Actor
KIRSTY SCOTT
Scottish Film and Stage Actress
ABOUT KIRSTY SCOTT
Kirsty completed classically trained acting in Edinburgh and London, and has not looked back. An active member in the acting community in Scotland, she has pursued a love of performing to well written, strong, female roles. A versatile character actress that enjoys playing distinctive supporting roles in drama and comedy with experience in film, TV, stage and presenting. Academically, Kirsty holds 2 Distinctions in Performing Qualifications and a first class Business Degree. In 2020 during the pandemic she enrolled in a PG Masters Degree programme at the Shakespeare Institute in Shakespeare and Theatre studies. Practising dramaturg passions during the slowdown of COVID she co-created a new touring outdoor theatrical company and continues training with Simon Trinder at the Independent Centre for Actors Training in London https://icat.actor/
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
My work and involvement in the Scottish film community has energised me to engage with a wider audience and sharing some of the latest works I am involved in.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US
July, 2021Â Feature Film by Etienne Kubwabo and Mile Away Films.
One mans journey from being adopted in the Congo and growing up in rural highlands in Scotland.
Alex had an ideal childhood on the surface, but because he was different has never felt he fitted in anywhere. His journey navigating the world around him and finding out who he is culminates in a dangerous outcome.
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Currently filming in Glasgow July and August 2021.
PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE
July, 2021 CBBC TV series, Directed by Spencer Campbell
Princess Mirror-Belle is a live-action drama from BBC Children's In House Productions. The 13-part series for CBBC follows Ellen and her mischievous mirror double. Based on the best-selling books by Julia Donaldson, the series will feature new adventures. Starring Elaine C Smith.
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Filming Series 1 in Glasgow completed July 2021
NEW - SCOTLAND GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN
August, 2021
The film is a political science-fiction story involving time travel and will be used as part of an environmental protection campaign for a Scottish charity.
Playing a Scottish Government Minister, my character is professional, intelligent, confident and highly competent in her high-level job. She trys to be diplomatic and objective in most situations but is faced with the truth and consequence of what happens today.
Filming Glasgow, mid August 2021.
OVERLUNAN
This special open-air production runs from 9 - 19 September 2021
Commissioned by Hospitalfield and Arbroath 2020+1, OverLunan is an extraordinary promenade performance in the dunes of Lunan Bay in Angus, Scotland. Created by Angus Farquhar, Creative Director of social action and arts organisation Aproxima Arts with dramaturg Purni Morell, this significant live commission blends an atmospheric ambisonic sound installation and live music with elements of public memorial.
As darkness falls, audience members become immersed in one of Scotland's most stunning coastal locations; in an unusual work that draws on the fragility of the natural world and ancient flood mythologies.
CONTACT ME
Dundee, Scotland