Actor profile

Kirsty Young

23rd November 1968 East Kilbride, Scotland, UK Acting

Kirsty Jackson Young is a Scottish television and radio presenter. She is best known as one of the original newsreaders of 5 News on Channel 5, particularly because of its unique presentation style for the time that featured newsreaders standing up, or sitting on a desk rather than behind it.

13 Movies 10 TV Shows 30 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth poster

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth 8th May 2026 as Self- Presenter

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out poster

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out 17th October 2024 as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Coronation Concert poster

The Coronation Concert 7th May 2023 as Self- Co-presenter

The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II poster

The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II 19th September 2022 as Self - Presenter

When the Queen Spoke to the Nation poster

When the Queen Spoke to the Nation 10th September 2022 as Self - Narrator (voice)

A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen poster

A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen 9th September 2022 as Narrator

Platinum Beacons: Lighting up the Jubilee poster

Platinum Beacons: Lighting up the Jubilee 2nd June 2022 as Presenter

Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty poster

Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty 20th November 2017 as Self - Presenter

Attenborough at 90 poster

Attenborough at 90 8th May 2016 as Self

The Betty Driver Story poster

The Betty Driver Story 1st February 2011 as Self

Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 poster

Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 28th November 2005 as Self (archive footage)

B.T.K. The Worlds Most Elusive Serial Killer poster

B.T.K. The Worlds Most Elusive Serial Killer 1st March 2005 as Self (Narrator)

You've Never Slept in Mine poster

You've Never Slept in Mine 20th June 1985 as Liz

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee poster

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2nd June 2022 as Presenter

John Bishop: In Conversation with... poster

John Bishop: In Conversation with... 1st September 2016 as Self

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off poster

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off 10th January 2012 as Self - Contestant

Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You? 16th June 2007 as Self

8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats 3rd June 2005 as Self

Timeshift poster

Timeshift 10th October 2002 as Self - Narrator

Room 101 poster

Room 101 4th July 1994 as Self

Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You 28th September 1990 as Self

Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You 28th September 1990 as Self - Hostess

Crimewatch poster

Crimewatch 7th June 1984 as Self - Host