--- name: "Ford Kiernan" canonical: "https://film.one/person/ford-kiernan" roles: ["Producer"] born: "10 January 1962" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_as: "producer" average_over: 0 updated: "2026-09-17T15:18:22.611196+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." --- # Ford Kiernan Producer. Born 10 January 1962 in Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland. ## Details - **Work:** Producer - **Born:** 10 January 1962, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Kiernan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8564494, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0452576/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216523 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Still Game*](https://film.one/tv/still-game.md) (80) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Ford Kiernan > Ford Kiernan writes insults that sound earned by years of acquaintance, and delivers them without fuss. With Greg Hemphill, he makes *Still Game* warm, rude and worth returning to, even when the later punchlines soften. In *Still Game* (2002), Ford Kiernan makes Jack Jarvis's rudeness sound casual, while placing the line precisely where Greg Hemphill's Victor McDade needs it. We laughed at their insults because the two men sound as though they would speak this way with nobody listening. The deadpan delivery helps. So does writing that gives them more to exchange than interchangeable complaints about getting old. The warmth comes from hearing how well these men know one another, without being told how fond of them we should feel. The partnership took shape in the sketch series *Chewin' the Fat* (1999), which introduced Jack and Victor before they received their own programme. Kiernan and Hemphill went on to co-write all nine series of *Still Game*, first running from 2002 to 2007 and returning from 2016 to 2019. Moving the pair beyond sketches gave their everyday habits more room. It also made the surrounding people important: the ensemble gives the Glasgow banter its credibility, making the familiar sitcom exchanges sound particular to these people. Kiernan draws on Glaswegian characters observed while working as a tailor and barman, which helps explain the attention to ordinary speech. He and Hemphill give their pensioners daily lives and resilience, rather than treating age as sufficient material for a joke. The supporting characters' optimism helps keep the comedy warm. Nobody has to become polite for that warmth to register. It would be misleading to separate Kiernan's achievement too neatly from Hemphill's: the shared writing and the timing between them are central to what works. The weakness comes when affection starts doing the work of a sharper joke. Some later punchlines in *Still Game* are softer than the delivery deserves, and knowing the characters cannot entirely rescue them. We still enjoy the familiarity between Kiernan and Hemphill, but the writing has established a standard that makes those easier laughs noticeable. Spend an evening with Jack and Victor; there is no need to promise them the whole week. ## Biography Ford Kiernan is a Scottish actor, comedian and writer. Born on 10 January 1962 in Dennistoun, Glasgow, he began performing comedy in the early 1990s after working as a tailor and barman. He is best known for his long collaboration with Greg Hemphill. Together they created and starred in the BBC Scotland sketch series *Chewin' the Fat* (1999–2005) and the sitcom *Still Game* (2002–2007, 2016–2019), in which Kiernan played Jack Jarvis. He also wrote and produced *Still Game*, and co-owns the production company Effingee Productions. Kiernan has appeared in films including *Gangs of New York* (2002) and *The Angels' Share* (2012), and in other television roles such as *Dear Green Place* (2007–2008) and *Happy Hollidays* (2009). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Gangs of New York* (2002), Fi1m 74, as Black Joke Chief — [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-new-york.md) - *Still Game* (2002), Fi1m 80, as Jack Jarvis — [page](https://film.one/tv/still-game.md) ## Complete filmography (36) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Scotland so you don't need 2 visit* (2026), as Kilmacolm Resident - *The All Star Euros Sketch Show* (2024), Writer - *Ladybaby* (2021), as Alex Dunbar - *Then Came You* (2020), as Gavin - *Best of Chewin' the Fat* (2019), series, as Various - *Still Game: The Story So Far* (2014), Writer - *Still Game: Live in Glasgow* (2014), Jack Jarvis, Writer - *The Angels' Share* (2012), as Station Master (voice) - *Songs for Amy* (2012), as Sled, Executive Producer - *Sir Billi* (2012), as Officer McKenzie / Banjo Barry (voice) - *The Hunt for Tony Blair* (2011), as Gordon Brown - *The Field of Blood* (2011), series, as George McVie - *Happy Hollidays* (2009), series, as Colin Holliday - *The Taxidermist* (2009), Acting - *No Holds Bard* (2009), as Cronie Cameron - *Dear Green Place* (2007), series, as Producer - *Gangs of New York* (2002), as Black Joke Chief — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-new-york.md) - *Still Game* (2002), as Jack Jarvis - *Still Game* (2002), series, Jack Jarvis, Writer, Producer, Creator — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/still-game.md) - *The Last Great Wilderness* (2002), as Eric - *Donovan Quick* (2000), as Jim Leahy - *Complicity* (2000), as Interrogator 2 - *Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)* (2000), series, Acting - *Chewin' the Fat Live!* (2000), as Various - *The Debt Collector* (1999), as Janitor - *Still Game: Live at the Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow* (1999), Jack Jarvis, Writer - *Chewin' the Fat* (1999), series, Producer, Writer, Creator - *Stand and Deliver* (1998), as Taxi Driver - *Is It Bill Bailey?* (1998), series, as Various Roles - *Och Around the Clock* (1998), Acting - *The Slab Boys* (1997), as Male Orderly - *Saint Antony's Day Off* (1997), Acting - *Hububb* (1997), series, Writer - *Carla's Song* (1996), Acting - *Ruffian Hearts* (1995), as Wedding Guest - *Pulp Video*, series, Writer --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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