Justin Kirk
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 Kirk at the Paley Center for Media Gala Honoring Showtime Networks - Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles |
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| Born | May 28, 1969 Salem, Oregon, U.S.A. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American stage and film actor. He is known for playing Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's screen adaptation of Angels in America (for which he received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series) and for his portrayal of Andy Botwin in Showtime's Weeds.
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[edit] Early years
Kirk was born in Salem, Oregon, son of a Russian-Jewish mother and a Danish-English father.[1] He grew up in Union, Washington, where he attended a grade school on a Native American reservation.[citation needed] He moved to Minneapolis when he was 12 years old, and then to New York City after graduating from high school. Kirk played guitar in several New York bands in the early '90s, most notably The Dimestore Darlings.[2] He also completed a two-year conservatory acting program at Circle in the Square.[citation needed]
[edit] Career
His first role on Broadway was a play called Any Given Day, which was performed at the Longacre Theatre. He also appeared in Love! Valour! Compassion! both on-screen and on stage, for which he received an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance in the Ensemble. In addition he won a Back Stage West Garland Award for Outstanding Performance on his role of a piano prodigy in Old Wicked Songs, staged at New York's Promenade Theater and Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse.
Kirk's other films include Chapter Zero, The Eden Myth, Puccini for Beginners, Flannel Pajamas, and Call o' the Glen. He made his television series debut in Jack & Jill.
Kirk currently stars as Andy Botwin on the Showtime television series Weeds alongside Elizabeth Perkins and Mary-Louise Parker. This marks the second time that Kirk has worked with Mary-Louise Parker, who was also featured in Angels in America. He was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2007.
He currently lives part-time in New York City, and part-time in Los Angeles.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
- New York News (1 episode, 1995)
- The Pretender (1 episode, 1998)
- Jack & Jill (32 episodes, 1999–2001)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode, 2001)
- Angels in America (6 episodes, 2003)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 episode, 2005)
- Jack & Bobby (1 episode, 2005)
- Without a Trace (1 episode, 2005)
- Everwood (1 episode, 2006)
- Weeds (2005–present)
- Modern Family (3 episodes, 2010-present)
[edit] Film
- Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
- 99 Threadwaxing (1998)
- The Eden Myth (1999)
- Chapter Zero (1999)
- Half Baked (1999)
- Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002)
- Outpatient (2002)
- Flannel Pajamas (2006)
- Ask the Dust (2006)
- Hollywood Dreams (2006)
- Puccini for Beginners (2006)
- Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (2007) (voice)
- Against the Current (2009)
- Four Boxes (2009)
- The Presence (2009)
- See You in September (2010)
- Elektra Luxx (2010)
- Vamps (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ Alexandra Jacobs, TELEVISION; When It Comes to TV Angels, He's Batting .500, The New York Times, December 7, 2003.
- ^ http://dimestoredarlings.tumblr.com/post/184152903/9-9-09-dimestore-darlings-rock-band
[edit] External links
- Justin Kirk at the Internet Movie Database
- Justin Kirk at AllRovi
- 1969 births
- Actors from Oregon
- American film actors
- American Jews
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni
- American people of Jewish descent
- American people of Russian descent
- American people of Danish descent
- Jewish actors
- Living people
- Obie Award recipients
- People from Salem, Oregon
