Kevin Toolis

Kevin Toolis
Born	Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation	Journalist
Known for	Filmmaker
Spouse	Dea Birkett
Children	3

Kevin Toolis is a journalist and filmmaker. ^[1]

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)
• Cult of the Suicide Bomber 2 (2006)
• Cult of the Suicide Bomber 3 (2007)
• 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. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
3. "Toolis wins BAFTA for torture drama". www.mayonews.ie. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
4. Halliday, Josh (4 November 2010). "Investigative journalism 'dying a death'". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 10 November 2020.