His family moved to South Africa when Kirkwood was young. The son of a poet and an art teacher, he was exposed to literature and the arts from an early age and fell in love with acting in his school years. He studied drama at high school and at Johannesburg's Wits University, and started working in theatre immediately thereafter. He made an award-winning debut at Johannesburg's Market Theatre as Billy the Kid and followed that up by award-nominated performances in other theatre productions in both Johannesburg and Cape Town, and winning another award as Biff Loman in Miller's Death of a Salesman. He had two children, Willow and Phoenix with former Calvin Klein model Josie Borain. He lives in Cape Town and works primarily in film and television, but still finds time for theatre and also works as a voice-artist. He is a fitness fanatic and spends much of his free time trail running, cycling and competing in ultra distance races. 랭글리 커크우드(1973년생, Bromley, Kent, England, UK) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 저지 드레드, 모리타니안, 화이트 라이언 찰리가 있으며, 그 외에도 밴쉬, 원피스, 검은 해적, 워리어, 더 캐치, 제너레이션 킬, 도미니언, The Triangle, 데스 레이스 3: 인페르노, King Solomon's Mines, 우리가 꿈꾸는 기적: 인빅터스, 웨스턴 리벤지 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 Strung에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Strung에서 Erik 역을 맡았다. 2026년 David: King of Israel에서 King Saul 역을 맡았다. 2025년 베이비 팜에 출연했다.