Bryan Kirkwood

Content sourced from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bryan Kirkwood (born November 1975 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a British television producer. He led Channel 4's Hollyoaks from 2006 to 2009, then served as the executive producer of BBC's EastEnders from 2010 to 2012. He returned to Hollyoaks as executive producer in late 2012 and stayed until March 2021, with his final episodes airing in June that year. In 2022, he returned to EastEnders as a writer.

Career highlights
- Hollyoaks producer: 2006–2009; Hollyoaks Later producer in 2009; executive producer of Hollyoaks again from late 2012 to March 2021
- EastEnders executive producer: 2010–2012; writer from 2022
- Early work included Coronation Street; he also produced Mark Wright's Hollywood Nights
- Worked with Lime Pictures and on projects for ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC

Notable moments and reception
- Oversaw major storylines in EastEnders, including the death of Billie Jackson and a controversial baby swap plot that drew thousands of complaints
- Left EastEnders in 2012, saying the job was exhausting

Personal
- Kirkwood has lived in Scotland and England, including East Kilbride, Edinburgh and Brighton; he is openly gay and was living with his partner in Liverpool in 2006.