Kirk Barker

Kirk Barker (born 26 April 1983) is an English actor.

Kirk Barker
Born1983
NationalityBritish
Occupationactor
Years active2009 to present
RelativesPaul Barker

Beginning his career in stage productions of pantomime, Shakespeare, and musical theatre, he moved on to television work and finally to leading roles in feature films.

Life

Barker grew up in the Calder Valley, attending Stubbings Infant School and Riverside Junior School in Hebden Bridge and then Calder High School, where he took an interest in acting. After leaving school, he was a windsurfing instructor in the summer months and worked in ski chalets in the winter. In his twenties he renewed an interest in acting and musical theatre, beginning to appear in professional stage productions. In 2008 he was Dandini in Cinderella, in 2009 he played Macduff in a Julian Chenery touring production of Macbeth, and in 2010 was Elrond in a tour of The Hobbit directed by Roy Marsden. In 2011 he sang in a travelling production of Footloose by Karen Bruce. In 2012 he had his first screen roles, before spending the second half of the year touring North America in Batman Live. The next year, he secured a regular part in the HBO television series The Girls' Guide to Depravity. In 2015 he starred in the film Arthur and Merlin[1] and later the same year starred opposite Viva Bianca in A Prince for Christmas.[2]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Bloody Tales of the Tower Mark Smeaton One episode
2012 Tír na nÓg Oisin Short film
2012 The Secret Life of... Alexander the Great One episode
2013 Doctors Russ Hemley One episode
2013 The Girls' Guide to Depravity Ben Ten episodes
2015 Arthur and Merlin Arthur/Arthfael Film
2015 A Prince for Christmas Prince Duncan Television film
2016 Holby City James Fielding One episode
2017 Altitude Terry Film
2017 Henry IX Quinton Baynes One episode
2018 Squadron 303 Athol Forbes Film
2018 The Hest Dave Serial
TBA Seasons Bugsy Series in production
Writer/Producer

Notes
  1. Kirk's epic adventures in film dated 2 May 2015 at halifaxcourier.co.uk, accessed 20 December 2017
  2. A Prince for Christmas at radiotimes.com, accessed 19 December 2017
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