Kirsty Wark

Known for: Acting

Born: 1955-02-03 (age 71)

From: 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 (49)

MOVIE
City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant
2025
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Forensics: Murder Case
2025
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.2
Douglas Is Cancelled
2024
as Interviewer
TV
Lives Well Lived
2023
as Self - Presenter
TV
The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland
2023
as Self
TV★ 6.0
The Weakest Link
2021
as Self
MOVIE
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
2021
as Herself - Interviewer
TV
The Years that Changed Modern Scotland
2021
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 8.0
Good Omens
2019
as Television Newsreader
TV★ 7.2
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
2019
as Self
MOVIE
Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018
2018
as Self
MOVIE
The Many Primes of Muriel Spark
2018
as Herself - Presenter
TV★ 6.1
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Contestant
MOVIE★ 6.4
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
2017
as Herself
TV
Walks with My Dog
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Kirsty Wark
MOVIE
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
2015
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 6.6
Was It Something I Said?
2013
as Self - Narrator
TV★ 7.5
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 6.8
The Politician's Husband
2013
as Herself
TV
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 8.3
Black Mirror
2011
as Award Presenter
TV★ 6.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
TV
Home Movie Roadshow
2010
TV★ 8.3
The Review Show
2010
TV
A Question of Genius
2009
TV
My Family at War
2008
as Self
TV
The Book Quiz
2007
TV★ 7.8
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Party Animals
2007
TV★ 4.4
The One Show
2006
as Self
TV
Newsnight Review
2006
TV★ 8.2
The IT Crowd
2006
as Herself
TV★ 7.6
Doctor Who
2005
as Kirsty Wark
MOVIE
Cast & Crew: If....
2004
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE
Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
2003
as Narrator
TV★ 7.7
Spooks
2002
as Newsnight Presenter
MOVIE★ 9.0
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and Me
2001
as Narrator
MOVIE
Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing
2001
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
2001
as Host
MOVIE
Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude
2001
as Narrator
TV★ 6.6
Room 101
1994
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.6
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Self
TV★ 7.2
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Newsnight
1980
TV★ 7.2
Omnibus
1967
TV★ 7.1
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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as Self - Panellist