Biography
Kim Tserkezie is a multi-award-winning actor, presenter, writer, and executive producer based in North East England. With three decades of broadcasting experience, her career encompasses comedy, drama, and documentary work for UK and international broadcasters and streaming platforms.
Dedicated to enhancing representation and inclusion, Kim’s commitment is integral to all her projects. This dedication earned her a spot among the Top 10 most influential disabled people in the UK and the number one position in Digital & Media on the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list in 2022.
Kim was among the pioneering disabled presenters on British television, beginning her on-screen career in the 1990s as a regular presenter for several series of BBC’s Disability Today and From The Edge. Her reporting covered diverse topics across the UK and Europe, from children’s rights outside the Palace of Westminster to micro lighting adventures.
She portrayed Penny Pocket in four series and two UK-wide arena tours of the BAFTA-winning Balamory (CBeebies, 2002–2005). In 2020, Kim won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama Performance for her lead role in the short film Obsession (BFI Network). Her other acting credits include Boy Meets Girl (BBC Two), Wolfblood (CBBC), the feature film Bliss, and Lodger, a TV comedy pilot she co-wrote and performed live at the BBC Salford Sitcom Showcase, along with numerous theatre roles.
In 2011, Kim founded Scattered Pictures, a production company based in her hometown of Newcastle. The company develops projects that highlight underrepresented talent and perspectives. Scattered Pictures has co-developed TV and film comedy and drama in collaboration with BBC Studios, Quay Street Productions, Talkback Fremantle, Ardimages UK, Seven Seas Films, Tiger Aspect Productions, Lime Pictures, and IMG. It has secured two commissions from the BFI Young Audiences Content Fund and produced several well-received radio documentaries for BBC World Service, including Hidden Sport, a four-part series presented by Kim and co-produced with IMG.
Kim has received writing commissions in drama and comedy from BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Netflix and was named a Broadcast Hot Shot Writer in 2023.
A full BAFTA member, Kim has contributed to the media industry through training and consultancy, helping to develop new policies, procedures, and events over many years. Her roles have included Vice Chair of the British Film Institute (BFI) Disability Screen Advisory Group, board member of the Royal Television Society (NETB), and trustee of New Writing North. She has also presented industry events for the BBC, RTS, BFI, and Netflix.
