---
name: "Brian Kirk"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brian-kirk"
fi1m_id: "brian-kirk"
imdb_id: "nm1047532"
tmdb_id: 93223
wikidata_id: "Q2298684"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "director"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T14:35:02.783857+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Brian Kirk

## Identity

Brian Kirk

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brian-kirk
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brian-kirk
- **IMDb ID:** nm1047532
- **TMDB ID:** 93223
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2298684
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kirk, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2298684, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1047532/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93223

Director. Born 1 January 1968 in Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1968, Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 8 directing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Jeremy Podeswa](https://film.one/person/jeremy-podeswa.md), [Alik Sakharov](https://film.one/person/alik-sakharov.md), [Dearbhla Walsh](https://film.one/person/dearbhla-walsh.md), [Alan Taylor](https://film.one/person/alan-taylor.md), [Colm McCarthy](https://film.one/person/colm-mccarthy.md), [David Petrarca](https://film.one/person/david-petrarca.md), [Holly Dale](https://film.one/person/holly-dale.md), [James Flynn](https://film.one/person/james-flynn-1252225.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as director, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 67 (4), 2010s 78 (4), 2020s 75 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 71 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 5, Mystery 4, Action & Adventure 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Romance 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kirk, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2298684, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1047532/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93223

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Game of Thrones*](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md) (82), [*Boardwalk Empire*](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md) (80)
- **Hulu:** [*Penny Dreadful*](https://film.one/tv/penny-dreadful.md) (76), [*The Tudors*](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md) (65)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dexter*](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) (74), [*NCIS*](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) (66)
- **Disney+:** [*Furious*](https://film.one/tv/furious.md) (75)
- **AMC+:** [*Luther*](https://film.one/tv/luther.md) (72)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Murphy's Law*](https://film.one/tv/murphys-law.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Brian Kirk is an Irish film and television director and producer. Born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, in 1968, he began directing short films before working on Northern Irish television series including *Pulling Moves* and *Murphy's Law*.

He is known for directing episodes of *Game of Thrones* (2011), *Luther* (2010), *Penny Dreadful* (2014), *Boardwalk Empire* (2010) and *Dexter* (2006), as well as the feature films *21 Bridges* (2019) and *Dead of Winter* (2025). Kirk has also directed episodes of *The Day of the Jackal* (2024) and *Furious* (2026), and served as executive producer on the latter.

*Sources: tvmaze.com, imdb.com, belfasttelegraph.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (9)

### Directed (8) — the average rests on these

- *Furious* (2026), Fi1m 75, Executive Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/furious.md)
- *Penny Dreadful* (2014), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/penny-dreadful.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *Luther* (2010), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *The Tudors* (2007), Fi1m 65, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md)
- *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Murphy's Law* (2001), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/murphys-law.md)

### Crew (1)

- *NCIS* (2003), Fi1m 66, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Furious* (2026), series, Executive Producer, Director — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/furious.md)
- *Dead of Winter* (2025), Director
- *The Day of the Jackal* (2024), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Citadel* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *21 Bridges* (2019), Director
- *Hard Sun* (2018), series, Director
- *Penny Dreadful* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/penny-dreadful.md)
- *Gilded Lilys* (2013), Director
- *Rogue* (2013), series, Director
- *Luck* (2012), series, Director
- *Great Expectations* (2011), series, Director, Creator
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *Luther* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *Father & Son* (2009), series, Director
- *Cherrybomb* (2009), Producer
- *My Boy Jack* (2007), Director
- *The Tudors* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md)
- *The Riches* (2007), series, Director
- *Middletown* (2007), Director
- *Dexter* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Max Steel: Countdown* (2006), as Compositor
- *Brotherhood* (2006), series, Director
- *Funland* (2005), series, Director
- *NCIS* (2003), series, Music — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs?* (2002), Director
- *Any Time Now* (2002), series, Director
- *Murphy's Law* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphys-law.md)
- *When Billie Beat Bobby* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Billy and Zorba* (1999), Director
- *Baby Doll* (1998), Director
- *Here's Johnny* (1996), Director

## Gallery

- ![Brian Kirk](https://film.one/media/person/21957/gallery-40051d11dce8.jpg) Brian Kirk — Walid Farouk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Brian_Kirk_at_the_2025_Locarno_Film_Festival_01.jpg/1280px-Brian_Kirk_at_the_2025_Locarno_Film_Festival_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brian Kirk](https://film.one/media/person/21957/gallery-be2b6598b262.jpg) Brian Kirk — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Hugo Awards 2012: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (won), for *Game of Thrones*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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