Kirk Jones
Known for
Kirk Jones makes films as a director better known from credit lists than from press coverage. There is 'What to Expect When You're Expecting' as well. 34 was the age at the first credit. The work is split between film and television rather than confined to either. Most conversations about this filmography start at 'Nanny McPhee'.
Kirk Jones
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Kirk Jones makes films as a director better known from credit lists than from press coverage. There is 'What to Expect When You're Expecting' as well. 34 was the age at the first credit. The work is split between film and television rather than confined to either. Most conversations about this filmography start at 'Nanny McPhee'.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Kirk Jones and where are they from?
Kirk Jones is 61 years old, born on October 31, 1964 in Bristol, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Kirk Jones?
Kirk Jones is best known for directing Nanny McPhee, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Everybody's Fine.
How many movies has Kirk Jones directed?
Over a 28-year career (since 1998), Kirk Jones has directed or written 6 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Kirk Jones's first movie?
The career of Kirk Jones began with Mr Benn ().
What is Kirk Jones's most recent movie or series?
Kirk Jones's most recent release is I Swear, which premiered on September 22, 2025.
Kirk Jones
1964-10-31 · Bristol, England, UK
Kirk Jones (b. Oct 31, 1964 in Bristol, England) is an English film director and screenwriter.
Kirk Jones grew up in Long Ashton, Bristol and attended Newport Film School from 1985–87, specializing in directing drama and television commercials. He graduated in 1987 after winning a National Student Film award and started to work for a London based production company as a production runner and later as assistant film editor.
Whilst working in the cutting room, he continued to write and direct his own films and, after collecting a Silver award at the Creative Circle Awards for his Mercedes commercial in 1990, he was invited to join Xenium Productions as a director.
His Absolute Vodka film, which he wrote and directed was awarded a Silver in 1991 and Kirk began directing commercials full time in London and Europe, working for agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Bartle, Bogle and Hegarty and Mother.
Kirk’s producer, Glynis Murray set up Tomboy Films in 1991 and he joined her soon after. Awards at NABS in ‘94 and a Silver at the Creative Circle Awards followed and Kirk continued to direct commercials for clients including The National Lottery, National Westminster Bank, Reebok, & HSBC.
His campaign for Heinz won a Silver Lion at Cannes in ’96 (Best Campaign) and his Reebok campaign won awards at both The Creative Circle and the British TV Advertising Awards in ‘98.
Kirk was nominated for a BAFTA as ‘Best Newcomer’ in 1999 for his first feature film WAKING NED, which he both wrote and directed.
Proportionate to budget Waking Ned was the second highest grossing film in the world that year (behind ‘The Blairwitch Project’) and won awards in the U.S and Europe. These included: New York Comedy Film Festival for Best Feature, Grand Jury and Critics Prize for Best Feature at Comedy d’Alp in France and Audience Award for Best Feature at Paris Film Festival.
In 2004 Kirk directed his second feature film NANNY MCPHEE for ‘Working Title’ and ‘Universal Pictures’. Starring Emma Thompson and Colin Firth, it was a top ten highest grossing film in the UK with $30m and took $135m worldwide.
In 2008 Kirk wrote and directed his third film EVERYBODY’S FINE. Starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell, it is an adaptation of an Italian film and was released through Miramax 2009 and Disney worldwide in 2010.