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Brian Kirk

Brian Kirk

Director and producer · Born January 1, 1968 (58) · Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Brian Kirk was born in 1968 in Armagh, Ireland. He is a director and producer, known for Game of Thrones (2011), My Boy Jack (2007) and Luther (2010).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1968 (58)
From
Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are Brian Kirk's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Survival
25%
Power
19%
Self
17%
Bonds
5%
Society
3%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
4
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
2
Manic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Brian Kirk's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Kirk's 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

33 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Furious(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Dead of Winter(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Day of the Jackal(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Citadel(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • 21 Bridges(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hard Sun(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Penny Dreadful(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Gilded Lilys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Rogue(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Luck(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Boardwalk Empire(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Luther(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Father & Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Cherrybomb(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • My Boy Jack(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Tudors(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Riches(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Middletown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Max Steel: Countdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Compositor

  • Brotherhood(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Funland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • DNA(2004)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Any Time Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Murphy's Law(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • When Billie Beat Bobby(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Billy and Zorba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Baby Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Here's Johnny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

21 Bridges (2019)

$50M worldwide

Highest rated

The Day of the Jackal (2024)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing27 of 32: 24 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thProducing4 of 32: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleMusic2 of 32: 2 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 32: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

32 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2002, Best New Director (Fiction).

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Brian Kirk's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · composer

When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)

51st percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 58/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Is Brian Kirk's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 77 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles17–54 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Brian Kirk work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Kirk's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Ross shares the most, 3.

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers