spark as Herself - Presenter
2017Richard Osman's House of Games (5 Episodes) as Self - Contestant
2017Carnage: Swallowing the Past as Herself
2017Walks with My Dog (1 Episode) as Self
2016Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Kirsty Wark
2015Wolf Hall: The Inside Story as Self - Presenter
2013The Politician's Husband (2 Episodes) as Herself
2013The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (1 Episode) as Self - Contestant
2011Black Mirror (1 Episode) as Award Presenter
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (1 Episode) as Self - Participant
2010Home Movie Roadshow (5 Episodes) as Unknown
2010The Review Show (67 Episodes) as Unknown
2009A Question of Genius (48 Episodes) as Unknown
2008My Family at War (1 Episode) as Unknown
2007The Book Quiz (22 Episodes) as Unknown
2007Would I Lie to You? (1 Episode) as Self
2007Party Animals (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006The One Show (1 Episode) as Self
2006Newsnight Review (164 Episodes) as Unknown
2006The IT Crowd (1 Episode) as Herself
2005Doctor Who (1 Episode) as Kirsty Wark
2004Cast & Crew: If.... as Self - Presenter
2004Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark as Self
2003The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story as Narrator
2002Spooks (1, 1 Episode) as Newsnight Presenter, Newsreader
2001Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing as Self - Narrator (voice)
2001Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul as Host
2001Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude as Narrator
1994Room 101 (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1990Have I Got News for You (2, 1 Episode) as Self - Panellist, Self – Panellist
1980Newsnight (3395 Episodes) as Unknown