Kirsty Wark

Acting

Kirsty Wark

Born February 3, 1955Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK45 credits

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.

Known For

City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant

City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant

Movie

2025

Forensics: Murder Case
6.0

Forensics: Murder Case

TV

2025

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Movie

2024

Douglas Is Cancelled
7.2

Douglas Is Cancelled

TV

2024

Lives Well Lived

Lives Well Lived

TV

2023

The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland

The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland

TV

2023

Filmography

City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant
2025City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliantas SelfMovie
Forensics: Murder Case
2025Forensics: Murder Caseas Self - PresenterTV
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024Joan Rivers at the BBCas Self (archive footage)Movie
Douglas Is Cancelled
2024Douglas Is Cancelledas InterviewerTV
Lives Well Lived
2023Lives Well Livedas Self - PresenterTV
The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland
2023The Women Who Changed Modern Scotlandas SelfTV
The Weakest Link
2021The Weakest Linkas SelfTV
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
2021Bridget Riley: Painting the Lineas Herself - InterviewerMovie
The Years that Changed Modern Scotland
2021The Years that Changed Modern Scotlandas Self - PresenterTV
Good Omens
2019Good Omensas Television NewsreaderTV
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
2019Joe Lycett's Got Your Backas SelfTV
Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018
2018Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018as SelfMovie
The Many Primes of Muriel Spark
2018The Many Primes of Muriel Sparkas Herself - PresenterMovie
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017Richard Osman's House of Gamesas Self - ContestantTV
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
2017Carnage: Swallowing the Pastas HerselfMovie
Walks with My Dog
2017Walks with My Dogas SelfTV
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016Absolutely Fabulous: The Movieas Kirsty WarkMovie
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2015Wolf Hall: The Inside Storyas Self - PresenterMovie
The Politician's Husband
2013The Politician's Husbandas HerselfTV
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013The Great Comic Relief Bake Offas Self - ContestantTV
Black Mirror
2011Black Mirroras Award PresenterTV
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - ParticipantTV
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2010Home Movie RoadshowTV
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2010The Review ShowTV
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2009A Question of GeniusTV
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2008My Family at WarTV
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2007The Book QuizTV
Would I Lie to You?
2007Would I Lie to You?as SelfTV
Party Animals
2007Party AnimalsTV
The One Show
2006The One Showas SelfTV
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2006Newsnight ReviewTV
The IT Crowd
2006The IT Crowdas HerselfTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas Kirsty WarkTV
Cast & Crew: If....
2004Cast & Crew: If....as Self - PresenterMovie
Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark
2004Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Warkas SelfMovie
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
2003The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Storyas NarratorMovie
Spooks
2002Spooksas Newsnight PresenterTV
Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing
2001Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeingas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
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2001Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogulas HostMovie
Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude
2001Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nudeas NarratorMovie
Room 101
1994Room 101as Self - GuestTV
Absolutely Fabulous
1992Absolutely Fabulousas SelfTV
Have I Got News for You
1990Have I Got News for Youas SelfTV
Newsnight
1980NewsnightTV
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
—Have I Got a Bit More News for Youas Self - PanellistTV