Kevin Toolis is a journalist and filmmaker.
Toolis was born and raised in Edinburgh to parents who were from Achill, County Mayo, Ireland. He brought up his daughter Storme Toolis in London.
Toolis is a filmmaker and journalist who had written for The Guardian, The New York Times, and the Daily Mirror. He won a BAFTA for his torture drama Complicit. Toolis has written screenplays and founded the independent television company ManyRiversFilms.