Kirk Barker (born 26 April 1983) is an English actor.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.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 and later the same year starred opposite
Viva Bianca in A Prince for Christmas.
career in stage productions of pantomime, Shakespeare, and musical
theatre, he moved on to television work and finally to leading roles
in feature films.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 and later the same year starred opposite
Viva Bianca in A Prince for Christmas.
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