David Kerr is a BAFTA-winning director known for his work across film and television.

David’s latest project, Stags, is a dark comedy drama set in South America (think The Hangover meets Midnight Express) and is available to stream on Paramount+. Prior to this, David helmed all nine episodes of the Netflix global smash Man vs. Bee, starring a CG bee - and Rowan Atkinson. David is currently finishing up production on the follow up series, Man vs. Baby.

Throughout his career, David has brought to life some of Britain’s most iconic comedies. “Are We The Baddies?” is the sketch that launched a thousand memes and helped him win Best Comedy BAFTA for That Mitchell & Webb Look.

David directed Fresh Meat (C4/Hulu), a critically acclaimed series written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (HBO’s Succession). As lead director, David defined the show’s style and picked the cast. The series won six awards, including RTS for Best Comedy. He also directed all six episodes in the first series of Inside No. 9 (BBC/Hulu), an anthology series praised by The Times as “the funniest, cleverest, most imaginative and original television”, and collaborated with Russell T. Davies on A Midsummer Night’s Dream; a radical, RTS- winning film starring Matt Lucas and Maxine Peake.

In 2018, David directed Johnny English Strikes Again (Working Title/Universal), starring Rowan Atkinson. Co-starring double Oscar winner Emma Thompson, the film was 2018’s highest-grossing comedy at the international box office.

In 2020, David directed Roald & Beatrix, a charming tale about two of Britain’s most beloved children’s authors, starring Dawn French, Rob Brydon, and Bill Bailey. The film won Best TV Movie at the Banff World Media Festival. David’s TV commercial work includes epic Christmas spot “The Story of Lidl Bear”, a US/global campaign for Spotify and award-winning films for Farrow & Ball, Smart Energy, and Evolve Gun Control. Recent work includes “Boyfriend”, introducing Rana fresh pasta to the UK; an acclaimed Argos spot starring Suki Waterhouse; and "Make My Money Matter", starring Jason Isaacs and co-written by David with comedy legend Richard Curtis.