Kirk Jones was born on October 31, 1964 in Bristol, England. His Absolut 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 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 Blair Witch 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 2005, 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.

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