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.
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as Andrew McKenzie
2023
as Axe-Hand Morgan
2022
as Resident
2022
as Johan Greser
2021
as Sergeant Sands
2020
as James Bishop
2019
as Walter Buckley
2018
as John Owen
2016
as Theo Tasker
2015
as Sveta
2014
as Lt.Parker
2014
as Man With Beard
2014
as King David
2014
as Captain Bryson
2013
as Jeff Junior
2013
as Keniston Scott
2013
as Avionics Engineer
2013
as Colonel Douglas Stowe
2013
as Dr. Klein
2012
as Judge Lex
2011
as Rudi
2011
as Rusa
2010
as Direttore hotel
2009
as Presidential Guard
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as Anthony Sampson
2008
as Ed Teal
2007
as Tom Farraday
2006
as Kruger
2005
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as Bill Granger
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as Ren Porter
2004
as Lloyd
2004
as Orlock
2004
as Sergei
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as Norseman
2004
as Boetie
2003
as Paul
2003
as Brett van Ryan
as Duncan