Mark Kermode
Mark Kermode (/ˈkɜːrˌmoʊd/, KUR-moh-d; né Fairey; born 2 July 1963) is an English film critic, musician, radio presenter, television presenter and podcaster. He presents a weekly Scala Radio film music show and the BBC Four documentary series Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema, and is co-presenter of the BBC Radio 4 programme Screenshot with Ellen E. Jones, and the film-review podcast Kermode & Mayo's Take alongside long-time collaborator Simon Mayo. He has contributed to the BFI's film magazine Sight & Sound and between September 2013 and September 2023 he served as chief film critic for The Observer. Since January 2016 he has presented a monthly live show, MK3D, at the BFI South Bank. It is the BFI's longest running live show.
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Kermode at the 2018 BFI London Film Festival | |
| Born | Mark Fairey 2 July 1963 London, England |
| Education | St Mary's CoE Primary School, Finchley, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Occupation(s) | Film critic, presenter, writer, musician |
| Employer(s) | BBC Scala Radio The Observer |
| Television | The Film Review The Culture Show Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | markkermode |
Kermode previously co-presented the BBC Radio 5 Live show Kermode and Mayo's Film Review, and previously co-presented the BBC Two arts programme The Culture Show. He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and a founding member of the skiffle band the Dodge Brothers, for which he plays double bass.