
His family moved to South Africa when Kirkwood was young. The son of a poet and an art teacher, he was exposed to literature and the arts from an early age and fell in love with acting in his school years. He studied drama at high school and at Johannesburg's Wits University, and started working in theatre immediately thereafter. He made an award-winning debut at Johannesburg's Market Theatre as Billy the Kid and followed that up by award-nominated performances in other theatre productions in both Johannesburg and Cape Town, and winning another award as Biff Loman in Miller's Death of a Salesman. He had two children, Willow and Phoenix with former Calvin Klein model Josie Borain. He lives in Cape Town and works primarily in film and television, but still finds time for theatre and also works as a voice-artist. He is a fitness fanatic and spends much of his free time trail running, cycling and competing in ultra distance races.
Strung
2026
Baby Farm
2025
Churchill at War
2024
White Lies
2024
ONE PIECE
2023
Collision
2022
The Mauritanian
2021
Inconceivable
2020
Warrior
2019
The Catch
2016
Tiger House
2015
Dominion
2014
The Salvation
2014
Son of God
2014
Black Sails
2014
Felix
2013
Banshee
2013
Dredd
2012
Outcasts
2011
Invictus
2009
Endgame
2009
Generation Kill
2008
The Triangle
2005
Charlie Jade
2005
Dead Easy
2004
Blast
2004
Dracula 3000
2004
In My Country
2004
Red Water
2003
Consequence
2003












































