Kirby Atkins is an American writer, director, and actor. His breakthrough feature film was Paramount Pictures' Mosley in 2021 which was nominated for "Best Animated Feature Film" at the Ottawa Animation Festival, the Burbank Film Festival, the Festival of Cinema NYC, and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Kirby began work on Mosley years before the film was financed, having storyboarded and cut the entire film himself. The finished animatic was impressive enough to motivate the first co-production between the New Zealand Film Commission and China Film Group who co-financed the project. Kirby and his six year old daughter, Leah, provided scratch track for the main characters of Mosley and Rue but the chemistry between them on screen was so genuine that the decision was made to keep both Kirby and Leah in those rolls starring alongside the all Kiwi cast of Rhys Darby (Our Flag Means Death), Lucy Lawless (Xena Warrior Princess), Temuerra Morrison (Star Wars), and John Rhys Davies (Lord of the Rings).
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Biography from IMDb.
- Director, writer and actor
- 3 on MovieCove
What are Kirby Atkins' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
Roles they play
- Heroas Mosley in Mosley (2019)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kirby Atkins' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Kirby Atkins' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Mosley(2019)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
3-2-1 Penguins!(2000)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles from 2000 to 2019.
Who does Kirby Atkins work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kirby Atkins' MovieCove titles; John Wahba shares the most, 2.
- John WahbaShared titles: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002), 3-2-1 Penguins! (2000)See all 2 shared titles with John Wahba