David Kerr

David Kerr

David was born – and grew up – in Belfast. He started out in BBC documentaries before moving into comedy and working with Britain’s top comic talent winning a bunch of awards, including a Best Comedy BAFTA. David is a celebrated director of commercials and has worked for brands including McDonalds, Spotify, Smart Energy and QuickBooks, to name just a few.

Playthings, a gun control PSA, won “Best PSA” at the AICP Awards, snagged 1.5 million Youtube hits on its first day and received acclaim from Time Magazine and The Washington Post. 2018’s highest-grossing English language comedy at the international box office was Johnny English Strikes Again, the first movie directed by David Kerr. David is expert at crafting comedy performance, from low-key naturalistic dialogue to Hollywood-scale VFX and action comedy. David is happiest in the place where smart meets silly.