Kevin Toolis

Kevin Toolis is a journalist and filmmaker.[1]

Kevin Toolis
Born
Edinburgh, Scotland
OccupationJournalist
Known forFilmmaker
SpouseDea Birkett
Children3

Early life

Toolis was born and raised in Edinburgh to parents who were from Achill, County Mayo, Ireland. He brought up his daughter Storme Toolis in London.[2]

Career

Toolis is a filmmaker and journalist who had written for The Guardian, The New York Times, and the Daily Mirror. He won a BAFTA for his torture drama, "Complicit".[3] Toolis has written screenplays and founded the independent television company ManyRiversFilms.[4]

Bibliography
  • Rebel Hearts – Journey's Within The IRA's Soul - ISBN 978-0312144784 (1995)
  • The Confessions of Gordon Brown - (2004)
  • My Father's Wake: How The Irish Teach Us To Live, Love And Die - ISBN 978-0306921469 (2017)
  • Nine Rules To Conquer Death - ISBN 978-0861541140 (2020)

Filmography
  • The Cult of the Suicide Bomber (2005)
  • The Cult of the Suicide Bomber (2006)
  • Car Bomb (2008)
  • Complicit (2013)

References
  1. "My Father's Wake by Kevin Toolis: moving but unconvincing". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. "A Day in the Life: Kevin Toolis". www.mayonews.ie. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. "Toolis wins BAFTA for torture drama". www.mayonews.ie. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. Halliday, Josh (4 November 2010). "Investigative journalism 'dying a death'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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