Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
IMDbPro

Kenneth 'Spike' Kirkland

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Visual Effects
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Kenneth 'Spike' Kirkland is known for Transformers (2007), The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003).
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • View contact info at IMDbPro

    • Known for

    Peter Cullen, Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Mark Ryan, Hugo Weaving, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
    Transformers
    7.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2007
    Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
    The Matrix Reloaded
    7.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2003
    Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
    The Matrix Revolutions
    6.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2003
    Taye Diggs, Rosario Dawson, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, and Tracie Thoms in Rent (2005)
    Rent
    6.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Ken Kirkland)
    • 2005

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford in 13 Reasons Why (2017)
      13 Reasons Why
      7.4
      TV Series
      • air conditioning assistant
      • rigging electrician
      • additional air conditioning operator (as Ken 'Spike' Kirkland, as Ken 'Spike' Kirkland, as Ken 'Spike' Kirkland, as Ken 'Spike' Kirkland, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited) ...
      • 2017–2020
    • Devs (2020)
      Devs
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • condor operator: San Francisco
      • 2020
    • Gretchen Mol and Hugh Laurie in Chance (2016)
      Chance
      7.5
      TV Series
      • grip
      • 2016
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams in The Master (2012)
      The Master
      7.1
      • set lighting electrician (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Sam Neill, Jorge Garcia, and Sarah Jones in Alcatraz (2012)
      Alcatraz
      6.9
      TV Series
      • rigging electrician: San Francisco (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Brad Pitt in Moneyball (2011)
      Moneyball
      7.6
      • electrician: Oakland (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Ha Ji-Won, Park Joong-hoon, Sul Kyung-gu, and Uhm Junghwa in Tidal Wave (2009)
      Tidal Wave
      5.5
      • grip: San Francisco
      • 2009
    • Yun Je-mun and Park Hyuk-kwon in Chawz (2009)
      Chawz
      5.6
      • first lamp operator
      • 2009
    • Pig Hunt (2008)
      Pig Hunt
      4.7
      • grip
      • 2008
    • Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon in Four Christmases (2008)
      Four Christmases
      5.8
      • grip: San Francisco
      • 2008
    • Bottle Shock (2008)
      Bottle Shock
      6.8
      • additional grip electric
      • 2008
    • Peter Cullen, Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Mark Ryan, Hugo Weaving, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
      Transformers
      7.1
      • lighting technician
      • 2007
    • Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
      7.2
      • lighting technician
      • 2007
    • Will Smith, Brian Howe, Thandiwe Newton, and Jaden Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
      The Pursuit of Happyness
      8.0
      • grip (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Taye Diggs, Rosario Dawson, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, and Tracie Thoms in Rent (2005)
      Rent
      6.9
      • rigging electrician (as Ken Kirkland)
      • 2005

    Visual Effects

    • Josh Peck, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, and Adrianne Palicki in Red Dawn (2012)
      Red Dawn
      5.3
      • visual effects best boy grip: Kerner Optical
      • 2012
    • Ha Ji-Won, Park Joong-hoon, Sul Kyung-gu, and Uhm Junghwa in Tidal Wave (2009)
      Tidal Wave
      5.5
      • visual effects key grip
      • 2009

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Ken 'Spike' Kirkland

    Did you know

    • Nickname
      • Spike

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.