Justin Kirk
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Justin Kirk | |
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 Kirk at the 2008 Paley Center for Media gala in Los Angeles | |
| Born | May 28, 1969 Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969)[1] is an American actor, known for portraying Prior Walter in Mike Nichols' screen adaptation of Angels in America, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. He is also known for his portrayal of Andy Botwin on the Showtime series Weeds.
Early years
Kirk was born in Salem, Oregon.[1] His mother was of Russian Jewish descent and his father was of Danish and English ancestry.[2]
Kirk grew up in Union, Washington,[1] where he attended a grade school on a Native American reservation, until his family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, when he was 12 years old. He attended high school there and performed at Children's Theatre Company. He moved to New York City after graduating. Kirk played guitar in several New York bands in the early 1990s, most notably The Dimestore Darlings.[3] He completed a two-year conservatory acting program at Circle in the Square Theatre School. [citation needed]
Career
His first role on Broadway was a play called Any Given Day, which was performed at the Longacre Theatre. He appeared in Love! Valour! Compassion! both in the film and in the original stage version – for which he received an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance in the Ensemble. He also appeared in Other Desert Cities with Stockard Channing, Judith Light, and Stacy Keach, He won a Backstage 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.[citation needed]
Kirk's other films include Flannel Pajamas, Chapter Zero, The Eden Myth, Puccini for Beginners, and Call o' the Glen. He made his television series debut in Jack & Jill. He starred as Andy Botwin on the Showtime television series Weeds alongside former Angels in America co-star Mary-Louise Parker.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Bobby Brahms | |
| 1999 | The Eden Myth | Aldo Speck | |
| 1999 | Chapter Zero | Lonnie | |
| 2002 | Teddy Bears' Picnic | Damien Pritzker | |
| 2002 | Outpatient | Morris Monk | |
| 2006 | Hollywood Dreams | Robin Mack | |
| 2006 | Flannel Pajamas | Stuart Sawyer | |
| 2006 | Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience | Himself / Narrator | Voice |
| 2009 | Against the Current | Jeff Kane | |
| 2009 | Four Boxes | Trevor Grainger | |
| 2009 | The Presence | The Man | |
| 2010 | See You in September | A.J. | |
| 2010 | Elektra Luxx | Benjamin | |
| 2012 | 30 Beats | Adam the Anthropologist | |
| 2012 | Vamps | Vadim | |
| 2012 | L!fe Happens | Henri | |
| 2012 | Goats | Bennet | |
| 2012 | Nobody Walks | Billy | |
| 2013 | Mr. Morgan's Last Love | Miles Morgan | |
| 2014 | Justice League: War | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | Voice |
| 2014 | Walter | Gregory Tomlinson | |
| 2016 | The Tribes of Palos Verdes | Mr. Mason | In post-production |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters (2016) | Phil |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | New York News | Unknown | Episode: "You Thought the Pope Was Something" |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Horace Strickland | Episode: "Hazards" |
| 1999–2001 | Jack & Jill | Bartholomew Zane | 32 episodes |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Eric Plummer | Episode: "Wrath" |
| 2003 | Angels in America | Prior Walter | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Patrick Bromley | Episode: "Spark of Life" |
| 2005 | Jack & Bobby | John McCallister | Episode: "Under the Influence" |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Thomas Beale | Episode: "Lost Time" |
| 2006 | Everwood | James Carmody | Episode: "Enjoy the Ride" |
| 2005–12 | Weeds | Andy Botwin | 98 episodes |
| 2010–15 | Modern Family | Charlie Bingham | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Animal Practice | Dr. George Coleman | 9 episodes |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Nathaniel Wolff | Episode: "General Ludd" |
| 2014 | Tyrant | John Tucker | 10 episodes |
| 2015 | Wayward Pines | Peter McCall | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | American Dad! | Ax Jenkins | Voice; Episode: "My Affair Lady" |
| 2015 | Manhattan | Joseph Bucher | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | You're the Worst | Rob | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Crossroads of History | Leonardo da Vinci | Episode: "Mona Lisa" |
| 2016 | A.P.B. | Gideon Reeves | Upcoming series |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ a b c Baker, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ Alexandra Jacobs, TELEVISION; When It Comes to TV Angels, He's Batting .500, The New York Times, December 7, 2003.
- ^ "Dimestore Darlings, 9-9-09 Dimestore Darlings: Rock Band". Dimestoredarlings.tumblr.com. 1996-10-12. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
External links
- Justin Kirk at IMDb
- Justin Kirk at AllMovie
- Justin Kirk at the Internet Broadway Database
- 1969 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American people of Danish descent
- American people of English descent
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni
- Jewish American male actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Salem, Oregon
- Obie Award recipients