Kirsty Young
Actor · Born November 23, 1968 (57) · East Kilbride, Scotland, UK
Kirsty Jackson Young is a Scottish television and radio presenter. She is best known as one of the original newsreaders of 5 News on Channel 5, particularly because of its unique presentation style for the time that featured newsreaders standing up, or sitting on a desk rather than behind it.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 23, 1968 (57)
- East Kilbride, Scotland, UK
- Actor
- 1 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Known for
What are Kirsty Young's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Cyclical1
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 Kirsty Young's films?
As of October 24, 2026, their 1 MovieCove title streams on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Kirsty Young's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
6 credits, 1 with a MovieCove page; 23 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Platinum Beacons: Lighting up the Jubilee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Predictions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Style Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
You've Never Slept in Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1985 to 2022.
How do Kirsty Young's films land?
Their one MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
1 of their 1 title is Divisive.
- Divisive1
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Kirsty Young work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kirsty Young's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Queen Elizabeth II shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Queen Elizabeth IIShared titles: A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen (2022), Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Queen Elizabeth II
Producers
- Anna AmicoShared titles: A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen (2022), When the Queen Spoke to the Nation (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Anna Amico
- Liz HartfordShared titles: A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen (2022), When the Queen Spoke to the Nation (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Liz Hartford