Person
Iain Stirling
Acting · Born 1988-01-27 · Edinburgh, Scotland
Biography
Iain Stirling is a Scottish comedian, writer, television presenter, and narrator, born on 27 January 1988 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He began performing stand-up comedy while studying law at the University of Edinburgh, becoming a finalist in the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year competition. He started his television career on CBBC, later co-writing and hosting the panel show The Dog Ate My Homework. Since June 2015, Stirling has narrated ITV2's Love Island, and he took on narration duties for Love Island USA in 2022. He has also hosted the game show CelebAbility, competed on Taskmaster, and appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox and Celebrity MasterChef. Stirling has written and starred in the ITV2 sitcom Buffering and published a book, Not Ready to Adult Yet, in 2018.
Known for
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Phineas and Ferb
Dating Show Host (voice)
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Love Island USA
Narrator (voice)
Taskmaster
Self
Love Island
Self - Narrator (voice)
Horrible Histories
Additional Voices
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
Love Island: All Stars
Self - Narrator (voice)
Filmography
- 2025Iain Stirling's Roast The InternetSelf
- 2025Love Island: Decade of LoveSelf - Narrator
- 2024Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' EveningSelf
- 2024Out of OrderSelf - Guest
- 2024Love Island: All StarsSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2024The Traitors: UncloakedSelf
- 2023Mary Berry's Highland ChristmasSelf
- 2023Love Island GamesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2023Laugh Till It Hurts: In aid of The Felix Project
- 2022Iain Stirling Failing Upwards
- 2022Fin vs the InternetVoice Only
- 2021The Weakest LinkSelf - Contestant
- 2021Blankety BlankSelf - Panellist
- 2021BufferingIain
- 2021Rhod Gilbert's Growing PainsGuest
- 2021Paul Sinha's TV ShowdownSelf
- 2020Michael McIntyre's The WheelSelf - Expert
- 2020Channel Hopping with Jon RichardsonSelf
- 2019Selling ScotlandSelf
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019Love Island USANarrator (voice)
- 2019Shopping with Keith Lemon
- 2018The Big Narstie ShowSelf
- 2018Celebrity Catchphrase
- 2018Roast BattleSelf
- 2017Scotland's Big Night OutSelf
- 2017The Russell Howard HourSelf
- 2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Contestant
- 2017The Great British Bake Off: An Extra SliceSelf
- 2017CelebAbilitySelf
- 2016Celebrity Advice BureauSelf
- 2015Hacker's Birthday Bash: 30 Years of Children's BBCSelf
- 2015TaskmasterSelf
- 2015Love IslandSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2014Virtually FamousSelf - Panelist
- 2014The Dog Ate My HomeworkSelf - Presenter
- 2013Tipping Point: Lucky StarsSelf - Contestant
- 2012BBC Comedy FeedsSpunk
- 2011All Over the PlaceSelf - Host
- 2010Comedy Central at the Comedy StoreSelf - Host
- 2009Horrible HistoriesAdditional Voices
- 2007Phineas and FerbDating Show Host (voice)
- 2004Live at the ApolloSelf - Presenter
- 2003Celebrity Mastermind
- 1962The Late Late ShowSelf
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