Ford John Kiernan was born on 10 January 1962 and is a Scottish actor, comedian and writer.
20 Facts About Ford Kiernan
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Ford Kiernan is best known for his work with Greg Hemphill on the BBC Scotland sketch comedy series Chewin' the Fat and the sitcom Still Game.
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Ford Kiernan starred as Archie Henderson in Dear Green Place and as Colin Holliday in Happy Hollidays.
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The production company has largely created productions in which Ford Kiernan has featured, including Still Game, Chewin' the Fat and Dear Green Place.
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Ford John Kiernan was born on 10 January 1962 in Dennistoun, Glasgow.
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Ford Kiernan first performed comedy in 1990 at the comedy club in the basement of the Blackfriars pub in Glasgow.
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Leach and Ford Kiernan teamed up as a double act during this festival, and had shows at the next two festivals, After Eight Mince and The Full Bhoona, both at the Gilded Balloon.
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Ford Kiernan was one of the first performers at The Comedy Cellar, a comedy night started in 1993 by Ed Byrne in Glasgow.
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Ford Kiernan co-wrote a play with JP Leach, Don't Start Me, which won a Fringe First Award at the 1995 Edinburgh Fringe.
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Ford Kiernan has broadcast frequently on BBC Radio Four and BBC Radio Scotland.
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Hemphill and Ford Kiernan would become comedy partners, and Riley and Cox would later star alongside Ford Kiernan and Hemphill in Still Game.
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On 24 October 2013 Ford Kiernan confirmed in the Daily Record that Kenny Boyle's tour of the original stage show had been one of the instigating factors for Still Game's return.
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In 2007 and 2008 Ford Kiernan starred in Dear Green Place, a BBC One Scotland sitcom about park wardens.
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In January 2009 Ford Kiernan starred in No Holds Bard, a one-off comedy special shown on BBC Scotland on Burns Night as part of a line-up of special programmes to mark the 250th birthday of Robert Burns.
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Ford Kiernan played a caravan park boss in the comedy Happy Hollidays.
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In October 2011 Ford Kiernan played Gordon Brown in The Hunt for Tony Blair, a one-off episode of The Comic Strip Presents.
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In 2011 and 2013, Ford Kiernan played George McVie in The Field of Blood.
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Ford Kiernan lends his voice to the character of Banjo Barry in the animated film Sir Billi.
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Ford Kiernan has starred in short films such as The Taxidermist and Perfect.
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Ford Kiernan then went on to train as a tailor and work as a barman at Glasgow University Union.