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Kirby Howell-Baptiste
Born
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Kirby Howell-Baptiste is an English actress. She has had prominent roles in television series that include Love, Downward Dog, The Good Place, Killing Eve, Barry, and Why Women Kill.

Career

Howell-Baptiste's acting career has included many appearances in guest and recurring television series roles, in addition to several short and feature-length films. Her earlier television work includes the IFC sketch comedy series Comedy Bang! Bang! and the Showtime series House of Lies. She was also a series regular in the short-lived ABC series Downward Dog in 2017.[1][2] Howell-Baptiste followed in 2018 with her role as Elena in the first season of the BBC America series Killing Eve.[3] She currently has a recurring role as actress Sasha Baxter in the HBO comedy-drama series Barry,[4] and has appeared since the third season of The Good Place on NBC as neuroscientist Simone Garnett.[5] On streaming television platforms, Howell-Baptiste has had recurring roles on the Netflix series Love and the fourth season of Veronica Mars for Hulu,[6] and currently is in the main cast of the CBS All Access series Why Women Kill.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Prepping Keisha Keisha James Short
2012 How to Succeed with Women Unknown Short
Invasion of the Les-Body Snatchers Emma Short
2013 Lucky Day Carly Short; also director, producer & writer
We Four Queens Samantha Short
2014 Thanks for the Ride Kirby Video short
Minor Alterations Ruby Short; also producer & writer
2015 Textbook Adulthood Lady Jerk
2016 Nell Live: Still Tayin' Around Moviegoer Short
The Hip Hooray Kirby Short
Solar Mystic voice (voice) Short
2017 A Dog's Purpose Maya
A Dog's Purpose: Lights, Camera, Woof Herself Video short
Lane Woods Finds Love Unknown
2018 It's a Party Hannah
Find Me Jordan
2021 Cruella Tabitha Post-production
TBA Happily Maude Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Holby City Sick Patient Episode: "You're So Vain"; uncredited
2012 AMC Fearfest Angelique Kumari Television special
2014 CollegeHumor Originals Brittany Episode: "How America Is Like a Bad Boyfriend"
Six Guys One Car Christy / Keri 2 episodes
2014–15 Comedy Bang! Bang! Decaf Dame / Boom Operator 2 episodes
UCB Comedy Originals Unknown 4 episodes
2015 House of Lies Brittany Episode: "We Can Always Just Overwhelm the Vagus Nerve with Another Sensation"
The Brat Cave Office O'Neill / Kirby 2 episodes
The King of 7B Greta Milgrim Television film
2016 The Dating Game Evie Episode: "AJ vs. The Truffle Butter Sex Act"
The UCB Show Unknown 2 episodes
TripTank Stylist / Wife (voice) 2 episodes
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Rezecca Episode: "Spiritual Gurus"
Lady Time Kathy Miniseries (3 episodes)
2016–17 The Powerpuff Girls Chelsea 2 episodes
2016–18 Love Beth Recurring (8 episodes)
2017 @midnight Herself Episode #4.114
Downward Dog Jenn Main (8 episodes)
Do You Want to See a Dead Body? Flight Attendant Episode: "A Body and a Plane (with Alexandra Daddario)"
Dirtbags Kind Neighbor Episode: "Husband"
2018 Alone Together Cassidy Episode: "Sleepover"
Killing Eve Elena Felton Main (7 episodes)
Pappy Kiki Episode: "Dad Dick"
Big City Greens Judge Uppinsbottom (voice) Episode: "Swimming Fool/Tilly's Goat"
Girls Code Angela Pilot
Into the Dark Kayla Episode: "New Year, New You"
2018–19 Drunk History Herself 3 episodes
The Good Place Simone Garnett Recurring (5 episodes)
Barry Sasha Baxter Recurring (15 episodes)
2019 Veronica Mars Nicole Malloy Miniseries (7 episodes)
Why Women Kill Taylor Harding Main

References

  1. ^ "Kirby Howell-Baptiste ⋆ The Hot Goss".
  2. ^ "Meet the cast of The Good Place season 3". Radio Times.
  3. ^ "'Killing Eve': Kirby Howell-Baptiste Cast As Series Regular In BBC America Drama". 29 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Bill Hader on What Made Him "Very Nervous" About Playing a Hitman in His New HBO Series 'Barry'". www.hollywoodreporter.com.
  5. ^ "The Good Place season 3: Who is Kirby Howell Baptiste? - TV & Radio - Showbiz & TV - Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk.
  6. ^ Hipes, Patrick; Andreeva, Nellie (2018-11-07). "'Veronica Mars': Kirby Howell-Baptiste Joins Hulu Revival". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
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