David Kerr is a British film and television director. His debut feature film, Johnny English Strikes Again, was released internationally by Focus Features and Universal Pictures in 2018. David has a long track record as a pilot/lead director of award-winning TV comedy and drama, which includes No Offence, Inside No.9, Fresh Meat, Beautiful People and Whites.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 3, 1967 (59)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Director and producer, also actor
- 10 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are David Kerr's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
- 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 David Kerr's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (4).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for David Kerr'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
31 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Man vs Baby(2025)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Stags(2024)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
Julia Bradbury's Irish Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Man vs. Bee(2022)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Zanzibar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
No Offence(2015)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Harrowing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Understudy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Last Gasp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Tom & Gerri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
A Quiet Night In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Sardines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Inside No. 9(2014)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Fresh Meat(2011)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Backstabber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Whites(2010)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Beautiful People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Massive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
That Mitchell and Webb Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Harringham Harker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Cutting It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Footballers' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Judge John Deed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Mitchell and Webb Situation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
As If (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
An Awfully Big Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Sandi Toksvig’s Irish Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 1998 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
Highest rated
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over (2024)
Most popular right now
Man vs. Bee (2022)
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
a BAFTA Award from 2 major nominations, 2007–2009.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Comedy Programme
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Comedy Programme
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 David Kerr's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 32. 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 David Kerr's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does David Kerr work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Kerr's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Davies shares the most, 3.
Writers
- William DaviesShared titles: Man vs Baby (2025), Man vs. Bee (2022), Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)See all 3 shared titles with William Davies
- Rowan AtkinsonShared titles: Man vs Baby (2025), Man vs. Bee (2022), Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Rowan Atkinson
Actors
- John HannahShared titles: Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016)See all 2 shared titles with John Hannah
Composers
- Murray GoldShared titles: Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Murray Gold
Producers
- Chris ClarkShared titles: Man vs Baby (2025), Man vs. Bee (2022), Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Clark
- Kate FasuloShared titles: Man vs Baby (2025), Man vs. Bee (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Kate Fasulo
