Bio

Charlotte Kirk’s biography

Charlotte Kirk was born in Kent, England. 

Her passion for acting began at the age of 11 when she saw Gone with The Wind starring the late Clark Gable promptly falling in love with both silver screen and stage alike.

Taking her first steps in theatre (aged nine) she performed in Greek tragedies ‘Agamemnon’ and ‘Arturo Ui’, following hot on the heels with West End musical theatre productions of ‘A Christmas Carol’, ‘Oliver Twist’ and ‘Hairspray’. having attended the prestigious Italia Conti School of Acting in London, her skills were further refined training with Jigsaw Performing Arts in the UK and renowned method acting coaches Susan Batson and Lee Strasberg in New York City.


Having grown up in South East London, Charlotte moved to the US in her early 20’s to pursue her career; first to New York, then to Los Angeles where she spent the next 10 years

In early 2015, Charlotte landed a starring role in ‘Vice’, (Lionsgate 2016) a sci-fi thriller, opposite Bruce Willis and Thomas Jane. Charlotte has completed seven feature films since, including the female lead opposite Stephen Baldwin in film-noir comedy ‘No Panic with a Hint of Hysteria’ (Dir. Tomasz Szafranski), the female lead in psychological drama ‘The Depths’ (award winner at 7 film festivals), alongside appearances in ‘How To Be Single’ (Warner Bros 2017) and ‘Ocean’s 8’ (Dir. Gary Ross, Warner Bros. 2018) opposite Sandra Bullock.

It was while living in LA that Charlotte first met film and television director Neil Marshall. 


In 2018 Charlotte co-wrote, produced & starred in The Reckoning directed Neil Marshall. The movie was shot in the summer of 2019 in Budapest, Hungary and released theatrically around the world throughout 2020. It was No2 in theatre’s and on iTunes during its opening week. Charlotte won multiple awards for her intense dramatic performance in the film.


in 2020, Charlotte completed action horror movie The Lair, also co-written, produced & starred in and directed by Neil Marshall, and was released in 2022.

Charlotte returned the UK in 2021 to focus on creating her own projects with Neil. Together they formed Scarlett Productions Ltd. and have several feature film projects currently in development and production.

As part of the Scarlett Productions slate, Charlotte co-wrote, produced and starred in Duchess (released 2023) directed by Neil Marshall. The film also starred Colm Meaney,  Phillip Winchester and Sean Pertwee.

Charlotte is an award-winning actress having won 13 awards and received 12 nominations. She enjoys singing and performed the end title track for ‘No Panic with a Hint of Hysteria’. 


She currently resides between London and Los Angeles.

Awards – 21 nominations, 19 wins.

2022

Richard Harris International Film Festival

Nominated – Best Actor in a Female Role for The Lair (2022)

2021

Berlin Independent Film Festival, DE

Won, Festival Prize – Best Actor for The Reckoning (2020)

2020

Best Actor Award

Won, Special Jury Award

Outstanding Performance for The Reckoning (2020)

2020

Global Independent Film Awards

Won, Gold Award – Best Narrative Screenplay for The Reckoning (2020)

Won, Gold Award – Best Actress in a Lead Role for The Reckoning (2020)

2nd place, Silver Award – Best Narrative Feature for The Reckoning (2020)

2020

Los Angeles Film Awards

 Won, Festival Award – Best Original Story for The Reckoning (2020)

 Won, Festival Award – Best Actress for The Reckoning (2020)

2020

Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards

Won, LAIFF Summer Award – Best Actress for The Reckoning (2020)

Won, LAIFF Summer Award – Best Picture for The Reckoning (2020)

2020

New York International Film Awards

Won, June Monthly Award – Best Actress for The Reckoning (2020)

2020

Oniros Film Awards

Won, July Monthly Edition – Best Screenplay for The Reckoning (2020)

Won, July Monthly Edition – Best Actress for The Reckoning (2020)

2020

Vegas Movie Awards

Won, Award of Excellence – Best Narrative Feature for The Reckoning (2020)

Won, Award of Excellence – Best Actress for The Reckoning (2020)

Additional awards

2017

Los Angeles Film Awards *

Won – Best Supporting Actor – The Depths

2017

Maverick Movie Awards *

Won – Best Actor – Feature – The Depths

2020

Won – Best Actor Award *

Outstanding Performance – The Reckoning

2020

Los Angeles Film Awards *

Won – Best Actress – The Reckoning

2020

Los Angeles Film Awards *

Won – Best Original Story – The Reckoning

2020

Los Angeles Film Awards *

Won – Best Narrative Film – The Reckoning


To contact Charlotte, please email: info@charlottekirk.com