Kirk Jones
🎂 Oct 31, 1964 (61)
Bristol, England, UK
Kirk Jones is a director whose career stretches back to the 1990s. They directed the film Nanny McPhee, one of their most celebrated works. They also directed What to Expect When You're Expecting and Everybody's Fine. Across 28 years they have directed 7 films, working mainly across genres like comedy, drama, romance.
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How old is Kirk Jones?
Kirk Jones is 61 years old, born on October 31, 1964 in Bristol, England, UK.
Where is Kirk Jones from?
Kirk Jones was born in Bristol, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Kirk Jones?
Kirk Jones is best known as a director/writer for Nanny McPhee, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Everybody's Fine.
How many movies has Kirk Jones directed?
Kirk Jones has directed/written 7 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Kirk Jones's first movie?
Kirk Jones's first credited film was Mr Benn ().
What is Kirk Jones's most recent movie?
Kirk Jones's most recent movie is I Swear (2025).
What are Kirk Jones's best movies?
Kirk Jones's most acclaimed films include: Nanny McPhee (2005), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), Everybody's Fine (2009), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), I Swear (2025).
How long has Kirk Jones been working in film?
Kirk Jones has been active since 1998 — a career spanning 28 years.
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.