Cast & creator
Iain Stirling
Best known for The Kelly Clarkson Show, Phineas and Ferb, Taskmaster
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.
Also known as: Iain Andrew Stirling
8
film credits
43
television credits
48
1962–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (51)
Showing 51 of 51 credits
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Phineas and Ferb
Dating Show Host (voice)
2007
Taskmaster
Self
2015
Love Island USA
Narrator (voice)
2019
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant
2017
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Horrible Histories
Additional Voices
2009Horrible Histories
Love Island Narrator
2009
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Self - Expert
2020
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
2017
The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2021
Blankety Blank
Self - Panellist
2021
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
Self - Contestant
2013
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
Self
2017BBC Comedy Feeds
Spunk
2012
The Late Late Show
Self
1962
Live at the Apollo
Self - Presenter
2004
Love Island: All Stars
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Virtually Famous
Self - Panelist
2014
The Big Narstie Show
Self
2018
Roast Battle
Self
2018
The Dog Ate My Homework
Self - Presenter
2014
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Guest
2021
Love Island
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015Love Island
Additional Writing
2015
Shopping with Keith Lemon
2019
The Traitors: Uncloaked
Self
2024
Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet
Self
2025
Love Island Games
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Comedy Central at the Comedy Store
Self - Host
2010
Buffering
Iain
2021Buffering
Creator
2021
All Over the Place
Self - Host
2011
Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson
Self
2020
Paul Sinha's TV Showdown
Self
2021
Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening
Self
2024
Out of Order
Self - Guest
2024
CelebAbility
Self
2017
Fin vs the Internet
Voice Only
2022Celebrity Advice Bureau
Self
2016Scoop
Newspaper Deliverer
2009
Hacker's Birthday Bash: 30 Years of Children's BBC
Self
2015
Mary Berry's Highland Christmas
Self
2023
Love Island: Decade of Love
Self - Narrator
2025Love Island: Decade of Love
Writer
2025
Race Against the Tide
Self - Presenter
2026
Laugh Till It Hurts: In aid of The Felix Project
2023
Iain Stirling Failing Upwards
2022Scotland's Big Night Out
Self
2017
Selling Scotland
Self
2019