Grant Kirkhope (born 10 July 1962) is a Scottish composer and voice actor for video games and film.

[1][2] Kirkhope was brought up in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire from the age of five, and attended King James's School.

Kirkhope played in various bands after leaving the Royal Northern College of Music, including Zoot and the Roots along with the saxophonist Snake Davis.

[10] He was nominated in the 2016 ASCAP Composer’s Choice Awards for his work on Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide and was also nominated for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media 2016 from the International Film Music Critics Association for the same score.

[6] Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide was also nominated for Best Score: Video Game at the Cue Awards 2016.