
David Kirkbride
Acting
Biography
David Kirkbride is an actor, known for Ted Lasso (2023), Enola Holmes (2020), A Very Royal Scandal (2023) and Lady Macbeth (2016). Growing up in the North East of England, David started performing in theatre with various companies from a young age. He went on to train at Guildhall School of Music And Drama and since graduating has worked with the National Theatre and on the West End. He's also traveled up and down the county on stage and has worked on multiple TV & film sets all over the UK. Theatre credits include the National Theatres 'Pinocchio' by John Tiffany and 'The Play That Goes Wrong' on the West End.
Known For

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Sherlock

Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he's hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?
Ted Lasso

While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
Enola Holmes

The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
The Spanish Princess

A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
Crooked House

Follow Emily Maitlis' professional and personal journey as a Newsnight journalist, leading up to her acclaimed interview with Prince Andrew, in which he explained his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
A Very Royal Scandal

In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him.
Blitz

Rural England, 1865. Katherine, suffocated by her loveless marriage to a bitter man and restrained by his father's tyranny, unleashes an irresistible force within her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Lady Macbeth

Dickie—along with drag queen Mam, self-styled hun Lucinda, awkward Sal, and newcomer Stewart—navigate love, life, and their pride for a town that feels neglected in its own little corner of the UK.
Smoggie Queens

Privates is a 2013 BBC One drama television series set in 1960 which follows the stories of eight privates who are part of the last intake of National Service, and their relationships with their officers and non-commissioned officers, civilian staff and families. The series was written by Damian Wayling, directed by Bryn Higgins and produced by Nick Pitt. The setting is the fictional North Yorkshire Regiment, although for dramatic effect the characters are from a variety of backgrounds including London, Liverpool, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Filmed in Northern Ireland, extras were provided by soldiers, wives and families of 2nd Battalion, The Rifles. Locations were Ballykinler Army Base, Tyrella Beach, South Promenade Newcastle.
Privates

The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
National Theatre Live: Othello

A closeted man gets more than he bargained for on his first gay hookup.