Alexander Kirk
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Alexander Kirk is a comedy actor and writer in British television, film, and theatre.
Kirk trained at Bretton Hall
, (University of Leeds
).
Between the late 90's and 2005 he performed in a double act Kirk & Messingham with novelist and performer Simon Messingham
. More recently he has been writing and performing with writer/performer Rufus Jones (actor)
of the 2005 Perrier Award nominated sketch group Dutch Elm Conservatoire
.
(BBC1) 2008/09, Katy Brand
's Big A** Show (ITV2
) 2009, Eastenders
and My Family (BBC1) 2008, Tom & Barunka for Rough Cut
/Channel4 2009, Time Trumpet, directed by Armando Ianucci (BBC2) 2007, Peep Show
for Objective/Channel4 2008, Speeding for Talkback/Channel4 and Genie in the House for Nickelodeon (TV network) and the feature film Magicians
2008.
Theatre credits include Gone a modern adaptation of Sophocles
Antigone
(2004), and Pete and Dud Come Again which began its run at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, then moved to The Leicester Square Theatre in London's West End and an International tour.
Recent theatre credits include Coffee, at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and No Son of Mine at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Kirk trained at Bretton Hall
Bretton Hall
Bretton Hall is a country house in West Bretton near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It housed Bretton Hall College and was a campus of the University of Leeds...
, (University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
).
Between the late 90's and 2005 he performed in a double act Kirk & Messingham with novelist and performer Simon Messingham
Simon Messingham
Simon Messingham is a British science fiction writer who has written six Doctor Who novels and another story released as an BBC Audio Drama. He also wrote and performed in the cable television programmes The Dave Saint Show and Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement.-Past Doctor Adventures:*Zeta...
. More recently he has been writing and performing with writer/performer Rufus Jones (actor)
Rufus Jones (actor)
Rufus Jones is an English actor, comedian and writer.Rufus is a member of the five-man British comedy sketch group the Dutch Elm Conservatoire. The group were nominated for the prestigious Perrier award at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
of the 2005 Perrier Award nominated sketch group Dutch Elm Conservatoire
Dutch Elm Conservatoire
The Dutch Elm Conservatoire is a British sketch comedy group, made up of five writers and actors: Stephen Evans, Jim Field Smith, Rufus Jones, Dan Renton Skinner and Jordan Long.They performed on the comedy circuit in London, Edinburgh and on tour...
.
Credits
Recent TV credits include two series of Jam and JerusalemJam and Jerusalem
Jam & Jerusalem is a British comedy-drama that aired on BBC One from 2006 to 2009. Written by Jennifer Saunders and Abigail Wilson, it starred Sue Johnston, Jennifer Saunders, Pauline McLynn, Dawn French, Maggie Steed, David Mitchell, and Sally Phillips. Earlier episodes also starred Joanna Lumley...
(BBC1) 2008/09, Katy Brand
Katy Brand
Katy Brand is an English actress, comedian and writer known for her ITV2 series Katy Brand's Big Ass Show and for Comedy Lab Slap on Channel 4....
's Big A** Show (ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
) 2009, Eastenders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
and My Family (BBC1) 2008, Tom & Barunka for Rough Cut
Rough Cut
Rough Cut is a 1980 American heist film directed by Don Siegel. The screenplay was written by Larry Gelbart, based upon the novel by Derek Lambert.-Plot:...
/Channel4 2009, Time Trumpet, directed by Armando Ianucci (BBC2) 2007, Peep Show
Peep Show (TV series)
Peep Show is a British sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. The television programme is written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, with additional material by Mitchell and Webb themselves, amongst others. It has been broadcast on Channel 4 since 2003. The show's seventh series makes it...
for Objective/Channel4 2008, Speeding for Talkback/Channel4 and Genie in the House for Nickelodeon (TV network) and the feature film Magicians
Magicians (film)
Magicians is a 2007 British comedy film released on 18 May 2007. It stars comic duo Robert Webb and David Mitchell as stage magicians Karl and Harry respectively. The two magicians compete together in a magic competition, despite their personal differences...
2008.
Theatre credits include Gone a modern adaptation of Sophocles
Sophocles
Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides...
Antigone
Antigone
In Greek mythology, Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, Oedipus' mother. The name may be taken to mean "unbending", coming from "anti-" and "-gon / -gony" , but has also been suggested to mean "opposed to motherhood", "in place of a mother", or "anti-generative", based from the root...
(2004), and Pete and Dud Come Again which began its run at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, then moved to The Leicester Square Theatre in London's West End and an International tour.
Recent theatre credits include Coffee, at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and No Son of Mine at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.